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FenderLimited Edition Player Plus Stratocaster® HSS HT cyber monday graphic
This Jim Root-approved hardtail Fender Strat is now 30% off for Cyber Monday – and it's your very last chance to buy this super-rare model

By Janelle Borg Published

The Slipknot guitarist described it as “pretty much an all-around versatile guitar outta the box” – now’s your chance to join Root’s ranks and get your hands on this limited-edition hardtail Strat

Electric Guitars
Mick Thomson of Slipknot wears a mask and a red boiler suit as he plays his ESP signature model in this portrait against a black background.
Mick Thomson reflects on 25 years of Slipknot’s incendiary debut – and what it was like to see his solos erased

By Richard Bienstock Published

If Slipknot's debut remains a true face-ripper all these years later maybe it is because they brought the chaos of the stage show into the studio. Thomson can remember it vividly, the gear, the danger, the risk to his guitars from stray iron pipes, and he wouldn't have it any other way

Guitarists
Mick Thomson of Slipknot performs in concert at the Ericsson Globe Arena on February 21, 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden
Mick Thomson explains why his solos were erased from Slipknot’s debut album – and how he reacted

By Matt Owen Published

25 years ago, Slipknot dropped a debut album that changed the face of heavy metal – but one of the guitarists who helped write it had his solos completely removed

Guitarists
Corey Taylor and Steve Vai performing on stage
Slipknot's Corey Taylor collaborates with his hero Steve Vai on new Billy Morrison track

By Matt Owen Published

Incite The Watch is lifted from The Morrison Project, which sees the Slipknot vocalist fulfil a lifelong dream of working with the virtuoso

Music Releases
A portrait of a masked Jim Root with his signature white Charvel S-style
Jim Root on upsetting metalheads and Fender purists, and his amp modeling conversion

By Andrew Daly Published

The Slipknot guitarist’s come to Jesus moment with the Quad Cortex doesn’t mean he’s selling his Orange amps just yet. He just likes to keep his options open. You might even see him shred on a Gretsch…

Guitarists
Bassist Paul Gray of Slipknot, seen here performing in concert at the Freeman Coliseum March 1, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas
Slipknot’s original bassist Paul Gray on holding the middle ground in metal’s most extreme band

By Nick Wells Published

Slipknot are one of the most visually arresting bands still working today – but the late Paul Gray’s role was decidedly different

Bassists
Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster
Jim Root helped Fender create the most radical Jazzmaster ever – but he didn’t like the offset design at first

By Matt Owen Published

The Slipknot guitarist famously reconfigured the popular indie stalwart for heavy metal purposes, but it took him quite some time before he fell in love with the Jazzmaster in the first place

Guitarists
Jim Root
Fender has quietly rolled out a hardtail Player Plus Strat – and Jim Root has already taken one for a test drive

By Phil Weller Published

The Slipknot guitarist has given the Web Exclusive HSS Strat his seal of approval

Electric Guitars
Jim Root of Slipknot performs in concert at the Ericsson Globe Arena on February 21, 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden
Jim Root has switched to the Neural DSP Quad Cortex for some Slipknot shows

By Matt Owen Published

Despite once saying he'd stay clear of digital tech, Root has started dabbling in the amp modeling world – and recently used the Quad Cortex at a high-profile festival performance

Bands
Mick Thomson of Slipknot performs in concert at the Ericsson Globe Arena on February 21, 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden
Slipknot's Mick Thomson has just released his much-speculated Fishman Fluence signature pickup set

By Janelle Borg Published

Mick Thomson's signature pickups come fully equipped with three voicings that reflect the wide array of tones Thomson has employed during his career

Guitar Pickups
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