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![ESP Mick Thomson LTD MT-I](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4GC4FyttntxNWhGpRdxq9b-320-80.jpg)
Mick Thomson’s long-awaited ESP signature guitar is finally here – but it’s not what we expected
By Matt Owen published
The Slipknot guitarist’s first ESP signature guitar has been a long time coming, and its final form might take you by surprise
![FenderLimited Edition Player Plus Stratocaster® HSS HT cyber monday graphic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bt2tzcP4EDpjJTD3eFTzDS-320-80.jpg)
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
![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.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b2XhQPi6ipFQ8UWX8FqFqH-320-80.jpg)
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
![Mick Thomson of Slipknot performs in concert at the Ericsson Globe Arena on February 21, 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gHNTdbo32q2GVFovCnWPBS-320-80.jpg)
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
![Corey Taylor and Steve Vai performing on stage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ib4NX8EDQeFzrwU93yUEMC-320-80.jpg)
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
![A portrait of a masked Jim Root with his signature white Charvel S-style](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CpGoWAnHM72BRKLnAqwwsa-320-80.jpg)
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…
![Bassist Paul Gray of Slipknot, seen here performing in concert at the Freeman Coliseum March 1, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SMwoSohcH8U7sgJ9c5Vsnn-320-80.jpg)
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
![Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GanXADVVtMSXWUDjpCFgSG-320-80.jpg)
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
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