Saksalainen Carbostick 5ACTLP kapulaon hiilikuidusta valmistettu ja erittäin luja ja paljon (n. 10 kertaa puuhun verrattuna) SOITTOA kestävä (ei kuitenkaan rautakanki!)  ja se ei rispaannu/nukkaannu lainkaan kuten puinen. Siitä syystä se onkin pitemmän päälle edullisin vaihtoehto. Puukapulan painotus, pomppaaminen kalvosta takaisin, painotus kädessä ym. soittokäyttäytyminen on laboratoriossa tutkittu erittäin tarkasti ja siirretty kaikilta ominaisuuksiltaan Carbostick kapuloihin, vain puukapulan heikkoudet on poistettu, eikä tikut enää lentele kun soitat.

Koodin merkitykset:5A =koko/tyyppi, CTL= Classic Tip Large, eli pään muoto, P=Premium weighted, eli soittotuntuma kuten tammikapulalla. Mitat: 14,2x406mm

 The 5A CTL is among the most popular of the 5A family of Carbosticks. The CTL designation refers to the tip size which is the Classic Tip Large. This tip has a larger classic acorn tip that has become so popular with Pop, Jazz, and Latin drummers world-wide. To offer a 5A CTL demonstrates the Carbostick commitment to provide the drummer and/or percussionist with a variation of the 5A drumstick that has become increasingly important and in demand with today?s drummers. The CTL tip has proven to be the most popular tip size in the world market.

The Carbostick 5A CTL Model drumstick comes in SIX (6)-different variations! The Carbostick 5A CTL is offered in a 5A CTL Light weighted drumstick that mirrors the feel of maple wood. The 5A CTL Medium weighted stick mirrors the feel of a hickory wood stick. The 5A CTL Premium weighted drumstick mirrors the heavier/more dense feel of Oak wood. In addition to the three different tip sizes and three different weights within the 5A CTL spectrum, Carbostick offers each of these three 5A CTL variations in the Copper Ink-Rear/Light Balance Point Conformation or the Silver Ink-Front/Heavy Balance Point Conformation. Never before have there been so many choices within one drum stick size and this level of manufacturing control is only available with our patented processes and utilization of carbon fiber. Carbon fiber out performs wood in Rebound, Control, Balance, Vibration, Speed, Elasticity and Durability. Carbostick manufactures every possible 5A CTL variation available for the most discriminating of drummers and percussionists.