Slipknot's Mick Thomson & Jim Root Rig Rundown
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In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Mother’s Day 2015, Slipknot guitarists Mick Thomson and Jim Root took some time before their somewhat hometown show and hung with PG to talk about signature guitars, tube heads, and the handful off effects they need to punish arenas each night.
Mick Thomson’s Gear
GUITARS
Mick Thomson is a creature of habit-give him a few of his Ibanez MTM signature guitars packed with his Seymour Duncan EMTY Blackout pickups and he’s a happy dude. Each one of his guitars features a mahogany body, maple neck, and rosewood fretboard.
As far as he’s concerned, the best guitar he has out on the road right now is his white-and-black “storm trooper” Ibanez MTM that’s kept tuned to dropped-B. According to Thomson, it’s perfect for rhythm work and can stand up against any other 6-string in his collection for leads. Nearly all of 2008’s 'All Hope is Gone' and the bulk of the rhythm material for last year’s '.5: The Gray Chapter' was done with the storm trooper. For this run, the band is primarily using two tunings and he uses a different set of D’Addario EXL117 strings for each one. For dropped-A tunings, he goes with .011-.058 and for dropped-B tunings he goes with .012-.068. Thomson recently worked with Dunlop to create a custom Jazz III pick made of a graphite composite because he feels they’re slicker, harder, and doesn’t make any scraping or scratching sounds when they wear down.
#7’s backup to the storm trooper is the very first prototype he got for his signature line back in the early 2000s.
Thomson starts the night out with this Oakland Raiders-themed Ibanez MTM that’s tuned to dropped-A for “Sacrastrophe.”
Thomson’s newest signature model features a carbon-fiber cap on the body and headstock and is tuned to dropped-A.
All of Thomson’s Audio-Technica wireless packs on his guitars are protected by Trojan condoms to keep them from getting wet from water, beer, sweat, and blood.
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28:25 сделано браширование, потом покрашено в черный, потом техникой сухая кисть - красный нанесен. ну и лак наверное поверх всего=) еще секретов рассказать?)
Fun fact is that when Mick is using his mask we only see his hair and eyes, but without mask we see everything except exactly the eyes and hair. Go figure.
@Stephen Docherty wat
@Stephen Docherty Well you're slightly unhinged...
@Stephen Docherty He made a perfectly fine observation. You on the other hand sound like you got issues. You ok bud? You can always get help.
Thats true
Except for the heavenly beard
I feel like Mick Thomson has always been the same age
He was probably born aged ~40
Do you know how to play there songs
Stephen Delvacchio Why ask that question?
I don't know dude why should it matter
Stephen Delvacchio cause you asked him an irrelevant question
Every guitarist: 'I like to keep it simple' *pulls out stacked pedal board*
so true.... went to a gig this summer on a festival and helped out at a friends band. the lead guitarist was like.. I just use this amp (and that really was everything he used.. guitar, cable, amp). then I came like yeah I keep it simple as well... 8 pedal board, Boss ME25 for FX, additional tuner (yes the ME25 has a build in one but I dont like it), boost pedal to boost any sounds of mine, half stack amp with modification ... "simple" or like jim would say: "simple, you know"
For me it's a lot simpler. Guitar-wireless-BOSS GT-8-amp. Occasionally I'll run a second amp for a stereo rig, but not often. Most times it's direct to the board without an amp if I can do that.
My rig goes from guitar via rack mounted wireless reciver then into a tuner followed by a 31 band eq and out to a digitec wammy pedal and dunlop wah pedal and then into the amp. Then in the amps effect loop the rest of the rack shit first into my noise gate/compressor where its split channel A is clean and returns to the amp. Channel B goes thru a metal master pedal just bolted in the bottom of the rackbox then into a BBE sonic maximizer and finally returns to the amp. All power supplied and regulated by the rack mounted juice goose. Things get complicated when you are a tone junky. Lol.
