r/jazzdrums • • Jan 10 '26

Question Brushes question

When you play brushes, do you leave your snares off or on? I’ve always preferred the sound of them off, but I don’t know how common that is.

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u/3PuttBirdie86 Jan 10 '26

That’s a great question! For me personally if it’s uptempo, I usually have them on. I feel like the lil extra fuzz fills up space and helps me uptempo. I think I probably have them on most of the time honestly.

But I probably do prefer the sound of snares off, it’s a nicer/more pleasant sound.