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Adam Jones' custom Reverse Silverburst Gibson Flying V was designed with help from Kirk Hammett, Richie Faulkner and Jim Root
By Jackson Maxwell published
Featuring a '58 Futura headstock, the custom build is said by the Tool guitarist to be "one of the heaviest Flying Vs Gibson has ever made"
Jim Root on designing his first-ever Charvel signature model, his '80s metal heroes and the most common mistakes he sees in Slipknot guitar covers
By Sam Roche published
After receiving his first Charvel decades ago, the Slipknot axe-slinger has developed his very own, bending the brand's hair metal blueprint to fit his indomitable heavy-riffing playing style
Slipknot's Jim Root hints at future Squier signature models
By Sam Roche published
“To be able to make my signature models and have them come in at $600 or $700 would be fucking awesome,” the Fender and Charvel signature artist tells Guitar World
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
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
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
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
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
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