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  • We blindfolded Jim Root (Slipknot) and had him try to guess what guitar he was playing... check out what he thinks about the brand new Fender Meteora - part of 2018's Parallel Universe Series. Learn more about the Parallel Universe Series here:
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  • @masonjones4849
    @masonjones4849 5 років тому +6456

    "Like a weird Jazzmaster with a Tele setup." Yep.. he nailed it.

    • @pickletarts8196
      @pickletarts8196 5 років тому +116

      Mason Jones only a Master Fender shredder would know

    • @Slamthulhu
      @Slamthulhu 5 років тому +49

      @@pickletarts8196 nah lol, feeling the body shape and hardware is easy, I hardly play fenders and even I would've been able to tell you the same

    • @pickletarts8196
      @pickletarts8196 5 років тому +13

      Mikkel Scott - Guttural Slug/Septic Congestion yup, it’s complimentary to the finesse that is ‘Jim Root’.
      Symbolically, Artistically.. Quintessential Root :)

    • @Bedroomrips
      @Bedroomrips 5 років тому +1

      Mikkel Scott - Guttural Slug/Septic Congestion are you actually in guttural slug?

    • @Slamthulhu
      @Slamthulhu 5 років тому +1

      @@Bedroomrips Yeah man

  • @matthewhoward5822
    @matthewhoward5822 4 роки тому +5718

    Jim Root- "I'd play this live"!
    Fender-🤑🤑

    • @christopherchuauhang4829
      @christopherchuauhang4829 4 роки тому +116

      Matthew Howard Fender: Get this man his Jazzmaster signature.

    • @bestboy897
      @bestboy897 4 роки тому +2

      True

    • @MrSFblack
      @MrSFblack 4 роки тому +7

      @@christopherchuauhang4829 he already has a jazzmaster signature

    • @gabewilliams7462
      @gabewilliams7462 4 роки тому +45

      @@MrSFblack "get this man *his* jazzmaster signature"
      Are you able to read?

    • @Falxifer95
      @Falxifer95 4 роки тому +2

      He actually bought one, not the one from this video.

  • @jobin9471
    @jobin9471 Рік тому +190

    So nobody noticed that he played Liar's Funeral 1 year before its release ? I find that amazing

  • @jebjohn7934
    @jebjohn7934 9 місяців тому +108

    He is probably the most underrated guitarist in metal history he is badass at it

  • @astralauthority8959
    @astralauthority8959 5 років тому +3807

    “I’m not used to playing blindfolded”
    *is still 10X better than me*

  • @horrorhead199
    @horrorhead199 5 років тому +2349

    “I dig it can I have it?”
    -Jim Root

    • @jonesjones94
      @jonesjones94 5 років тому +25

      lol ya like he had to buy one

    • @quickscopeoneeighty9158
      @quickscopeoneeighty9158 5 років тому +115

      "Ya know?"
      -Jim Root

    • @g.koch.
      @g.koch. 5 років тому +9

      @@jonesjones94 he got the one from this video and put emg singlecoils in 😂

    • @icon5000
      @icon5000 5 років тому +1

      @ quickscope "ya know"Zacky Vengeance

    • @garethdaviesbrown6707
      @garethdaviesbrown6707 5 років тому +1

      @@icon5000 I was literally gonna comment and be like "featuring Zacky Vengeance"

  • @shaunbose9539
    @shaunbose9539 3 роки тому +172

    Seeing him play little jazzy scales was such a beautiful thing for a metal guitarist

  • @AKAScooter
    @AKAScooter 4 роки тому +978

    The more I hear Jim play, the more I think he is massively under utilized in Slipknot. Does he have any other projects he is involved with?

    • @hussewl6895
      @hussewl6895 2 роки тому +186

      That's what happens with greatness. When you are a great guitar player, you adapt to all environments. He can go from a bluesy jazz style to nu metal

    • @stupidthefish1979
      @stupidthefish1979 2 роки тому +128

      Stone Sour, but
      A) He left
      B) Pretty sure Stone Sour is done

    • @The_Fat_Turtle
      @The_Fat_Turtle 2 роки тому +76

      Slipknot is full of cool, interesting riffs (like the main riff in "Left Behind"), Jim adds a lot of groove into the music like the second verse riff in "All out Life" and they even bust out some crazy solo's when the song has room for it. That's the good thing about Slipknot, they chose when to unleash the guitar solo's instead of forcing them into everything.

