Regal Tips Flares plastic brushes give you an alternative brush sound that's louder than regular wire brushes. Regal Tip Flares have a soft, flexible plastic handle with bright-colored plastic bristles. They are great for gigs when you want to play hard but not blow through the band. Adjustable "sound rings" allow you to slide the rings up and down the bristles to produce different sound punctuations depending on your playing needs.