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Jim Root showcases new one-of-a-kind Black Paisley Fender Jazzmaster at Slipknot's recent festival shows
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"
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"
“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”
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Jim Root recalls the time Dimebag Darrell gifted him a Dunlop Cry Baby From Hell wah pedal
“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
“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
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!"
The Slipknot guitarist talks his “anti-metal punk-rock mentality” and future collaborations with Fender
Fender unleashes the brutally minimalist Jim Root Jazzmaster V4
Newest iteration of the Slipknot guitarist’s signature model sports single-knob control, EMG Daemonum humbuckers, Polar White finish
