Jim Root is working on a Charvel signature model By Sam Roche published 21 October 21 The Slipknot guitarist will release the Floyd Rose-equipped guitar alongside his Fender signatures
Jim Root showcases new one-of-a-kind Black Paisley Fender Jazzmaster at Slipknot's recent festival shows By Sam Roche published 22 September 21 The guitarist also debuted a custom Fender Meteora during the band's sets at Rocklahoma, Inkcarceration and Riot Fest
Jim Root: "My apologies to all the Tele purists, but I don’t play in a country band, so it’s not like I can use single coils" By Jonny Scaramanga published 31 May 21 The Slipknot riff master explains how the Fender Telecaster fits perfectly with the Iowa metal institution's super-heavy sound
Jim Root recalls the time he hurled a Fender Tele at Joey Jordison "like a spear" By Sam Roche published 18 March 21 “I thought for sure that I broke the hell out of it, but my tech just retuned it and I finished the show with the same guitar”
Jim Root recalls the time Dimebag Darrell gifted him a Dunlop Cry Baby From Hell wah pedal By Sam Roche published 17 February 21 “He’d probably want me to bust that thing out and beat the shit out of it, but I can’t bring myself to,” the Slipknot man says
Jim Root has owned a Gibson Custom Shop guitar for 10 years but never opened the box By Sam Roche published 22 January 21 “Could be the best guitar I ever played. Could sound the best. Could have that 'thing'. Could not,” the Slipknot guitarist muses
Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster V4 review By Paul Riario published 28 July 20 It's a Jazzmaster, Jim, but 'knot as we know it – it's the latest minimalist metal machine for Jim Root and it's fierce
Jim Root: "Guitar solos are stressful!" By Richard Bienstock published 1 May 20 The Slipknot guitarist talks his “anti-metal punk-rock mentality” and future collaborations with Fender
Fender unleashes the brutally minimalist Jim Root Jazzmaster V4 By Richard Bienstock published 21 April 20 Newest iteration of the Slipknot guitarist’s signature model sports single-knob control, EMG Daemonum humbuckers, Polar White finish
NAMM 2020: Fender debuts Tom Morello Soul Power Stratocaster, Jim Root Jazzmaster V4 and Eric Johnson ‘Virginia’ Stratocaster By Michael Astley-Brown published 16 January 20 Audioslave, Slipknot and legendary instrumentalist artist signature models unveiled
NAMM 2020: EMG unveils new pickups, including Jim Root and Robert Trujillo signature models By Jackson Maxwell and Sam Roche published 13 January 20 The Slipknot axeman and Metallica bassist collaborate with the pickup experts to deliver the Daemonum and Rip Tide signature sets
DiMarzio unmasks the Jim Root ClipLock Quick Release Guitar Strap By Richard Bienstock published 18 December 19 New signature strap boasts super-secure fastening and 'Knot-approved graphics
With the release of Fender’s American Ultra Series, has the Jazzmaster finally gone mainstream? By Michael Astley-Brown published 8 November 19 The resurgence of the offset guitar design that refused to die
Slipknot Announce 'All Hope is Gone' 10th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue By Richard Bienstock published 13 November 18 The set features reimagined artwork and a live recording from Madison Square Garden.
Slipknot's Jim Root Shows You How to Play "Killpop" By Guitar World Staff published 12 May 16 Today, GuitarWorld.com presents an exclusive lesson video featuring Slipknot's Jim Root.
Slipknot's Jim Root and Mick Thomson Talk Brutal New Album, '.5: The Gray Chapter' By Alan di Perna published 16 October 14
Review: Orange Signature #4 Jim Root Terror Amp Head By Chris Gill, Video by Paul Riario published 31 August 12 In the following video, Guitar World's Paul Riario checks out the new Signature #4 Jim Root Terror amp head from Orange, a 15-watt mini-amp powered by two EL84s.
NAMM 2012 Video: Orange Amps Demo, Including OR-50, OR-15 and Jim Root Signature Model By Damian Fanelli published 1 February 12
NAMM 2012: Squier by Fender Presents New Signature Models, Including Jim Root Telecaster By Guitar World Staff published 18 January 12
Dear Guitar Hero: Jim Root and Josh Rand By By Kory Grow, Photo by Timothy Hughes published 3 May 11 They’re named for a drink and related to a band of mask-wearing dudes from Des Moines. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is…