Not all Jake E Lee really does keep it simple like 6or 7 with tuner and he doesn't even use a trem bar on his Charvel
When u think about it it really is simple it really is just guitar pedals amp yea he uses a switching board but that’s t make it easier that’s not really making things complicated yea the boards stacked but it’s still just pedals then amp jim really only uses the pedals for sepific uses unlike some guys I know who own them and have them on thier boards for the sake of having them like him wih the gtod it’s there if he needs it not there for no reason the three delays all have a purpose the phaser is for the solo on before I forget it’s all there for a reason not like most modern guitar players who have a bunch and they say yea it’s off most of the time jim is the simplest rig I’ve ever come across guitar cable pedals/switching system cable amp speaker cab no fx Processors no complicated signal path
I love it when an expert explains the tools of their craft.
love the spider killing videos bro
Your species are rare
It helps newbies like me understand and get interested into our gear
I love professional figures that actually know their stuff.
me too
Mick Thomson is such a chill guy, even though he looks menacing
Peter Sørensen he even loves kittens
Looks are deceiving
🤔 smack him, say "just playing." see results.
Right? Like he looks like the stuff of nightmares and yet he seems and sounds like the chillest guy
The let’s just say if you’re in a dark alley and someone’s giving you trouble, you hope that he has your back.
"Y'know" -Jim Root, 2015
+Schmitt Ranger. This is y'know my guitar and y'know it plays well and its pretty heavy on chugs y'know" "no, I don't know" "hah thats funny y'know"
***** XD I love Jim but he's got an interesting way of talking. And yes I thought that was a bit interesting as well.
he says that to sound like somebody who speaks fluently
+Schmitt Ranger. Paul Gray also said that lol
Zacky from A7X also says that in every sentence
Why does everyone in Slipknot have a great speaking voice?
I never hear Craig
@@JamesSSWayne me too
@@JamesSSWayne his voice is better than all of them combined
@@Bonelessair superlow voice with british accent?
@@JamesSSWayne que hace Jesús aqui?
Jim Root plays in Slipknot, on a Jazzmaster. Metal Hipster.
Whatever works dude. I wouldn't be surprised if he had some Jags made
@@someoneelse101 He is. Gonna be made in the Mexican plant to make them affordable. JM shape with his signsture pickups and block inlays. Should come out Winter NAMM
Tracy McGrady damn TMac didn’t know you were a Slipknot fan.
A Jazzmaster with floyd Rose
Senior Citizen listens to Slipknot: *METAL HIP*
ive only seen slipknot twice but both times i just remember seeing mick just standing on stage completely motionless in all the chaos and just thinking "THAT is one scary mother fucker"
+Scott Seigel It's all a gimmick. He seems like a burly, muscular monster with the mask and his stance on stage but in reality he's just an out of shape, overweight dude who would only scare a woman or a teenage boy.
Shhhh
+Jim Garrison yeah and i bet you're the toughest guy alive
+Jim Garrison You would shit your pants if you were standing near him. Did you see how tall he is?
+I drown in pussy and jim is even taller
I want Mick to read to me every night before I got to sleep
MrPill0w1 i want Mick to TEACH how to play guitar me every day :B
k.
Mick was a guitar teacher :v
+carlos2713ful The Ye Old Guitar shop he mentioned is in Des Moines Iowa. Ask for Michael Curry. Him and Jim both went to him. He's also a great guitar tech and all around good guy.
Lmfao.
Mick's voice is literally asmr. Perfect tone
I know it made me tired a little bit
I know
9:14 poor Mick making all these funny puns and no one laughing
bakerXderek xD
bakerXderek ...that awkward moment XD
you are everywhere wtf
i surely did xD seems like they were too stupid to get it
I'm very protected
NO JIM I DON'T KNOW!!!
Now I can’t unhear it, thanks dick 😂
lol
Every time he says, “you know” take a shot
james vann he said you know 86 times.
