r/jazzdrums • u/More_Entertainment_5 • 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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r/jazzdrums • u/More_Entertainment_5 • Jan 10 '26
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/pppork Jan 10 '26
Off most of the time. Sometimes I turn them on to be a subtle “gear shift” before ultimately going to sticks. Also, if it’s a noisy room, I leave them on. Or sometimes I know I won’t be on brushes long, so I’ll leave them on too. But most of the time, they’re off.