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Jim Root's first-ever Charvel signature model has officially landed

By Sam Roche Published

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

Guitars
Dunlop Jim Root signature string sets
Jim Root partners with Dunlop for chug-friendly drop A and drop B signature strings

By Matt Owen Published

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

Guitar Strings
Charvel Artist Signature Series
Jim Root's long-awaited Charvel signature model heads up the company's new Artist Signature Series drop

By Sam Roche Published

The Slipknot man's EMG and Floyd Rose-equipped axe sits alongside new signature models for Marco Sfogli and Anthrax bassist Frank Bello

Guitars
John Mayer and Jim Root
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

“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

Electric Guitars
Mick Thomson of Slipknot
Slipknot bring the chaos with their first new music in 2 years, The Chapeltown Rag

By Sam Roche Published

The fresh cut sees the Iowa nine-piece hark back to the “frenetic” sound of their first two albums, Slipknot and Iowa

Bands
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Jim Root is working on a Charvel signature model

By Sam Roche Published

The Slipknot guitarist will release the Floyd Rose-equipped guitar alongside his Fender signatures

Guitars
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Jim Root showcases new one-of-a-kind Black Paisley Fender Jazzmaster at Slipknot's recent festival shows

By Sam Roche Published

The guitarist also debuted a custom Fender Meteora during the band's sets at Rocklahoma, Inkcarceration and Riot Fest

Electric Guitars
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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

The Slipknot riff master explains how the Fender Telecaster fits perfectly with the Iowa metal institution's super-heavy sound

Guitarists
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Jim Root recalls the time he hurled a Fender Tele at Joey Jordison "like a spear"

By Sam Roche Published

“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”

Guitarists
[L-R] Dimebag Darrell and Jim Root
Jim Root recalls the time Dimebag Darrell gifted him a Dunlop Cry Baby From Hell wah pedal

By Sam Roche Published

“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

Effects & Pedals
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