Vic Firth Jazz Brush – plastic handle

My favorite brushes. My last ones developed a leak of oil or whatever is on the inside. That made a huge mess that was really hard to clean. So I worry a bit, but these are doing great for now. They don't get bent like cheaper brushes. They glide in and out well (probably due to the oil that leaked on the old ones)

I play brushes often in the two bands I'm in. One is an "acoustic" three piece dinner band. I say "acoustic" because the bass and guitar are acoustic instruments, but they are mic'd through a Bose PA. Thus the sound is too loud for my acoustic brushwork on a cocktail kit, and, ironically, I actually have to mic my snare drum! A drummer acquaintance mentioned that the Vic Firth Live Wires would boost the volume, so I took a chance. These brushes are ridiculously cool! They offer a crisper sound on the snare and the volume is significantly increased. I was able to eliminate the snare mic at a recent show. Accent on the cymbals is much, much stronger than with standard brushes. (I also use sizzle chains for a long sustain.) Note that a couple of reviews claim that the beads on the end make a "screeching" sound, but I don't find this to be the case. To me, the brushes offer the same sound and feel of standard wires, but with a significant volume increase when "stirring the pot" on the snare, and more definition and volume on the cymbals.

Best brushes I've used!

Great. Play and sound fantastic!!!

I’m 73 and these brushes really handle and feel so good. Great crispness with the correct motions…creates some good cymbals sounds…👍 best ones I have owned in 50 years…. Am old school.👍

“Great set of brushes!” The ball tips are very responsive on snare & especially cymbals.

These have been hard to find in any of the.Regular music or percussion stores, so I was delighted to find them here. Unique in a style of brushes in that they are retractable, and the handles are made of wood. It just gives the authentic feel of a drumstick with the advantages of adjustability for a brush...fantastic.

I struggle to get regular brushes to cut through in live situations, even when mic'd but I still need a brush sound. These are brushes made of slightly thicker wire that have had the ends melted or welded to form a tiny dot of metal at the end of each wire. The result is more projection on drum heads and cymbals while maintaining a brush sound and feel. If anything, some people may need a little something more to get really loud. I have had none of the tips come off and I don't see how that would ever happen. It seems like they have maybe touched the ends to a welder or heated in some way to make it molten and form a little dot at the end. It is not a separate piece of metal added to the end so it can never separate.

Plastic handle is ok, not the most comfortable, however it allows for rim shots for samba and bossa. Being a medium gauge, double stroke patters work really well, and effective in jazz gallop pattern. Good alternative to have on the side!

Great sound but they will fall apart very quickley so you will need to buy glue !

I bought these as my first pair of brushes and am pleased with them. I've not used any before so its new to me, but my drum teacher was impressed with the way they were put together. As another reviewer said, they have some weight to them but arent overly heavy and this kind of adds to the quality feel. Once they are retracted into the handles there doesnt seem to be any danger of the wires coming back out accidentally and being bent in your stick bag.

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