Jim Root The Sound and the Story

James Donald Root 4 Stuperbee Mr Bigs While he goes by many names the 66 man behind a mysterious mask coveralls and white Telecaster is here to tell all in this noholdsbarred documentary from FRET12 From his early days in Iowa to touring the globe playing massive stadiums Jim Root has seen it all In addition to being the yin to Corey Taylors yang Jim has also crafted a guitar style that gels effortlessly with fellow guitarist Mick Thompson creating the sound that is undeniably Slipknot While he no longer plays with Stone Sour Jim also has plenty to teach about his songs written for that band as well including plenty of classic solos If you are looking to learn all about writing songs in lower tunings heavy moshready riffs intricate solos and modern metal songcraft Jim is hands down the teacher for you