😂😂😂
My favorite part is at 9:21 when Mick tries to take his dirty joke a step further by saying "a moist one, even", takes a look at the interviewer for approval, then kept it going despite him not acknowledging it.
Mick : Heavier guitars are better...
Jim: Lighter guitars are better...
Well Mick is a pretty big dude so
@@Hellraiser988 yeah, but Jim's taller.
Im 6'6" , and in shape , but my favorite guitars are light just for flare , heavy guitars make you focus more on the notes rather than showmanship , ala jimi Hendrix
Doyle from the misfits has like a 10 pound guitar lol
@@cobrak1ngs yea but that guy likes everything big and heavy lol
Jim literally said y'know 86 times
Yes, I counted.
Petteri Teräs I got 16262618818116161718
@@tad3937 I got 666
Now that's commitment
@@Alfgunnarp if you 555
I got ♾
Slipknot drinking game. Take a shot every time Jim says y'know
Blacked out 3 minutes in...
Dave Degenerate do this with Chris, you'll be out in less than 5 minutes lol
Basically it's for people who hate their livers
Dave Degenerate And five minutes later Uncle Johnny died of alcohol poisoning.
Dave Degenerate or take a shot everytime Mick says fuck
Mick and Jim are the most polite guitarists 🤘🏻
I think almost metal guitaris are nice.
Don’t forget Angus Young too
A lot of metal musicians are nice as a whole, bruh...
Tony Iommi is so humble
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield seem really nice too. And I know Dave Ellefson plays bass but he’s also really cool
i could listen to mick talk about his gear all day
UGHH SAME
Same here
Yasssssss!!!! Love his voice!
Any non-guitarist here who is completely lost but continues to watch video bc Slipknot is cool
Believe me, being a guitarist doesn't help. Admittedly I've only been playing for 3 years so I'm still a rookie but these guys might as well be speaking an alien language like Sid
@@Tom-oz7wk haha
Slipknot is possibly the WORST noise I've ever heard, I find it pure satanic torture to listen, I can't stand it after a few seconds and have to turn it off. How anybody could actually like that satanically possessed noise boggles me!
@@pharmerdavid1432 so then don’t listen to them
@@pharmerdavid1432 think ab the fact you came to this video to give an opinion no one asked for.
These guys are straight up so nice it's insane.
Clowns the one who's kind of an asshole lol
*****
He said the new members dont matter
I was just kinda joking. I think he is just dick to interviewers and stuff because its part of his "alter ego" or something lol. But in reality he's a very intelligent and cool dude.
+korri alexandra I think he's a little crazy, especially in the mask.
korri alexandra
I know he is intelligent as hell. He directed all the music videos
3:10 "instead of losing whatever, now you've lost y'know" - Mick Thompson
I was thinking of putting this as a quote lol
When you lose Jim "y'know" Root
Mick's voice sounds like he'd have a public radio talkshow on personal finance
Jim Root has some honey in his voice.
So does Mick.
If Corey ever quits they should just let Mic do the vocals he has a great deep voice.
I would like to hear him sing.
@@mrs_death_metal_ he sang on a slipknot song once
@@deadbucket2323 which one?
@@simsonchin i think it was sauce (unleaked)
If Corey quits its over I think 🤷🏽♂️
"Mick how are you doing" "Not to bad, was just stabbed in the back of the head the other week"
nathan10X link???
That's mick for u ... stronger than a fu ing brick wall
Thats crazy, this is the first im hearing of this and its legit the same day that it happened
LordWhammy -_- same
DecrepitOrigin888 probably bc this was before it happened
"You Know"- Jim Root
Disasterpiece5150 zacky from a7x said that alot too during their instructional video lol
With Jim’s new pickups and Mick going with Jackson, I feel like we need a new version of this Rig Rundown. That would be awesome.
Yes!!!!
They did recently.
