The caretaker has stepped into the mire of Gigg Lane and in little over a week injected optimism into a club that for much of the season has looked to be on its knees.
Brass is preparing for his third game in charge since stepping into Chris Casper's shoes but his impact on Bury can already be felt.
An FA Cup victory against Norwich was followed by a promising draw with Bradford on Tuesday.
And should he preside over a second giant-killing in little over a week, then never mind brass - the Shakers' long-suffering faithful will be convinced they've found someone with the Midas touch.
But while the calls for his permanent appointment would then be heard all the way from the south coast, Brass is reluctant to publicly throw his hat into the ring.
He calls management the dark side of the game but admits football is a vice he just can't kick.
So much so that he's still contracted to Hyde United and when Bury's game was postponed last week, he turned out for the Blue Square Conference North side.
Vices
"It's my drug," he said. "It's my addiction. I've no other real vices. This is my one and I can't help it. That's why I keep coming back to it."
The question is whether Brass wants to come back to management after a difficult experience at York, where he became the youngest league manager.
He admits his desire to carry on playing ultimately undermined his efforts in the dugout - or more accurately out of the dugout. But it is clear he is tempted by the prospect of returning to management older - albeit slightly - and wiser.
"I understand I can't go on playing for ever and I'm going into what I call darkside of the football world - coaching and management," said Brass.
"It is different. It was five years ago when I started player-managing at York and a great deal of experience has come from that and thankfully I can draw from it.
"You take a different view. One of the things I understand is that you can't play and manage at the same time.
"You might be able to throw your boots on as a stop-gap. But at York I had to play week in, week out and sadly you're not doing one job right. You're doing OK at both.
"You have to be 100 per cent focused in one area."
Ironically, Brass has been everything from manager, to travel agent to chief bottle washer, since Casper's exit.
Commitments
Ahead of tomorrow's trip to Southampton, he's been preparing the team for the fourth round clash, double checking travel plans, while also meeting with parents as part of his other job at Bury's school of excellence.
"Apart from everything, I do everything," he said.
"I've always been like that. I've made a career out of making sure I continue my level of commitment and hard work.
"If you rest on your laurels for a minute it has a nasty habit of biting you on the nose."
With all that has to be done at Bury, Brass barely has any time for his playing commitments with Hyde.
"They've been very understanding, but it can't go on forever because decisions have to be made," he said.
Even still, he remains coy about the possibility of being handed the job on a full time basis.
His own experiences - and witnessing Casper's final weeks in charge, seem to have had an effect on Brass, who clearly wants to be allowed to run the club his own way, if he is to take the job on.
Decision
"The directors will make that decision, but I'll be part of hopefully stabilising the club," he said. "In the interim period I am here to get results. Decisions have to be made in the cold light of day.
"Don't make any rush decisions because they can sometimes blow up in your face.
"I may be the stop-gap. I may be the long-term answer, but all parties have got to be happy with the direction the club is going in.
"I've been in the game a long time. I was the youngest league manager, played since 17 and you understand the logistics of a football club. It's a cut-throat industry and one I'm part of and accept.
"I just want to be involved in whatever can take Bury football club further. There's a great deal that needs to be organised.
"When everything calms down and are restructured, I think the directors have a fuller understanding of what they want.
"They've been here a short time. I can help and pass on my knowledge. It's all about clubbing together and singing from the same hymn sheet from the bottom to the top."
But Brass' immediate concern is the lucrative Cup clash with Southampton.
Key opponent: Bradley Wright-Phillips - former Blue scored last time out and is playing with confidence
Prediction: Southampton 1 Bury 0 - It's a tough ask for Bury to travel all the way down to Southampton and earn a result
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