<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Mick-thomson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/mick-thomson Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:07:22 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Among our best in history”: ESP remembers Alexi Liaho and Jeff Hanneman as Slaughter to Prevail’s Jack Simmons gets his first signature in new 2026 lineup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/esp-and-ltd-line-up-2026 ZHBYZRWnNSSibNcP4tBUKo Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:07:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A highly specialized design built to Mick’s exact specifications”: Mick Thomson’s long-awaited ESP signature guitar is finally here – but it’s not what we expected ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/esp-ltd-mt-i-mick-thomson-first-signature rxVw9kCdxai9p4GWAbhdnX Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:37:30 +0000 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 13:27:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I started playing $150 Ibanez guitars because onstage I would take damage… Clown used to use metal bars. We were very unsafe”: Mick Thomson reflects on 25 years of Slipknot’s incendiary debut – and what it was like to see his solos erased ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/slipknot-mick-thomson-on-25-years-of-their-debut-album bpK7nQ3EASUjR34KMKhhjh Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:04:40 +0000 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:54:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Any kind of technical guitar playing was mocked and frowned upon”: Mick Thomson explains why his solos were erased from Slipknot’s debut album – and how he reacted ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slipknot-mick-thomson-solos-erased-on-debut-album Y5wZzxJU97vYv6gPtssH8G Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:04:33 +0000 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:42:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My pickups were tuned in a studio and then tested on the road, the end result being both musical and face melting”: Slipknot's Mick Thomson has just released his much-speculated Fishman Fluence signature pickup set ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slipknot-mick-thomson-fishman-fluence-signature-pickups DJ4HwQ6M6wir35Np27M6Q4 Wed, 08 May 2024 16:50:06 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:45:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mick Thomson confirms he is using Fishman Fluence pickups now, and we reckon a signature set won’t be far off – here’s why ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mick-thomson-slipknot-fishman-fluence-pickups RYtbLwGz5Wwid96HXZnuPQ Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:02:06 +0000 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:03:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ ESP officially welcomes Slipknot's Mick Thomson to its artist roster – and confirms a new ESP/LTD signature model is on the way ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mick-thomson-esp-confirmation 4hciEcXVrY9tGVmUX95qh3 Tue, 16 May 2023 15:42:10 +0000 Tue, 16 May 2023 15:46:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Looks like Slipknot's Mick Thomson has signed with ESP and Fishman, seemingly leaving Jackson and Seymour Duncan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slipknot-mick-thomson-esp-fishman h7kxAobouocmbi6sRoKwwL Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:09:14 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to tell Jim Root and Mick Thomson’s Slipknot guitar parts apart ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/slipknot-mick-thomson-jim-root-guitar-styles pE78286egbuNjXpehQ4A5E Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:02:31 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:15:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jim Root and Mick Thomson on the depression, wild gear experiments and chaos theory behind Slipknot’s devastating new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/slipknot-the-end-so-far-mick-thomson-jim-root tgabLEJEcyz3XRidPHmvnL Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:06:57 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:02:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slipknot bring the chaos with their first new music in 2 years, The Chapeltown Rag ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slipknot-the-chapeltown-rag NEB4D4jY2tCqmfzpePpCJb Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:01:08 +0000 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 14:08:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slipknot's Mick Thomson: "If I had my way, I would be playing a Jackson King V all the time!" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mick-thomson-if-i-had-my-way-i-would-be-playing-a-jackson-king-v-all-the-time QNymYpqkvncX552BZJTCm8 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:58:13 +0000 Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:27:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jackson Custom Shop celebrates its 40th anniversary with some truly over-the-top creations ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jackson-custom-shop-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary-with-some-truly-over-the-top-creations jonzFR7xQHw3qJp6QWrati Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:56:18 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:04:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2017: Jackson Guitars Announces USA Signature Mick Thomson Soloist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/namm-2017-jackson-guitars-announces-usa-signature-mick-thomson-soloist tG9tCBRu6KJ9GdX4XSXdyC Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:26:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jackson Guitars Welcomes Slipknot’s Mick Thomson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/jackson-guitars-welcomes-slipknots-mick-thomson bBeSqJQ2XoDy78mr8NQRTV Fri, 01 Jul 2016 22:55:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slipknot's Jim Root and Mick Thomson Talk Brutal New Album, '.5: The Gray Chapter' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/slipknots-jim-root-and-mick-thomson-talk-brutal-new-album-5-gray Gyirv5g3iQZqwWbpNiKGwR Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:33:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seymour Duncan Mick Thomson EMTY Blackouts Now Available for 7-String Guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/seymour-duncan-mick-thomson-emty-blackouts-now-available-7-string-guitars Un38D2nbqAYcsq2SXdaGo8 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:46:42 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:35:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2012 Video: Ibanez Mick Thomson Signature Model Guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/namm-2012-video-ibanez-mick-thomson-signature-model-guitars D3ujiUh8gLMUngHLerL9bC Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:00:15 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:03:21 +0000