Yeah, that’d be awesome since they moved companies again (Mick now with ESP and Jim with Charvel) but I’d love to see what V-Man is using as well for his bass gear
Jim Root "Y'know?"
Zakk Wylde "Obviously, obviously."
JDog lmao
Lars Ulrich: "Uhm"
James Hetfield: "Yeah"
@@timonsteup2877 kirk: Wah
Right
I love how Mick has such a sense of humor and the host is afraid to engage with the jokes haha
Mic had me rolling with his “ribbed for my pleasure” dude is funny!
I love how Jim rambles and everything just rolls into one long word with the occasional "Y'Know" to break it up 😂 i couldliterally listen to him all day
Same)) I have no idea what he is talking about but it sounds good
Chris should make more Rig Rundowns. He asks the right questions that we all guitar nerds want to know
bro i see you everywhere xD
Henry
I Am everywhere.
There was another person who was really good, I don't remember her name but she has interviewed Steve Vai
Kijiji
Rebecca Dirks. She wasn't just ridiculously pretty, but also a guitar nerd. Too bad PG let her go
They canned her!? Why would they do that
Jim looks like metal Santa Claus
you mean mental Santa Claus
No Tom Araya is metal Santa
PEALSEEEEEE
@@carter5562 true
Mick Thomson’s reaction to when he was talking about the squirrels burying the nuts was priceless
When was that
Jim is just the coolest guy in music. totally honest and someone you would like to grab a beer with.
I'm not even much of a slipknot fan but I like listening to Jim talk. Comes across very honest with a good sense of humor. "Ya know?"
i found it funny that rather than removing his sunglasses , Mick decided to use a pocket torch to see the amp.
He wears his sunglasses at night....
@@dirtycelinefrenchman it's all part of the killer look...
Lmao
@@ChimpScape funny hey jon snow! Cant believe you're on youtube bro!
@@HuwKearney You're right. There's no need for a battle. Thousands of men don't need to die. Only one of us. Let's end this the old way. You against me.
I like how they actually know about their own rig. Seems like most guitarist don't know anything about their own gear.
Yeah well Mick was teaching guitar in the mid 90s so he must know quite a lot about guitars.
Exactly!!! I feel that's why they usually get the tech to talk about so they won't embarrass themselves
Check out Andy Timmons' or Steven Stivenson's rig rundowns. You're in for a treat :)
Fume Knight Raime another guy like that is Rob Arnold. he has a rig rundown too
Or use an AxeFx or Kemper aha.
“If you ever break a string, which hardly ever happens- of course I’m gonna do it tonight”
String: damn right.
Now for the Jackson update.
With bass rig
Yep
Mick sounds a hell of a lot smarter than I would have imagined.
he's a teacher
@@AndiMichael like actually?
@@dogvtf yes, guitar teacher obviously.
He literally said he was a teacher in this video
Mick Thomson seems like a real-ass dude. He's fucking funny too. I'd love to have a beer and just shoot the suit with the guy.
or shoot the shit, even.
SrDeMaFp Basically I would agree but why wear sunglasses in the night? That's kinda douch-ey to me.
SomethinWild a lot of people who are a bit shy feel more comfortable if they can wear shades. And before you say "this guy goes on stage every night infront of loads of cameras and people" remember that that is a very different scenario. Not to mention while wearing a mask. Compared to being interviewed alone with a camera up in your face. For a lot of people shades help in those situations as a kind of "wall" infront of you and the camera / people.
And he got stabbed... In the head.
He'd be a hell of a partner in a bar fight. Got stabbed in the fucking head and he's just like "I'm good, bro."
Mick is such a teddybear omgosh
I know right. Sometimes, I question my sexuality when I see him.
+brandon baptiste he looks so badass with his mask, but without he looks like cherrypievirgin
Kind of like a upfront shy school girl type right?
+brandon baptiste yep
He seems like such a sweetheart.