    • @clips1071
      @clips1071 2 роки тому +5

      @@stupidthefish1979 why is stonesour done?

    • @stupidthefish1979
      @stupidthefish1979 2 роки тому +21

      @@clips1071 Idk I just read that in an interview Corey said “Yeah we’re not really gonna be making music together anymore”

  • @nickmathis6136
    @nickmathis6136 4 роки тому +2713

    So the riff he’s playing at 1:53 is “A Liar’s Funeral” 8 months of this being up and had no idea that was a riff from the upcoming album😂

    • @Rabidshore
      @Rabidshore 4 роки тому +198

      @CRPK not really. He said in an interview and had song and songs demoed out for this album years back. This is only 8 months ago.

    • @calebforman4516
      @calebforman4516 4 роки тому +80

      Slipknot: *intense sweating*

    • @abbasahmedlp
      @abbasahmedlp 3 роки тому +8

      Me too

    • @soulfare333
      @soulfare333 3 роки тому +2

      Sounds like shit.

    • @stonedinparadise1381
      @stonedinparadise1381 2 роки тому +8

      @@soulfare333 cope

  • @hermanpesina6328
    @hermanpesina6328 5 років тому +2356

    Jim has always had the personality of that cool guitar teacher who does classes from a guitar store. Ausome stuff.

    • @tjrobertson4611
      @tjrobertson4611 4 роки тому +63

      Funny you say that, Mick was a guitar teacher and guitar maintenance man at ‘Ye old guitar shop’ in Iowa, to my knowledge up until just a few years ago. May still be doing it even.

    • @MILI_XS
      @MILI_XS 2 роки тому +1

      Hi bart

    • @creepymcpeepers
      @creepymcpeepers Рік тому +5

      I heard somewhere that he taught the dude from bad wolves I dunno if that is true or not maybe it was mick

    • @wardenandriuk9448
      @wardenandriuk9448 Рік тому +4

      @@creepymcpeepers pretty sure it wouldve been jim. Mick ain't a social guy. He hides out when not workin.

    • @Gothictrash
      @Gothictrash Рік тому +5

      @@wardenandriuk9448 yea i agree with you it probably was Jim because Micks wife Stacy said that Mick overall doesn’t like people so

  • @easternsasquatch
    @easternsasquatch 4 роки тому +194

    "I'm not used to playing blindfolded so bear with me"
    I can't play that good even when I'm looking at the fretboard

    • @bored7772
      @bored7772 4 роки тому

      Ull get it soon it only took me 6 months and now i csn hit most notes without looking

    • @ThotSticks
      @ThotSticks 3 роки тому

      What about noe

  • @TheIrishSniper
    @TheIrishSniper 3 роки тому +33

    I like the way the man said "sir" when he handed James the guitar.

  • @AccuracyXVolume922
    @AccuracyXVolume922 5 років тому +1938

    I would scrape my ass through 5 miles of glass to hear a Jim Root blues album.

    • @xRESIDENTEVILSTARSx
      @xRESIDENTEVILSTARSx 4 роки тому +44

      i would llove to see jim root and mark Morton make a blues album together

    • @labagaia
      @labagaia 3 роки тому +70

      I would scrape my ass through 5 miles of glass to see you scrape your ass through 5 miles of glass to hear a Jim Root blues album.

    • @idontknow-hj9yw
      @idontknow-hj9yw 3 роки тому +7

      @@labagaia LMFAO

    • @Noumenon4Idolatry
      @Noumenon4Idolatry 3 роки тому

      Hahahaha

    • @onerandombruh
      @onerandombruh 3 роки тому +25

      I would scrape my ass thru 5 miles of glass to have a quarter of the talent Jim has.

  • @dylangardner110
    @dylangardner110 4 роки тому +4252

    *blindfolded jim: "huh.. single coil.... tele style bridge? jazz master?... feels like a strat headstock maybe 70's..."
    *blindfolded me: "huh...... seems to have a neck.... and some strings.... man what am i holding"

  • @TheMultijesus13
    @TheMultijesus13 3 роки тому +37

    "I would play this live"
    translation with smirk on face - I want this guitar

  • @SomeGuy-fn7in
    @SomeGuy-fn7in 3 роки тому +30

    No, Jim, I do not know what you mean; but I love hearing you talk about it.

