“Jim Root 182”: The Fender Tom DeLonge Stratocaster is getting a (nearly) all-black metal makeover for Black Friday – but you’ll have to be quick to get one By Matt Parker published 22 November 23 The highly limited blacked-out blink-182 instruments go on sale this Friday (November 24)
Best Telecasters: the top Fender Tele electric guitars for all budgets and styles By Amit Sharma last updated 25 October 23 Figure out which is the best Telecaster for you - we pay homage to Fender's iconic electric guitar
Nita Strauss and Yvette Young once traded signature guitars – but found each others’ designs damn-near unplayable By Matt Parker published 8 June 23 The swap may not have worked out for them but Strauss says it made her feel good about the health of the guitar industry
Charvel Jim Root Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 review By Jonathan Horsley published 8 June 23 The Slipknot riffer returns to the original hotrod shop for a Superstrat that's built to handle all manner of high-gain rough and tumble
Harley Benton pays tribute to Keith Richards’ Fender “Micawber” Telecaster with $253 ash-bodied model By Matt Owen published 6 December 22 The TE-53KR BL nods to the Rolling Stones guitarist's '50s Fender Tele, which was the force behind some of the band's biggest open-tuning tracks
Harley Benton looks to tempt Jim Root fans with sleek $166 JA-20HH Active SBK offset By Matt Owen published 21 November 22 The stealthy six-string is joined by an equally futuristic creation: the Satin Black Victory Active SBK V-style, which weighs in at $208
Amazon slashes the price of 66 Fender acoustics, electrics and basses – including a huge $452 off the Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang! By Daryl Robertson published 17 November 22 Ahead of Black Friday, Amazon is seriously cutting the price of Fender gear, including Player, Vintera, Classic Vibe, signature models and more
How to tell Jim Root and Mick Thomson’s Slipknot guitar parts apart By Jon Wiederhorn published 18 October 22 The Iowa bruise brothers of metal address the guitar with contrasting styles, but as they explain here, they know what the other is about to do before they do themselves
Jim Root and Mick Thomson on the depression, wild gear experiments and chaos theory behind Slipknot’s devastating new album By Jon Wiederhorn published 6 October 22 The End, So Far was borne of depression and anxiety: it's the triumphant sound of the Iowa metal institution picking themselves off the canvas, turning the guitars up loud and digging in
Adam Jones' custom Reverse Silverburst Gibson Flying V was designed with help from Kirk Hammett, Richie Faulkner and Jim Root By Jackson Maxwell published 19 September 22 Featuring a '58 Futura headstock, the custom build is said by the Tool guitarist to be "one of the heaviest Flying Vs Gibson has ever made"
Jim Root on designing his first-ever Charvel signature model, his '80s metal heroes and the most common mistakes he sees in Slipknot guitar covers By Sam Roche published 8 September 22 After receiving his first Charvel decades ago, the Slipknot axe-slinger has developed his very own, bending the brand's hair metal blueprint to fit his indomitable heavy-riffing playing style
Slipknot's Jim Root hints at future Squier signature models By Sam Roche published 2 September 22 “To be able to make my signature models and have them come in at $600 or $700 would be fucking awesome,” the Fender and Charvel signature artist tells Guitar World
Jim Root's first-ever Charvel signature model has officially landed By Sam Roche published 31 August 22 The Slipknot man's Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HH FR arrives alongside his existing lineup of Fender signatures, and retains the same minimalist aesthetic and control layout
Jim Root partners with Dunlop for chug-friendly drop A and drop B signature strings By Matt Owen published 26 July 22 The Slipknot guitarist's new custom-gauge sets seek to provide tuning stability and high-end clarity capable of accommodating his low-end six-string onslaughts
John 5 says his signature Fender Telecaster is coming soon and it is called The Ghost By Matt Owen published 19 July 22 The heavy metal maestro’s next signature Tele has been in the works since 2019 and has a white painted fretboard design inspired by the Supreme x Fender Stratocaster
Jim Root's long-awaited Charvel signature model heads up the company's new Artist Signature Series drop By Sam Roche published 15 June 22 The Slipknot man's EMG and Floyd Rose-equipped axe sits alongside new signature models for Marco Sfogli and Anthrax bassist Frank Bello
Fender vs Squier: what’s the difference? By Richard Blenkinsop published 25 March 22 We explore the history, spec and tone differences between Fender and its sub-brand Squier, two of the biggest names in guitar
John Mayer praises Jim Root’s signature Fender Telecaster as what “every Tele should look like in this day and age” By Matt Owen published 23 March 22 “It's smart. It's awake. It's doing something completely new,” said the Sob Rock star in his praise of the Slipknot man's axe
Squier refreshes Contemporary Series with redesigned Active Jazzmaster, Starcaster and Jazz Bass, plus all-new Active Precision Bass By Michael Astley-Brown published 10 March 22 The Fender budget brand’s latest high-spec, low-price guitars and basses feature roasted maple necks, sculpted neck heels and modern-voiced active pickups
Slipknot bring the chaos with their first new music in 2 years, The Chapeltown Rag By Sam Roche published 5 November 21 The fresh cut sees the Iowa nine-piece hark back to the “frenetic” sound of their first two albums, Slipknot and Iowa