Is that really the best you can say? It's better than a bridge which is hated by everyone who has used one!
I'm all for new design and innovation if it serves a purpose and solves a problem. I don't care whether the solution comes from a legendary instrument builder or some bloke in a shed.
I found this really useful for picking out some of the details while learning Rooster
What's the effect from 2:09? It sounds terrible in isolation but in the full mix it sounds great. It's a fairly extreme effect.
I'm finding DR strings seem to be in short supply here but suppliers in Europe (Thomann etc) have plenty of stock.
Finding the same at work, no stock of parts here, plenty in Europe.
According to a comment on the video, it was an open mike thing and the dude having a go at the drummer was another drummer who wanted to play.
The dude looking for his glasses had them on his head.