  • @drk3758
    @drk3758 4 роки тому +3464

    1:50 ‘A Liars Funeral’ from the new Slipknot Album ‘We Are Not Your Kind’

    • @parthibnag2983
      @parthibnag2983 4 роки тому +177

      Yup just realized lol

    • @RubenLopez-fh1ix
      @RubenLopez-fh1ix 4 роки тому +140

      Yep, Nice one Jim. hahaha

    • @alissonsilva7875
      @alissonsilva7875 4 роки тому +88

      I came back here to comment this.

    • @Sporacle
      @Sporacle 4 роки тому +110

      What a sneaky Jester

    • @android9404
      @android9404 4 роки тому +112

      I wonder if it was already the song at the time, or just a riff they turned into one.

  • @lazylion420
    @lazylion420 5 років тому +1739

    1:38 "Holy... what?? Ok..."
    is probably the greatest single endorsement for any product I've ever heard ever

  • @theitalianstallion973
    @theitalianstallion973 4 роки тому +947

    Anyone notice Jim’s mask in the back?

    • @gzo313
      @gzo313 4 роки тому +44

      Nice catch, watched this video a number of times and never noticed it.

    • @jacxb_5125
      @jacxb_5125 4 роки тому +7

      Um... i dont think you’re a die hard fan if you dont see that

    • @gzo313
      @gzo313 4 роки тому +16

      SpartaN_ FN ..... dammit, I’m turning in my maggot membership. I gotta get my head in the game.

    • @jacxb_5125
      @jacxb_5125 4 роки тому +1

      There ya go.... thats some loyalty right there

    • @ct1saac300
      @ct1saac300 4 роки тому +4

      Shit...nice catch

  • @Antlegs
    @Antlegs 4 роки тому +14

    That look on jimmy boys face when he was gonna walk away with the guitar was just so wholesome

  • @potater12345
    @potater12345 5 років тому +6356

    Fun fact: He's the tallest slipknot member at 6'6.

    • @conner1466
      @conner1466 5 років тому +411

      Wait is he taller then mick?

    • @potater12345
      @potater12345 5 років тому +511

      Yep. Micks 6’4

    • @aggravated2008
      @aggravated2008 5 років тому +560

      When it comes to the neck though...

    • @przemoc19225004
      @przemoc19225004 5 років тому +535

      Are you sure he is a "member"? Did Corey confirm?

    • @nikosstr7908
      @nikosstr7908 5 років тому +46

      @@przemoc19225004 hahaha

  • @tompaclock
    @tompaclock 5 років тому +1281

    You know when dogs look like their owners? This guitar looks like Jim Root.

    • @Wall2157
      @Wall2157 5 років тому +46

      So true. That damn thing screams Jim Root.

    • @pmaster1173
      @pmaster1173 5 років тому +5

      I've actually seen some owners look like their dogs over time, especially the Pug and bulldog owners.

    • @jakeguitarguy
      @jakeguitarguy 5 років тому +3

      You know what? I see it.

    • @scottjustscott3730
      @scottjustscott3730 5 років тому +4

      Or is it Jim Root who looks like the guitar?

    • @robertharkins6953
      @robertharkins6953 5 років тому +3

      It's strange how true this statement is..

  • @briansidupa8341
    @briansidupa8341 10 місяців тому +3

    what a beautiful human being jim is

  • @NoirEater
    @NoirEater 4 роки тому +7

    This is one of my favorite videos on UA-cam I've come back to watch it many times. Jim's such a wholesome dude I love seeing him geek out over guitars

  • @juno4984
    @juno4984 5 років тому +665

    “I’m not used to playing blindfolded”..starts playing the guitar insanely

    • @Quitarstudent
      @Quitarstudent 5 років тому +40

      playing guitar is about muscle memory

    • @someone___1240
      @someone___1240 3 роки тому +2

      d34d_z3r0_2 okay captain shreddington

    • @Jk-zv6tz
      @Jk-zv6tz 3 роки тому +1

      @BaldUglyMonkey "Are you serious?"
      As you say it sarcastically.
      Checks your channel.
      Finds no videos of you doing any better.
      In short, stfu unless you can do better.

