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394 mm (15.5 in) and 14 mm (0.55 in)

Yamaha YS7A

Two bullets and both are measurements: 394 mm (15.5 in) long and 14 mm (0.55 in) at the grip, in hickory. The only stick on this shelf that publishes the figures a size designation is supposed to stand for.

Yamaha YS7A hickory drumsticks

Yamaha YS7A

Two bullets and both are measurements: 394 mm (15.5 in) long and 14 mm (0.55 in) at the grip, in hickory. The only stick on this shelf that publishes the figures a size designation is supposed to stand for.

Length
394 mm (15.51 in) — the only length published on this shelf
Grip diameter
14 mm (0.55 in) — the only grip diameter published on this shelf
Wood
Hickory, which the page for another stick here calls the standard: stiff, and it absorbs shock rather than transmitting it
Designation
YS7A. Yamaha publishes the measurements rather than relying on the letter, which is the reverse of everything else on this shelf
Quantity
One pair. Two sticks here come in two pairs and one in four
Tip
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this — not wood, not nylon. One stick on this shelf publishes a wood tip
Finish
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this
Listing length
Two bullets, and both are figures
Amazon reference
B003J9LGH0
EAN
4960693067437
  • The only stick on this shelf to publish its length and its grip diameter
  • Hickory, named, which is the standard drumstick wood
  • One pair, where three sticks on this shelf supply two or four

Best for: Replacing a pair whose length and thickness are known, where the figures have to match.

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Specifications

Length
394 mm (15.51 in) — the only length published on this shelf
Grip diameter
14 mm (0.55 in) — the only grip diameter published on this shelf
Wood
Hickory, which the page for another stick here calls the standard: stiff, and it absorbs shock rather than transmitting it
Designation
YS7A. Yamaha publishes the measurements rather than relying on the letter, which is the reverse of everything else on this shelf
Quantity
One pair. Two sticks here come in two pairs and one in four
Tip
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this — not wood, not nylon. One stick on this shelf publishes a wood tip
Finish
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this
Listing length
Two bullets, and both are figures
Amazon reference
B003J9LGH0
EAN
4960693067437

394 mm long. 14 mm at the grip. Hickory.

Two bullets, and the listing has no third. There is no marketing in it at all, and it is the best-specified stick on this shelf.

The reason is the two numbers. A size designation — 5A, 7A — is a convention: roughly sixteen inches, roughly fourteen millimeters, cut differently by every maker. Two 5A pairs from two brands do not weigh the same or balance in the same place, which is why a drummer who has found a stick they like buys that stick rather than that letter.

Of the six sticks on this shelf, this is the only one that publishes the length and the grip diameter. Three publish a 5A designation and nothing else. One publishes no designation at all. One publishes nothing whatsoever.

Hickory is the third fact, and the page for the reference set on this shelf explains why it is the standard: stiff, and it absorbs shock rather than transmitting it into the wrist. The page for the maple pair here makes the counter-argument — lighter and faster, and it breaks sooner.

What the two bullets leave out is the tip. Wood and nylon sound different on a cymbal and wear differently; the reference set on this shelf publishes a wood tip and lists its chipping as a con. Yamaha publishes neither.

And it is one pair, at $26.29 — the most expensive single pair on this shelf, where another listing supplies two pairs for $7.20 and the reference set four pairs for $48.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $26 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions players ask

Why do 394 mm (15.5 in) and 14 mm (0.55 in) matter more than the designation?

Because a designation is a convention and a millimeter is a measurement. 5A means roughly 16 inches and about 14 mm (0.55 in) — but makers cut it differently, so two 5A pairs from two brands do not weigh or balance the same. This is the only stick on this shelf that publishes both figures, and they are what let a drummer replace a pair with the same stick rather than the same letter. The other five publish a letter, or publish nothing.

Hickory again — is there any choice on this shelf?

Three woods appear across six listings: hickory here and on the reference set, maple on one, and nothing at all on two. The page for the reference set makes the hickory case — stiff, absorbs shock — and the page for the maple makes the other one: lighter, faster, breaks sooner. Yamaha publishes hickory and the measurements, which is as much as a stick listing has ever published on this shelf.

Instruments it is stated to fit

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    Listing text
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    EAN
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    Size
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    Finish
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