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Yamaha YSS5B

The thinnest listing on this site: no bullets at all, and no price. The brand, the model number and nothing else — where the sibling pair in the same range publishes a length, a diameter and a wood.

Yamaha YSS5B drumsticks

Yamaha YSS5B

The thinnest listing on this site: no bullets at all, and no price. The brand, the model number and nothing else — where the sibling pair in the same range publishes a length, a diameter and a wood.

Listing text
No bullets at all. The title reads *Yamaha Yamaha Drum Stick yss5b*, with the brand name twice. Nothing else is published
Length
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this. Its own YS7A on this shelf publishes 394 mm (15.5 in)
Grip diameter
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this. Its own YS7A publishes 14 mm (0.55 in)
Wood
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this. Its own YS7A publishes hickory
Designation
YSS5B is the model code. Nothing says what the 5B stands for — by convention a 5B is shorter and thicker than a 5A
Tip
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this
Quantity
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this
Price
No price was returned from the American store in the reading behind this page
Amazon reference
B01DGFLH7A
EAN
4960693129043
  • A Yamaha model code, which stays orderable and means the same stick in three years
  • A 5B designation, which by convention is a shorter, thicker stick than the 5A that dominates this shelf
  • No bullets whatsoever — nothing on this site publishes less

Best for: A drummer who already knows the YSS5B and is reordering it by model number.

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Specifications

Listing text
No bullets at all. The title reads *Yamaha Yamaha Drum Stick yss5b*, with the brand name twice. Nothing else is published
Length
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this. Its own YS7A on this shelf publishes 394 mm (15.5 in)
Grip diameter
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this. Its own YS7A publishes 14 mm (0.55 in)
Wood
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this. Its own YS7A publishes hickory
Designation
YSS5B is the model code. Nothing says what the 5B stands for — by convention a 5B is shorter and thicker than a 5A
Tip
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this
Quantity
Yamaha puts nothing in writing on this
Price
No price was returned from the American store in the reading behind this page
Amazon reference
B01DGFLH7A
EAN
4960693129043

The title reads:

Yamaha Yamaha Drum Stick yss5b

The brand name twice, the model code once. There are no bullets at all.

Across every listing on this site, this is the thinnest. A microphone on this site publishes one bullet, and it is its own title repeated. A MIDI controller publishes two, the second of which is the word Blk. A pair of boots on another network publishes one bullet reading Motorcycle Leather Boots. This publishes none.

This site reports what a manufacturer puts in writing and says when there is nothing. So:

No length. No grip diameter. No wood. No tip material. No quantity. And no price came back from the American store in the reading behind this page.

Two things can honestly be said, and both come from outside the listing.

The first is the model code. A Yamaha part number stays in a catalog and means the same stick in three years, which is the whole reason a drummer who has found a pair they like reorders by code rather than by description. That is worth something precisely when the description is absent.

The second is the designation. By convention a 5B is shorter and thicker than a 5A — more mass closer to the hand, which suits heavier playing and feels slower in the wrist. Four of the six sticks on this shelf are 5A, so a 5B is a genuine alternative. But that is the convention speaking, not this listing, and nothing here confirms it.

For what a Yamaha stick listing looks like when it does say something, the YS7A is published on this shelf: 394 mm (15.5 in), 14 mm (0.55 in), hickory. Two bullets, both figures.

Availability

Catalogued and unsold: the American Amazon shop lists the reference with nobody behind it.

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

The questions players ask

Is there really nothing published?

Nothing. The title reads *Yamaha Yamaha Drum Stick yss5b* — the brand name twice — and there are no bullets at all. Across every listing on this site this is the thinnest: a microphone here publishes one bullet that repeats its own title, and a MIDI controller publishes two, the second of which is the word *Blk*. This publishes zero. This site reports the figures a manufacturer puts in writing and says when there are none; here there are none.

What does 5B mean, if the listing will not say?

By convention a 5B is a shorter and thicker stick than a 5A — more mass nearer the hand, which suits heavier playing and feels slower. That is the convention and not a statement about this stick, because the listing publishes no length and no diameter. Yamaha’s own YS7A is published on this shelf with 394 mm (15.5 in) and 14 mm (0.55 in), which is what a Yamaha stick listing looks like when it says anything.

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