@f_desmaele 📸 for @vicfirth #vicfirthfamily @reinaldo.santiago #Artist ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖#vfheritagebrushes #vicfirthbrushes #photography #photooftheday #photographer #reinaldosantiago #jazz #jazzbrushes #brushes (presso Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS_9QJqs-VC/?utm_medium=tumblr

My favoured brushes for live work - for the last ten years or so - have been the Vic Firth Live Wires. To quote - "A retractable wire brush featuring heavy gauge wire with a small, round bead on the tip of each strand. For an added sharp snap on cymbals and drums. - from vicfirth.com. This is purely a volume thing. Given the choice I prefer the Heritage Brush - I play much more expressively with them. So this time I decided to use them to play a whole gig. I’m so pleased I did. The experience was far more satisfying. The vintage set of Ludwig brushes were very similar to play. The only thing I do need to do is fix the heritage so they have a narrower spread, which the Ludwigs already have. I love experimenting. #vicfirthlivewirebrushes #vicfirthbrushes #vicfirthheritagebrushes #drums #drumset #sabiancymbals #portabledrumkit #mapexpiccolo #codedrumheads #codedrumheadsendorcee #teamcode #code #trustyourears #giggingband #liveband #livegigs #funk #loversrock #reggae #ska #soul #rock #rockandroll #blues #gospel #jazz #latin #r&b (at Oat Hill)