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What drumsticks does Mike Byrne use?

Bear Cubbin

The drumsticks Mike Byrne plays

VaterVH5AW⌀.571″×15.984″Official roster

Mike Byrne plays the Vater VH5AW (⌀.571″×15.984″, hickory). The roster entry gives the band as Bear Cubbin.

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Drawn to scale, with the figures each maker publishes.

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Vater Official roster

Vater VH5AW Los Angeles 5A Wood

Listed as their stick on Vater's official roster

The drumstick silhouette is drawn to scale — length and diameter exactly as published — and the dotted lines mark every 100 mm from the butt end on the left.

Figures as published by the maker; inch values are converted back from mm.
Diameter	.571″ (14.5 mm)
Length	15.984″ (406 mm)
Wood / material	Hickory
Tip shape	Teardrop
Tip material	Wood
Taper	—
Weight	≈49g est.

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Where this comes from

Listed on Vater's official artist page (retrieved 2026-08-25)Source page ↗

All of it is what the maker's own site says. Endorsements and stick choices change, so this is not a guarantee that the drummer plays this model today.

Profile

Only what the makers publish, plus links the drummer runs themselves.

Band	Bear Cubbin
Genre	Rock, Pop
Listed by	Vater

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Reference: Vater VH5AW Los Angeles 5A Wood

Other drummers who play the same stick 12

Drummers the makers list as playing the same model as Mike Byrne.

Adam GomezThe Dickies Adam HagermanNick Schnebelen Band Adrian TramontanoTwiddle / Kung Fu / Mihali / The Breakfast / RAQ Ahmedinho HassanBahrain Havaneros Band / Ammar Al Fardan Band Aiden MarceronBad Seed Rising Aitor QuevedoEl Puntillo Canalla Brass Band Alex BranderBig D And The Kids Table Alexa RaeIndependent / Pinktastic Plastixx AmadeusTrey Songz / Platinum Hip-Hop Producer Andreas Göschl Andrew StrickoFaber Drive Anthony BeverlyIndependent

More drummers on Vater's roster

Other drummers on the same maker's artist pages.

Mike ClemonsIsrael Houghton and the New Breed Mike CosgroveAlien Ant Farm Mike DavisIndependent Mike GamboneEducator Mike LasaponaraIndependent Mike LevesqueSession Artist / Independent Mike LewisThe Trip / Educator Mike ManginiIndependent

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