More defined ping and longer lasting thanks to the nylon tip, while otherwise being the most well defined mid size stick there is. Played it for years and years, will keep playing it for ever.
Would strongly recommend for electronic kits, as the nylon tip seems to spares the mesh heads as well as rubber pads.
My VIC 5a:s usually wear out as hourglasses where i hit the snare rim, while most other sticks I have otherwise played cracks along the stick. The 5a:s thus gets twice or thrice the longevity and lifetime comparatively.
I always keep some pairs around, at least one pair of wooden and one nylon tips.