Jim Root on his signature Stratocaster® | Fender

Jim Root of Slipknot and Stone Sour offers a detailed look at his signature Stratocaster. Learn why he's fired up about this guitar!

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Jim Root on his signature Stratocaster® | Fender

[alexmoore]

Imagine being a big slipknot fan working in a guitar store and Jim root walks in and buys his own guitar off you.

[NicolasCageisGod]

If anyone was wondering, he said 'you know' 9 times in only two minutes

[proqueqw]

Imagine being the guy in the store:
-- "Can I help you?"
"Yeah, I take the Jim Root Signature strat."
-- "Your credit card, sir." ... "Jim Root?!?"
"Hell, yeah!"

[CrazyCow]

wanna talk about humble. This dude went a payed for one of his own signature series guitars

[harryemmott]

That isn't Jim Root, that's a Fender rep who is being voiced over by Jim Root.

[xmsparker]

His strat is so sick, I've always wanted a strat like Jim's. I'll get one one day.

[kravvall]

"Excuse me Sir, are you Jim Root? How can I help?"
"Yeah, you know, I'm here to buy the Jim Root Strat. Is 3 million dollars okay?"

[elpablosky]

His admiration for Ritchie Blackmore, Malmsteen and more iconic stratocaster guitar players this call RESPECT and I love that because this not a another arrogant guitar player is a great person and talented guitar player.
He had the Tele, Stratocaster and the Jaguar he basically give another personality to this vintage iconic guitars from Fender .

[InjuryDealer]

Just bought it....definitely a TONE monster

[harryz]

he doesn't look right without the beard

[Trackstar]

You're right in that the wood has no effect on the pickups, but it affects how the string vibrates, which then translates in to the pickup. For example, a string hooked up to metal poles secured in concrete will sound different and resonate differently than a string hooked up between two pieces of semi flexible plastic, even if the tension is the same.

[reidgowan]

So THAT'S what his face looks like.

[unsliner]

"Oh yeah mate, this is a killer guitar. Jim Root Strat. Have you shopped with us before? What's your phone number, I'll look you up in the system."

[gman]

What i mean by this is that i've noticed that the pickups, scale length, bridge construction, fret material, string brand and gauge all have a bigger effect on tone than any of the woods used because they directly alter the way the string vibrates and for how long. That said you cannot deny that when an electric has it's strings completely muted, is plugged into an amp, and you simply knock the body with your hand you hear different tones from different body woods and body shapes

[otherrandomhero]

I don't know if you've ever actually played a guitar, but the entire guitar vibrates quite a bit when you pluck a string. Different vibration frequencies are brought out and dampened by different woods depending on density and porousness. These vibrations go back into the strings and are picked up by the pickups. If you disagree with this theory, think about how different a guitar sounds with new strings compared to old ones. The different from wood isn't huge, but it's definitely significant.

[tjon]

Fender should make more guitars with compound radiuses.

[SixStringHarmonies]

The scale and string tension are primary factors to the tone. The original, lengthy discussion was regarding the belief of some that the body material of an electric guitar is the primary element of it's amplified tone. It is a misnomer which manufacturers have borrowed from the world of acoustic guitars, violins, pianos, etc., where body material is the primary factor in tone.

[SixStringHarmonies]

Some labs have even done tests to see if listeners can differentiate between a tube or solid state amplified audio signal. The results always turn out the same. They test 30 or so people, 29 can't reliably choose, and 1 guy with great ears gets it right every time. Thus, keeping the debates alive. The gear companies that make millions off of all of us work very hard to propel this thinking forward.

[glennvalenza]

lol 2 year differnce makes him look so much better with his jazz master

[sEaNoYeAh]

The vibrating string causes vibrations in whatever it is fixed to. Put a guitar down, strum it and feel the body -it's vibrating. Wood affects the tone of a note by absorbing some frequencies, causing them to quickly decay; and reinforcing others, causing them to become more prominent and encouraging vibrations of that frequency in the string -which is then in turn picked up by the pickup.