They should do another rig run down with Slipknot this time with Micks new Jackson guitars and with their new bassist V-Man.
Don't think enough people care about the new bassplayer compared to Mick and Jim :s
BeardedDanishViking I saw a vid on his bass, it's pretty interesting but I think he needs to prove himself first before we get to cosy.
Well, he is a proven bassist as the title would stand on its own. So I can def respect his choices in gear and the kind of tone he goes for. Though I agree, as the Slipknot bassist, he has to continue to deliver to keep his spot.
Mick and Jim are very nice dudes, they are very knowledgeable about their gear and tone, kudos to musicians&rockstars who don't rely on the guitartech every second to explain what's going on!
I could listen to Jim talk all day.
I love how when Mick started playing with his hands the interviewer took a step back lmfao
Rip Joey, also, Jim looks like the stylish guy in the group. He looks like he could be in a Levi’s ad and if you had never seen him without the mask, you just think he’s a model posing as a hipster cafe racer biker dude.
I thought same 😅, Jim knows a model
I just love how thorough Mick and Jim are about their gear, the tone on Gray Chapter is easily one of the best I've ever heard.
Sovereign King yes!!!!
So when will Mick get some signature "SEVEN" condoms for his transmitters? 😂
Sebba they could tie in something from Friends 😂
I'm gonna need a SIX 😂
Mick Thomson signature Jimmy Hats: “You’ll find your urge to kill dwindles after a good NUT.”
I like how they're not "too good" or "too rockstar" to talk to the interviewer about their own gear. Some other big bands have their guitar techs fill in for them during these
The interviewer is class, hes so into it, and really listens to everything in depth. Great questions too. The 2 dudes seem bang on sound too
PROPS to Premier Guitar for stopping the language censorship ... bout time
I’ve NEVER heard Mick’s voice. Deep as HELL. Fits his picture tho 😂
IKR?!?
Imagine being a young kid and Jim being your grandfather... wooot.
That would be SIC!!!
If I die and go to hell. I imagine Mick's voice welcoming me as i walk through the fiery gates.
If¿ You are going to because Death is inevitable. But wherever you go you go as do I. Be above the negative.
An interview where the interviewee is more enthusiastic than the questions guy. Mick is awesome
Is it just me or does Mick's voice fit his mask PERFECTLY.
I really like the look of Micks Carbon Fibre Ibanez and Jim's Red Sandblasted Fender
3:09
PG - "kinda like a squirrel..."
Mick - *internally thinking where the hell is he going with this?*
PG - "Burying the nuts...."
Mick - ".... sure..."
Mick told a British guy to speak English. Lol
James Horton lol why are you mad at me? Micks the one who said it haha
it was actually directed to Mick mate sorry lol
DereMemo yeah. English people are English.
DereMemo erm where from england makes us english
r/wooosh
146 y'knows ;)
cunnerzzz at first I thought you were joking, but five minutes into the jim portion and I can believe it
I can't believe you actually kept count.
Thats worst than James lmao
did you actually count that shit😂
BONGS N BLUNTS no, there were only 86
Drinking Game: Everytime Jim says "Ya Know" have a drink.
MC. Jagos Hammered after a minute
146 drinks later🤣
I just woke up from a 3 year alcohol induced coma after reading this comment.
That's 87 y'knows
Mick has the coolest voice
Yes, yes he does.
Even though it's not the type of music I listen to, I do love how musical and talented the guys in Slipknot are.
Sic rundown. Thanks for this! Love the Jimmie hats lol
KineticGTR Pun Level: Slipknot!
KineticGTR eyyy
KineticGTR Awesome randomly seeing a comment from you here, I'm always on your channel for playthroughs.
Love the pun
I have like no clue what they are talking about.
Horcomdev The third 😂😂
Same my guy
There rig run downs
Me neither, no clue whatsoever.
I like listening to them, though. 😂😂
Especially Mick, big dude's very chill with that awesome deep voice.
