David Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I had a lot of fun the other day playing with some cheap brushes and a Kazoo and wondered what's the difference between the generic brushes (black) and the Vic Firth Jazz Brushes (white) I used for a jam sessions I had yesterday. Physically they are both similar, the handle on the VF's are a tiny bit longer and fan out a little wider when open. The black ones have nice rubber handles, very tactile, while the VF's are plastic with a textured grip, not as tactile as the black ones but still nice to play. The playing experience is quite comparable however the VC's do have a bit more 'bounce' and do sound a bit sharper. The VC's do work better on toms and cymbals, still gentle but a little more defined. Playing brushes is a completely different skill set to playing with sticks. I plan to do Stephens brush playing course now, specially now I'm using them on a few of the numbers I'm working on with my friend, I really likes the way they felt when I was playing 3/4 and 6/8 sections on a couple of the songs, like shakers but much more expressive, still getting used to how they work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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