    • @mr.chocolatehazelnutspread8317
      @mr.chocolatehazelnutspread8317 3 роки тому +2

      @@Jk-zv6tz you completely missed the point of his response lmao

    • @Jk-zv6tz
      @Jk-zv6tz 3 роки тому

      @@mr.chocolatehazelnutspread8317 Except I didn't. Keep laughing out loud to yourself you mong.

  • @playerzeronz
    @playerzeronz 5 років тому +1938

    My goal in life is to know close to 10% of the things Jim Root thinks I know

  • @yewstew8312
    @yewstew8312 3 роки тому +12

    Fun Fact: he played one of their tracks, A Liar’s Funeral off of We Are Not Your Kind a whole year before the album at 1:50. He had been holding the riff since Subliminal Versus and couldn’t find a song to fit it on until last year

  • @damianfunes6674
    @damianfunes6674 3 роки тому +25

    I want his solo album.. any style he want!! But the world needs an album from his hands! 🤘👏

  • @yurimennella8793
    @yurimennella8793 5 років тому +1437

    Jim Root meteora sig. Make it happen

    • @TheLordofconfusion
      @TheLordofconfusion 5 років тому +15

      i was thinking the same thing

    • @WOLPHBYTE
      @WOLPHBYTE 5 років тому +7

      DO IT

    • @jimcole6423
      @jimcole6423 5 років тому +7

      Oh, they will.

    • @MichaelD8393
      @MichaelD8393 5 років тому

      That's what I said! Glad to see someone agrees with me.

    • @MichaelD8393
      @MichaelD8393 5 років тому +21

      @Matt Malone Jim can NEVER have too many signatures from Fender.

  • @gilangfresandy
    @gilangfresandy 5 років тому +728

    "you know" -Jim Root

    • @merrivale.1229
      @merrivale.1229 5 років тому +1

      Gilang Fresandy friggin iconic

    • @sirtrygve75
      @sirtrygve75 5 років тому +13

      Jim "you know" Root

    • @TommiIgnatius
      @TommiIgnatius 5 років тому +5

      "you know"- every american.

    • @everythingis2495
      @everythingis2495 5 років тому +1

      why do people have to point this out on every video someone says "ya know" a lot. Then its the only damn thing I hear. I'll even start counting them.. My girlfriend says I say it a lot tho too so whatever I guess.. ya know...

    • @clone_force_6952
      @clone_force_6952 5 років тому

      Take a look at an interview with Claudio Sanchez lmao

  • @MegaDeforest
    @MegaDeforest 4 роки тому +3

    I’ve come back to this video probably over 100 times just to watch Jim play. Dude is my hero!

  • @GGMattt
    @GGMattt 9 місяців тому +6

    I love Jim, for someone in Slipknot, he's such a mellow and relaxing guy. Amazing guitarist!

  • @YuriAndrrew
    @YuriAndrrew 5 років тому +373

    I have to admit, Jim has style.

  • @mahdiw679
    @mahdiw679 5 років тому +440

    1:49 jim jim jim jim jim rooooot

    • @Francisc628
      @Francisc628 5 років тому +3

      Lmao

    • @Tainami_
      @Tainami_ 5 років тому +1

      Whats the bet its actually a rift on the new album?

    • @keitherikson7147
      @keitherikson7147 5 років тому +3

      What riff is this song from

    • @Erickridebikes
      @Erickridebikes 4 роки тому

      @@keitherikson7147 ikr I want to know too

    • @Alex-nv9bo
      @Alex-nv9bo 4 роки тому

      @@keitherikson7147 There's a Gojira song with a similar riff, especially at 1:56 . First thing i thought of.

  • @VanishingImage
    @VanishingImage 4 роки тому +25

    Jim is such a unique guitar player. He is very well versed in multiple styles of music yet he plays in a band that if someone didnt know would blow their mind hehe. He is awesome!!!

  • @wolfwarren6376
    @wolfwarren6376 2 роки тому +29

    All I can say after watching this a million times and loving every second of it, I want a record with Jim Root playing clean and low gain tones. His clean playing IMO is severely underrated.

