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What drumsticks does Steven Nistor use?

Sparks

The drumsticks Steven Nistor plays

VaterVHPHW⌀.618″×16.260″Official roster

Steven Nistor plays the Vater VHPHW (⌀.618″×16.260″, hickory). The roster entry gives the band as Sparks.

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Drawn to scale, with the figures each maker publishes.

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Vater Official roster

Vater VHPHW Power House

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	.618″ (15.7 mm)
Length	16.260″ (413 mm)
Wood / material	Hickory
Tip shape	Acorn
Tip material	Wood
Taper	—
Weight	≈58g est.

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Where this comes from

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

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Band	Sparks
Genre	Rock, Pop
Listed by	Vater

Sticks similar to this one 6

Ranked by how close each one is to the Vater VHPHW in diameter, length, wood, tip and taper — the same calculation this site's “find sticks like this” uses. It does not mean the drummer plays any of them.

BEAT FINGERSBF-AH2BW⌀.630″×16.260″HUN2B⌀.630″×16.260″Innovative PercussionIP-2B⌀.630″×16.260″PremierPM-2B-HICKORY⌀.630″×16.260″VaterVHC2BW⌀.630″×16.260″Rohema201740⌀.630″×16.339″

Reference: Vater VHPHW Power House

Other drummers who play the same stick 10

Drummers the makers list as playing the same model as Steven Nistor.

Adam MarcelloAmerican Idol / Katy Perry Anthony CitriniteIndependent Cheney BrannonLike Machines Chris PennieIndependent Furio ChiricoArti & Mestieri Jeff BowdersPaul Gilbert / P.I.T. / Drum Discipline Academy Maximiliam AnderssonEducator Sal GiancarelliStaind Shane WakkerBodyjar / Cola Wars Wild Mick BrownIndependent / Dokken

More drummers on Vater's roster

Other drummers on the same maker's artist pages.

Stevie DarcyThumper Stewart CopelandThe Police Street Beat Stu PrayIndependent / Educator Sun Yu Sunny JainRed Baraat Sylvie Ayer Sónia CabritaDilana

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