Balter Basics are Better for Beginners! The Mike Balter basics series of mallets are designed to help beginning students learn to play mallet percussion. These soft, red BB8 mallets for marimba or vibes are the ideal foundation for a concert percussionist. With exceptional quality at an affordable price, this color-coded Basics series of percussion ensemble supplies has a model for every mallet percussion situation. Balter Basics come with moderately thicker birch handles for more control and durability. The bright colored handles on these mallets are excellent for students in percussion because high visibility helps everyone get feedback and learn. 

• Quality and versatility make the Balter Basics series the long-running standard for educators world-wide
• Soft cord head with a durable black birch handle, ideal for newer players
• Ideal for vibraphone playing. Features moderately thicker black birch handles for more control and durability.

Balter Basics Soft Cord Mallets Manufacturer Part #:  MBBB6 or MBB6 BB6 Mallets Features:

Red Cord
Hardness: Soft
Head Diameter: 1 3/8"
Overall Length: 15 3/8"

Manufacturer:   Balter   Model:   MBBB6   MBBB6 In stock SKU:  ae00-3172^MBBB6 Manufacturer Part #:  MBBB6 Weight:  0.00

If you are looking for BBB6 it is the same item as BB6. The older models had black paint on the handles.