  • @iPACKgoldDOTS
    @iPACKgoldDOTS 5 років тому +368

    I would buy an album of just Jim playing anything he could think of. His talent is far greater than what slipknot needs

    • @befrnigel
      @befrnigel 4 роки тому +6

      He made .5 so there's that

    • @dertilio
      @dertilio 4 місяці тому

      I agree

  • @merrivale.1229
    @merrivale.1229 5 років тому +797

    Jim’s got great hair

  • @jacquelinebim3694
    @jacquelinebim3694 2 роки тому +4

    He's just so adorable I can't with him

  • @timcleland8641
    @timcleland8641 4 роки тому +9

    I love that he's so in love with a guitar.
    That's a musician.

  • @Fabiobocca
    @Fabiobocca 5 років тому +5330

    Single Coils.. WEIRD
    *metal brain can't compute*

    • @idonteatcheetos
      @idonteatcheetos 5 років тому +88

      Yeah they're real popular here in China a lot of guitarists are starting to use single coils for metal

    • @Christian-vq8rd
      @Christian-vq8rd 5 років тому +100

      Single coils are great to learn metal on. Make it heavy with tight playing and dynamics. Then put that on humbuckers and it becomes super heavy.

    • @ThorCarlton
      @ThorCarlton 5 років тому +9

      @Reclusive Sloth no one said you did

    • @MrSFblack
      @MrSFblack 5 років тому +2

      It worked for Jake E. Lee

    • @RShack13ford
      @RShack13ford 5 років тому +24

      He plays metal but definitely doesn't have a metal brain.

  • @yourerightiamright.3709
    @yourerightiamright.3709 5 років тому +421

    I could watch him play random riffs all day long. "Ya know?"

  • @sergiolucio947
    @sergiolucio947 2 роки тому +18

    Kept wondering if he ended up getting one of these and saw him playing one at a show yesterday it was cool.

  • @ryangunwitch-black
    @ryangunwitch-black Рік тому +7

    If you've never seen Slipknot live, do yourself a favor and do it. See that band. After being a fan for decades I finally got to see them this year and I couldn't believe how tight and clear their sound was. They are amazing.

  • @Liquidmetal6661
    @Liquidmetal6661 5 років тому +802

    I'm not gunna lie, Jim really rocks that long hair huge beard!

    • @coffinfeeder7732
      @coffinfeeder7732 4 роки тому +5

      Not anymore, rather unfortunately.

    • @theitalianstallion973
      @theitalianstallion973 4 роки тому +13

      Check out Jim in 2008 with the long black hair 👌🏻

    • @picax8398
      @picax8398 4 роки тому +4

      Love it when he incorporated it into his mask

    • @salahr34
      @salahr34 4 роки тому +2

      Looks gay af

    • @salahr34
      @salahr34 4 роки тому

      @Umbrella Corporation what looks for someone gay looks for someone else manly and vice versa

  • @XneverstopfightingX
    @XneverstopfightingX 5 років тому +815

    Why does Jesus sound like Jim from slipknot?

    • @sashingopaul3111
      @sashingopaul3111 5 років тому +4

      XneverstopfightingX don’t say that. Jesus is John Petrucci.

    • @chanka6221
      @chanka6221 5 років тому +1

      Metal Jesus*

    • @Chtulushotsauce
      @Chtulushotsauce 5 років тому +2

      Because they are one in the same.

    • @tijpetx3080
      @tijpetx3080 5 років тому +2

      He plays for our sins

    • @LyleStyle87
      @LyleStyle87 5 років тому

      Jim Root doesn't even look Middle Eastern 😂

  • @DrRodox.
    @DrRodox. 4 роки тому +5

    Every sound of his voice brings me to a 70's usa i dont know why.

  • @romzysmael1114
    @romzysmael1114 4 роки тому

    I'm in love with this guitar

  • @tanitam.7838
    @tanitam.7838 4 роки тому +87

    I'd pay to see him live in a setup like this playing for hours, trying out things, playing what's on his mind, speaking his mind. That would be the most chill thing ever.

