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“This is sort of sacrilegious. I might have fibbed and said 'never' with the digital modeling…” Jim Root has switched to the Neural DSP Quad Cortex for some Slipknot shows – and plans on pulling his PRS guitars out of retirement

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

Guitar World

"This is sort of blasphemous and sacrilegious… I might have fibbed a little bit and said 'never' with the digital modelling s***": Jim Root reveals he's using the Neural DSP Quad Cortex live with Slipknot, and adding his old PRS guitars to the rig

Root plans to bring out his 1999-2000 era Slipknot guitars for the band's debut album anniversary dates – including Jackson Soloists and Custom 24s

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SI:AM | Gambling Watchdog Flags College Hoops Game

Thursday’s Temple-UAB game was determined to have attracted unusual betting activity.

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The 10 best Slipknot songs not by Slipknot

From Soulfly to Tetrarch, these bands’ screaming nu metal rampages would surely make Slipknot proud

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10 heavy metal stars who should have solo careers

From James Hetfield to Randy Blythe, we’d love to see what these heavy metal heroes can do by themselves

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“Jim Root 182”: The Fender Tom DeLonge Stratocaster is getting a (nearly) all-black metal makeover for Black Friday – but you’ll have to be quick to get one

The highly limited blacked-out blink-182 instruments go on sale this Friday (November 24)

Guitar World

“An out-of-this-world limited-edition Flying V”: Gibson’s latest Adam Jones signature guitar is here – and it’s a $20k Murphy Lab recreation of the Tool titan’s prized Flying V with a Futura-style headstock

Staying true to the guitarist's penchant for heavy instruments, the meticulously assembled limited-edition Custom Shop model arrives after Jones debuted a V designed with help from Kirk Hammett, Richie Faulkner and Jim Root in 2022

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“I used it as a doorstop, then I had it on the back of my toilet”: Inside the night Slipknot won their first Grammy Award

In 2006, The Nine finally won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance after years of nominations. However, in typical Slipknot fashion, most of the band couldn’t have cared less.

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Charvel Jim Root Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 review

The Slipknot riffer returns to the original hotrod shop for a Superstrat that's built to handle all manner of high-gain rough and tumble

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Here are the 45 Slipknot songs that have never been played live

Butchers Hook? The Virus Of Life? Adderall? We’re hoping Slipknot drop one of these unplayed deep cuts on this summer’s tour

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Looks like Slipknot's Mick Thomson has signed with ESP and Fishman, seemingly leaving Jackson and Seymour Duncan

Thomson's wife and guitar tech both published telling posts on social media, after the Slipknot maestro was spotted playing ESPs live during the band's recent shows in Japan

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