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What guitars do Slipknot use?
Slipknot's Eloy Casagrande uses Paiste cymbals, including 2002 and Masters Dark models. Jim Root has said he uses his Fender signature Jazzmaster, Orange Rockerverb heads and a Neural DSP Quad Cortex. Mick Thomson has said he uses signature Jackson Soloists, and Alessandro Venturella has said he plays Status Graphite basses.
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What gear Slipknot uses: a sourced gear guide
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Eloy Casagrande: cymbals
Jim Root: guitars
“It felt so comfortable and easy to play because it was right in the pocket.”
“I had two or three Flat Head Teles, and I love those guitars, they were very roadworthy.”
“I like the American Virtuoso series; I've been tripping out on those guitars.”
“My lowest string is only a .56, but there are dudes out there that are using .60s.”
Jim Root: amps and effects
“And I love my Oranges.”
“I've been using the Quad Cortex just for its effects along with my heads for a few tours”
“In the early days, I had two .50 Calibers, and I forgot how good they sounded.”
“It sounds really good, and you can dial in some really cool lead tones with it with a little bit of delay and a little bit of reverb on it.”
“It has a nice warmth to it”
Mick Thomson: guitars
“For guitars I used my signature Jackson Soloist models”
“in some cases I switched out the pickups for Seymour Duncan P90s just for a totally different sound”
Mick Thomson: amps and effects
“So there's an amp you probably wouldn't think you'd be hearing on a Slipknot album.”
Alessandro Venturella: bass
“I'll never stop playing Status basses.”
“I actually used a P-Bass to track overdubs on songs like 'Spiders', which needed something rounder.”
Alessandro Venturella: bass rig
“The new Darkglass Alpha Omega adds a punch and also has a cab sim”
“I was always a Diezel guy when I was playing guitars, then I heard people had put basses through them”
Sid Wilson: turntables
Corey Taylor: vocals
About Slipknot's gear.
What guitar does Slipknot play?
Slipknot has said they use the Fender Jim Root signature Jazzmaster (Jim Root) (guitarworld.com, August 2024). Slipknot has been seen using the Fender Sandblasted Jim Root signature Jazzmaster with EMG 81 and 60 (Jim Root) (premierguitar.com, May 2015).
What guitar does Jim Root play?
His Fender signature Jazzmaster, which he told Guitar World felt comfortable and easy to play. Premier Guitar's rig rundown also showed his signature Telecaster and Stratocaster, and he has said he has been playing Jackson American Series Virtuoso guitars.
What amp does Jim Root use?
Jim Root has said he uses Orange Rockerverb 100 heads live and has added a Neural DSP Quad Cortex for effects. At home he has said he plays through a Mesa/Boogie .50 Caliber Plus and an old Peavey 5150.
What guitar does Mick Thomson play?
Mick Thomson has said he used his signature Jackson Soloist models on We Are Not Your Kind, sometimes with Seymour Duncan P90s. Earlier, Premier Guitar's rig rundown showed his Ibanez MTM signature guitars with Seymour Duncan EMTY Blackouts into Rivera KR-7 heads.
What bass does Alessandro Venturella play?
Status Graphite basses. He told MusicRadar he will never stop playing them, and that he tracked overdubs with a Fender P-Bass. Live, his signal splits through a Darkglass Alpha Omega, a Gallien-Krueger 2001 RB and a Diezel Herbert.
What cymbals does Eloy Casagrande use?
Eloy Casagrande uses Paiste cymbals with Slipknot: a 20 inch 2002 Wild Crash, 15 inch Masters Dark hi-hats, a 20 inch Masters Dark Crash, a 20 inch 2002 Novo China, a 20 inch 2002 Power Ride and a 10 inch Signature Splash, among others.
What turntables does Sid Wilson use?
Sid Wilson has been seen using two Technics SL-1210MG5 turntables with a Mackie d.2 Pro mixer, a Korg Kaoss Pad KP3, a Mini Kaoss Pad and a DigiTech Whammy, per Mix magazine's 2009 tour feature.
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Named in this guide
Slipknot are the masked nine-piece metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, behind Iowa, Vol. 3 and We Are Not Your Kind. This guide covers Jim Root's and Mick Thomson's guitars and amps, Alessandro Venturella's bass rig, Eloy Casagrande's Paiste cymbals, Sid Wilson's turntables and Corey Taylor's mic.
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