  • @LordYuriX
    @LordYuriX 4 роки тому +351

    1.6 millions of people came for that magnificent beard & hair combo 💯👌

  • @MrHaggyy
    @MrHaggyy 4 роки тому +4

    I heard it quite some time but Jim Root playing really clean "romantic" stuff is always awesome. This guy has just an impressive feeling for natural guitar sound.

  • @andromeda41169
    @andromeda41169 3 роки тому +2

    One of my favorite guitarist and slipknot member.

  • @Yohahn
    @Yohahn 5 років тому +448

    Signature coming in 3...2...1....

  • @MrPrettyfuckedup
    @MrPrettyfuckedup 5 років тому +1484

    Confirmed: you'll see Jim play a lot with this guitar on the next Slipknot tour

    • @pickletarts8196
      @pickletarts8196 5 років тому +63

      *_cannot_* _wait_ to see him shred on 'Sulfur' with the Meteora..

    • @andreaswg6178
      @andreaswg6178 5 років тому +26

      And you'll also witness him smashing his old stratocaster to the ground on the stage

    • @alyusdickey9561
      @alyusdickey9561 5 років тому +29

      It would be cool if he made a signature model with it

    • @PeterVenkman_666
      @PeterVenkman_666 5 років тому +20

      I don't think you can get Slipknot tone with a single coil . It's too thin and noisy

    • @befrnigel
      @befrnigel 5 років тому +7

      @@PeterVenkman_666 Finowa did alot of Slipknot cover with a strat with single coils. Sounds great tbh.

  • @jeffdawson2786
    @jeffdawson2786 Рік тому +2

    Jim is the coolest. Like a good friend next door.

  • @tukbol1
    @tukbol1 2 роки тому +4

    Man, rockstars have the best manners you can find in music industry, seriously!

  • @slorr55
    @slorr55 5 років тому +359

    I dont know what is more majestic, his beard or the guitar

  • @christopherchuauhang4829
    @christopherchuauhang4829 5 років тому +487

    Jim is evolving into Gandalf.

  • @goopxiv5683
    @goopxiv5683 2 роки тому

    i love his improv so much

  • @fezthecat1
    @fezthecat1 Місяць тому

    Bring this back!

  • @joenobody571
    @joenobody571 5 років тому +114

    I just wanted to say how cool it was to hear him playing without distortion

    • @befrnigel
      @befrnigel 5 років тому +6

      There's many songs on The Gray Chapter for that.

  • @WildChild1992
    @WildChild1992 5 років тому +195

    2:20 raw version of SLIPKNOT-UNSAINTED main riff.
    Just set it on 1,5 speed
    Cool that we heard it before just didn’t realize lol

    • @Syphilon
      @Syphilon 5 років тому +6

      I mean its kinda like the unsainted riff. Theres some stuff missing.

    • @jamessappington4661
      @jamessappington4661 5 років тому +1

      Wow that’s a nice catch actually I didn’t catch thst

    • @Captain_porkchop90
      @Captain_porkchop90 5 років тому +28

      When you leave it on 1.5 speed he sounds like he just snorted 5 kilos of coke.

    • @sunderland2744
      @sunderland2744 4 роки тому +2

      Максим Шабалин Nop,it's walk from pantera

    • @befrnigel
      @befrnigel 4 роки тому +1

      It's Liar's funeral actually

  • @heatherh7834
    @heatherh7834 4 роки тому +1

    Hes amazing

  • @fogtim
    @fogtim Рік тому +2

    I could listen to him play for hours, just messing around and playing whatever, and never get bored

  • @austin4x
    @austin4x 5 років тому +78

    I love Jim. My favorite guitar player. No he's not the world's best guitar player. Not even close. But he's a great dude and he shoves every ounce of feeling, heart and emotion he has into the strings when he plays. I've seen him live so many times and every time, every song is different than it was every other time and he has never once seemed to just be going through the motions. He's reinventing the song every time he plays it based upon who he is in that moment. He always sets a positive example. He's a role model I wouldn't mind my kids aspiring to one day be. Love him so much. One of my heroes for sure.

    • @TheLucasGregory
      @TheLucasGregory 5 років тому +7

      Jim is unique, that's why he's so fucking awesome! And yes, he's one of the greatest today! Top 5, i would say!

