Vater Mike Mangini Wicked Piston Signature Drum sticks

Main Features

• Custom designed with Mike Mangini
• American Hickory
• Added front weight
• Consistent throw
• Fat rimshot

These custom sticks are derived from Mike Mangini's unique and individual style. Under the direction of the artist himself, through careful and extensive design and production planning, the end results is the model that you see here.


These custom sticks are derived from Mike Mangini's unique and individual style. Under the direction of the artist himself, through careful and extensive design and production planning, the end results is the model that you see here.

'This stick does everything you could possibly want it to do. It's not your ordinary stick. It is balanced, it is powerful. This is the Wicked Piston!' - Mike Mangini

Mike Mangini's new unique American Hickory design starts out at .580 inches (1.47cm) in the grip and increases slightly towards the middle of the stick until it reaches .620 inches (1.57cm) and then tapers back down to an acorn tip. Mike's reason for this design is so that the stick has a slightly added front weight for a solid, consistent 'throw' and transient sound.

With the extra length, you can adjust how much front weight you're implementing by slightly moving your fulcrum point up or down on the stick. You'll also get a fat sounding rimshot crack from the added front weighted taper.