DRUMS: DW Collector Series in Desert Sand
(custom lacquer finish)
- 5×14 Edge snare
- 9×13 mounted tom
- 16×16 floor tom
- 16×22 bass drum
CYMBALS: Sabian
- 13″AAX Studio hi-hats (brilliant finish)
- 19″ AA medium crash (brilliant finish
- 21″ prototype ride (for 20″ Manhattan)
- 17″ AA medium-thin crash (brilliant finish)
HARDWARE: DW
HEADS: DW
Coated single-ply DW heads on batters of all drums, clear heads on bottoms of toms
TUNING:
Joe tunes his snare drum fairly tight and crisp, with the batter head about a fourth lower than the snare side. All drums are played wide open, with the only muffling being a 2″ felt strip on the batter head of the bass drum, running from top to bottom about 3″ off the center of the head.
STICKS: Pro-Mark Joe Morello signature mode
Joe primarily uses wood-tip sticks, but he occasionally will use nylon tips in playing situations that require a bit more brightness from the ride cymbal.