    • @miekejilisen670
      @miekejilisen670 5 років тому +1

      Jim is mij fucking gitiur player the best idd the world

    • @kaylons
      @kaylons Рік тому

      There is no best guitar player of all time imo. Everyone's good at something. Everyone excels at something that even the best may not. There's def good universal techniques. But personally, if I ever heard just Jim Root... I'd be satisfied.

  • @chrispile3878
    @chrispile3878 5 років тому +233

    The more I see it, the more I like it.

    • @MichaelD8393
      @MichaelD8393 5 років тому +2

      I've liked it from day one because I'm a fan of crazy-shaped guitars - Gibson Explorer & Flying V, Carvin V220, Jackson Warrior & Rhaods, etc. - in general.

    • @src248
      @src248 5 років тому +5

      It's way nicer on film than it looked in the original pictures. I'd definitely get one if they end up making it more affordable/with different pickups

    • @Stubz_Perez
      @Stubz_Perez 5 років тому +4

      I wasn’t a fan at first, but it’s grown on me rather quickly.

    • @Zentabes
      @Zentabes 5 років тому +1

      This. So much... Like the first days I was like "ugh what an ugly design, who would buy that crap". But now I started to like it a lot, wtf.

    • @allstopblue5717
      @allstopblue5717 5 років тому +1

      Chris Pile lol I just commented that as well. I've got to the point I really like it now. If they do a MIM player version under $800 I think I would get one. I would want a different color though.

  • @loganironside343
    @loganironside343 2 роки тому

    I really dig this guitar. beatiful

  • @StephersBeyond
    @StephersBeyond 4 роки тому +2

    Jim: "I'm not used to playing blindfolded, bear with me."
    He says as he plays that bad boy like nothing...and is awesome 💛💛💛
    I got really excited seeing this video...hit that play button so fast lol.

  • @brunogarciapepino3248
    @brunogarciapepino3248 5 років тому +129

    I've never seen Jim root in such a calmed mood

    • @stephanlappas4143
      @stephanlappas4143 5 років тому +11

      The Sound and the Story maybe

    • @fileunderunknown6924
      @fileunderunknown6924 5 років тому +44

      I feel Jim always comes off chill and cool.

    • @marcusaschenbrenner3126
      @marcusaschenbrenner3126 5 років тому +1

      Channel Tee imagine him and Mark Morton from Lamb of God collaborations they got the same chill personality in interviews and playing

    • @fileunderunknown6924
      @fileunderunknown6924 5 років тому

      Marcus Aschenbrenner would be awesome!

  • @Nagatoentertainment
    @Nagatoentertainment 4 роки тому +245

    1:50 liars funeral from the we are not your kind album

  • @SickoXXII
    @SickoXXII 4 роки тому +2

    4:11 YES. PLEASE.

  • @fezthecat1
    @fezthecat1 2 роки тому

    Bring this back

  • @rajdeepganguli2274
    @rajdeepganguli2274 5 років тому +76

    "Oh"
    -Jim Root, 2018

  • @JMEAUS22
    @JMEAUS22 5 років тому +863

    So when is Jim joining ZZ Top?

    • @slender89
      @slender89 5 років тому +2

      😂

    • @craigmcallister9385
      @craigmcallister9385 5 років тому +1

      I saw the thumbnail n thought it was teenwolf 😂

    • @oh_look_bananas
      @oh_look_bananas 5 років тому +18

      Little known fact. His uncle co-founded zz top but he left the band a year after. A lot of people don't know that.

    • @fatherofall7036
      @fatherofall7036 5 років тому +1

      666th like

    • @BlankRami
      @BlankRami 5 років тому +1

      Good one 😂

  • @chrisbaybay7326
    @chrisbaybay7326 2 роки тому +10

    He is amazing! Also cool that his Slipknot mask is next to the Amp in the background.

  • @slayerBO2EPC
    @slayerBO2EPC Рік тому +1

    Jim Root, a true virtuoso. The guitar looks and sounds great too

  • @ericvalverderosado2046
    @ericvalverderosado2046 5 років тому +69

    2:51 JIM ROOT METEORA SIGNATURE SERIES FOR HEAVY METAL'S SAKE, COME ON GUUUYS, HIS FACE'S SCREAMING FOR ONEEE, GET IIIIT

  • @intothevoidproductions6975
    @intothevoidproductions6975 5 років тому +1432

    I didnt noticed his mask until half of the video!

