Promark Cool Rods give you a delicate, articulate sound perfect for unplugged gigs. Made of premium select birch dowels, these rods provide an excellent consistency and feel.  With a sound somewhere between a wire brush and a hickory drumstick, rods are the perfect sound source for the "unplugged" gig. This alternate percussion sound source is manufactured using high-grade birch dowels, which provide reduced acoustic output compared with conventional drumsticks. The butt ends of the Promark Rods are engineered to function as mallets, expanding the array of sonic possibilities available.