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[koofdome]

Aside from being absolute metal heads, each member of the band is actually insanely gifted music wise. They don't just smash shit and headbag. They're super skilled artists

[leokimvideo]

I'm surprised the volume knob doesn't go up to 11

[myownruin]

I met Jim when he was touring with stone sour at the Hardrock casino in Hollywood Fl..
Jim was cool, I asked him how the ladies treating him, he chuckled and he signed my stuff we took a pic I shook his hand thank him for coming down and wished him A great show and it was.. Real cool guy.. Thanks Jim.

[reddalchemy]

You can tell he absolutely LOVES guitars. One of the best players I have seen. Inspired me to learn how to play. Love you Jim!

[RoadrunnerrecordsCoUk]

"It's a TONE MONSTER!". What a dude.

[teunputker]

So weird to hear a slipknot guitarist playing blues licks through a clean fender amp.

[Merjia]

What a dude. I love hearing musicians with passion like this talk about their instruments.

[Haassan]

'Im, in Slipknot, mkay!?' 2:13

[gggfx]

"Bend it up into happiness" - I love that description of high fret bending :D

[LeeronCarbuncle]

In 20 years, his transformation into Billy Gibbons will be complete.

[nickaguado]

Love the way jim vibratos. Its so relaxed and fits in well. Not drug out and over exaggerated all the time.

[michaelman]

I like his playing far better then Micks. I love Mick, but Jim is a monster at jazz and it's insane to hear Jim play, he's a master.

[CoolspyGaming]

This guitar is my favorite guitar y' know, I have 2 bands y' know, This guitar has nice specs y' know. lol xD

You gotta love Jim Root! Nice guy.

[thetwobuck]

James now looks and sounds like the guy from Mythbusters...

[jaratt]

I wish he'd do more videos of him playing things other than Stone Sour and Slipknot.. I love to hear pros playing the things that inspire them instead of just their band's music all the time.

[alexchapman]

Jim root is an amazingly rounded player. That noodling was cool. Bet he can hold his own in any style, I wanna hear a instrumental solo album.

[Frans_Zietsman]

Hes so down to earth.

Hes one of my favorite guitar heros.

[adaptiveagile]

What beautiful tone and playing.

In a strange turn of events I ended up with one of Jim's former studio guitars (now an "extended borrow" by the friend who sold it to me), and it's cool to see how it's set up exactly per his usual specs. I believe mine was from his earlier days with SK, and it's a completely customized Warmoth Strat (former USA 50s reissue Strat) built to his specs, but with aftermarket S-S-H (before he went with EMGs). Heaviest guitar I've ever played, but the way it resonates...  it trembles in your hands like something alive. Never felt a guitar like that. Love the compound radius Warmoth Pro maple neck.

I had listened to Slipknot once in a while but didn't know names or anything. More of a blues hack. Learned that the guitar belonged to Jim some time after I bought it -- so for the novelty, I found vids of him on Youtube and watched him play -- love his versatility, and it makes the instrument all the more special. Seems like a cool guy. Very talented.

[peytonnewman]

Lol,  the people hating probably wish they could grow a monster of a fucking beard that Jim Root has