James Root - Guitar
Nicknamed "The Peach"

James is the newest member of the band. He joined Slipknot during the recording of the CD. James is one of my favorite members of the band.  He is very fast and technical with the guitar.... practice pays off.
Quote - "The guys chose this mask to tame me (referring to his old bondage hood). Joining this band takes a little getting used to. I was a timid guy before I joined them. Now I'm a freak! Am I as borderline psychotic as the rest? Ask me in a month!"
Mask - He now wears a court jester/demon mask. In my opinion, it has got to be one of the coolest masks of the band.

Click here to learn how to mask James' mask.

Contact
jim@slipknot1.com - 4@slipknot2.com


James Root, or Jim plays guitar for Slipknot. Jim at, 6'6" towers over the rest of the band. Jim's has two masks. He was forced into wearing a stiffling bondage hood when he joined the group to tame him. This same exact type of hood was worn by the member he replaced, Josh. However when Slipknot played, sweat would be trapped inside the mask so he made a Jester- like mask to reflect on his Jester- like personality. It has a zipper for a mouth and a spike for a chin. It is smelly and disgusting, and he claims that everyone gets pissed at him because the mask stinks up the whole house. On his maks he said, ""I've puked through it a few times. It's got boogers stuck in it and my roommates are pissed at me because it stinks up the whole house." and, "The guys chose this mask to tame me. Joining this band takes a little getting used to. I was a timid guy before I joined them. Now I'm a freak! Am I as borderline psychotic as the rest? Ask me in a month!"
#4 James Root - Guitar

Guitars...
Jackson SLP
Jackson DR-3 Dinky Reverse
Jackson SL2 Soloist

Amps...
Mesa Boogie DC10 Head
Carvin 4X12 Speaker Cabs (top and bottom)

Effects...
Dunlop RotoVibe
Digitech Whammy Pedal
Voodoo Lab GCX Guitar Audio Switcher
Voodoo Lab Ground Control for GCX

Accesories...
EMG 81 Dual Humbucker Pickups





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