Re: snare sound
I couldn't really get a good look at the drums in the video except from the back, so here's my best guess. It looks like he's using a pretty standard sized snare, from the looks of it probably wood, odds are maple or birch. He had it tuned very tightly, and there was a slight ringing after the initial impact which would be consistent with thinner, single ply heads and little to no muffling.
If you're trying to recreate this sound, go and get yourself a thin, clear "hazy" or "snare' head for the bottom of your snare, and then any of the single ply coated top heads, (Evans Genera G1, Remo Diplomat or Ambassador, Aquarian Satin Finish, whatever you like) tune them pretty high, and wind the snares themselves pretty tight too. That should get you close.
One other trick, which I think is an old Joe Morello trick, is to tune your snare side head about one chromatic third higher than your batter side head. To do this, hum the first few notes of "Here Comes The Bride" to yourseld and try to get the same increment in note between the two heads. It's tricky but has a cool effect.
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