K.J.B. Damn I feel bad for y’all. It feels more relaxing when you know everything
35:24 chris throws in a "you know" for good measure, because you know, sometimes you have to reach jim's mindset, haha.
the sex puns when talking about the hats for mick's guitars was amazing and I was crying.
Such talented musicians! They deserve every dime they make. Cheapest therapy session ever!☺
+Chris Crisel Could you imagine though, having to split the money that many ways. lol
I don't know anything about guitars but I could watch Mick and Jim talk about their gear all day. Such cool guys.
"..Every amp the heart of what your tone is gonna be that midrange.." Mick Thomson... hope y'all metalheads got that right. no scooping the mids
I come here just for the out-of-focus opening shot. Pisses me off every time.
216trixie We still love you. And thanks for watching... still...
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FINALLY a rig rundown when mick isn't rushed and talks through it!!!!!!
Mick Thomson is Professor Metal.
you can tell mick and jim are passionate about their guitars not just the music but that they appreciate the artisanship of a guitar
its beautiful how technical all of this is. it blows my mind. I don't even understand most of what they are saying but its all so cool. And this is ONE member!
"Sometimes I do the ribbed ones, but I turn them inside out for my pleasure." -Mick Thomson
Not a big slipknot fan or Mick Thomson fan for that matter, but that made my day
Royal James I read that just as he said it lol😂
9:49 Mick put condoms on his guitar lol
On his wireless transmitter.
that whole section was hilarious
Well ya, he clearly made a joke about it.
The transmitters
I love how Mick seemed super closed off and possibly annoyed at the beginning of the interview and by the end he was just chatting away like they’ve been friends forever lol.
Also, he was really cracking himself up over his condom jokes 😂😂
I'm so glad that Chris did this. If it was Perry it'd have been "Awesome, Yeah, Gotcha, Yeah, Awesome, Gotcha" all the time and we wouldn't have learned anything about their gear.
"Pretty simple setup" - more electronics than I have in my entire household.
unmasked Mick looks like he would be Masked Mick’s guitar tech
I always seen Mick as the most intimidating of all the band, his mask and his tall stature just scared me a little. Seems like the most chilled and down to earth guy. Very nice 👍🏽
Mick's guitars are fully protected. lol Really glad i watched this video
I saw Slipknot in concert without really ever listening to their music before. It was one of the most entertaining shows I’ve ever seen.
"Sometimes I use the ribbed ones but I turn them inside out for MY pleasure..." - Mick Thomson, 2015
Mick has a sense of humor better than most standup comics. Love this guy.
I love Mick's voice so much. Very deep.
Bout time we get Mick Thompson talking. Once ya get him moving he chats quite a bit. Pretty Cool. Love his playing, what a fuckin Beast!
Mick's the happiest guy on planet when talking about guitars
Jim root is awesome! He came up to me in full get up at ozzfest as i was in the crowd front row 2nd stage and he poured a water out right in front of me. He then returned with a hose and doused us. It was the meanest and nicest and coolest thing ever all at once. All hail the knot
That red Ibanez is absolutely stunning and his feelings on guitars is so spot on. Every single one is unique
mick sounds like hes eating a hamburger while speaking at all times
If either of these two ever leave Slipknot for whatever reason then I'm done.
They both seem like such genuinely kind and down to earth guys :D ...ALSO, Mick's breathing is so powerful that I can feel the exhales while watching this
Jim is such a cool guy. My favorite guitarist!
Chris, every RR you do gets better. This is the best one you've done yet. Also, (unrelated) that's a great shirt, what is it?
Nano B It's a shirt for the band Perry Bean plays guitar in-Ill Patriot.
Premier Guitar I used to jam with Perry Bean when I was a kid. I haven't see him in years.
Nano B Honestly, Chris does the best rig rundown interviews, imo.
Jim’s sandblasted mahogany guitar at 28:00 is BEAUTIFUL!