This stick is great for Rio-style repique playing with one hand and one stick. It's shorter than common drumset and snare drum sticks, making it well suited for playing fast rhythms on repique. The marfim wood model is light weight and has a quick feel. Also excellent for Caixa "em cima" and agogô. The macaranduba is heavier and more durable.…
Ivsom RepiCaixa 12” aluminum shell 6 lugs This unique drum is the same body as a regular repique with Caixa wires added. It can be played as a repique on the non-wire side and as a Caixa on the side with wires.
Artcelsior Tarol 12” x 10cm aluminum shell 6 lugs 4 wires This drum is shallower than a standard 20cm deep Caixa. The sound is higher pitched and drier than a Caixa. Used by Rio samba school baterias Salgueiro, Vila Isabel, and others.
Gope Caixa 14” x 10 cm Wire snares 6 tuning rods For playing samba reggae and other Bahia rhythms, as well as maractu and rhythms from Pernambuco and the North East of Brazil.
Gope Caixa 14” x 15 cm Wire snares 6 tuning rods For playing samba reggae and other Bahia rhythms, as well as maractu and rhythms from Pernambuco and the North East of Brazil.
Izzo Caixa 14” x 15 cm Wire snares 6 tuning rods For playing samba reggae and other Bahia rhythms, as well as maractu and rhythms from Pernambuco and the North East of Brazil. Much lighter than typical American snare drums.
This stick is great for Rio-style repique playing with one hand and one stick. It's shorter than common drumset and snare drum sticks, making it well suited for playing fast rhythms on repique. Slightly conical at one end. Macaranduba is heavier and more durable than marfim or hickory. Sold individually.
Ivsom Caixa 12” aluminum shell 6 lugs 6 strings Best seller and highest recommended Caixa for samba, Rio-style baterias, and all around use. This is the most common size.