    • @purplekillerpenguin
      @purplekillerpenguin 5 років тому +107

      I didnt notice his mask until I read your comment

    • @JJordan1012
      @JJordan1012 5 років тому +2

      Same here

    • @alyusdickey9561
      @alyusdickey9561 5 років тому +4

      looks like a .3 version of .5. Maybe thats the direction they'll be going with their masks

    • @puremisanthropia
      @puremisanthropia 5 років тому +3

      WHAAAAAAAAT SAW IT NOW WHAAAT

    • @ABCXYZ-dl6vc
      @ABCXYZ-dl6vc 5 років тому +11

      Where's the mask?

  • @russellbarlow1796
    @russellbarlow1796 Рік тому

    Love being from des moines used to work with Corey's daughter awesome these guys still live here in Iowa

  • @mirkoobradovic3426
    @mirkoobradovic3426 2 роки тому

    Two legends!

  • @ChopTop399
    @ChopTop399 5 років тому +229

    I’m glad they choose Jim instead of anyone else cause no one has seen his face in like years lol

    • @miekejilisen670
      @miekejilisen670 5 років тому +3

      Jim is more than toe years younger tegen Dave groll

    • @zeoalexo
      @zeoalexo 5 років тому +19

      @@miekejilisen670 can you try that again, but not in ancient Kandarian, please?

    • @tubbyduck5317
      @tubbyduck5317 5 років тому

      @@zeoalexo klaatu, barada, nikto!

    • @zeoalexo
      @zeoalexo 5 років тому +2

      @@tubbyduck5317 "I got it already! I know your damn words!"

    • @tubbyduck5317
      @tubbyduck5317 5 років тому

      @@zeoalexo what was it again? Necktie, nectarine, noodle...

  • @loraineloraine1657
    @loraineloraine1657 4 роки тому +65

    The way he flips his hair, its beautiful 😍

  • @clydedunbar9229
    @clydedunbar9229 Рік тому +1

    One of the best to do it man

  • @noahbtwofouronethree3225
    @noahbtwofouronethree3225 4 роки тому +13

    Idk why but I like when he says “kinda art decko-y kinda vibe” 😂

  • @sunsetshimmer2731
    @sunsetshimmer2731 5 років тому +236

    Metallica's James grew his moustache back.
    Seeing Jim Root with this long-ass hair made my life.

    • @RickGrimesS5
      @RickGrimesS5 5 років тому +10

      Yep, and Hetfield is probably growing his hair back too

  • @dudleylandsberg1747
    @dudleylandsberg1747 5 років тому +29

    Would love to hear a full blues/ jazz number from Jim. Man is skilled

  • @colbyhillis447
    @colbyhillis447 3 роки тому

    I could sit and listen to Jim play all day

  • @guitartimetravel
    @guitartimetravel 3 роки тому

    Amazing guitarist i love the guitar color with black inlays...

  • @pb12661
    @pb12661 5 років тому +44

    he's that friend that you used to do bong hits with in your younger days and would listen to for hours.

  • @ericcruz3110
    @ericcruz3110 5 років тому +6

    The joy in his laughter. It is a nice guitar.🤘

  • @deleteduser1266
    @deleteduser1266 2 роки тому +3

    love that he plays "a liar's funeral" from wanyk so basically we got a leak of it without realising

  • @darrenwells2277
    @darrenwells2277 2 роки тому +1

    I'd love to get my hands on one of these, love the tone and it looks like a comfortable shape to play. Think Fender are onto a winner here

  • @georgewashington4094
    @georgewashington4094 5 років тому +9

    Love when my dad talks about when he went to school with Jim and how everything in Jim’s life was music based

    • @befrnigel
      @befrnigel 5 років тому

      Your dad must be so cool to be around and hear stories like that

  • @lordduckington4978
    @lordduckington4978 5 років тому +46

    I love how when he finishes guessing and takes his blindfold off, the first thing he does is down tune it 😂

  • @jayjohnson7251
    @jayjohnson7251 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the link

  • @hendrosetyow3072
    @hendrosetyow3072 3 роки тому +2

    I don't know how many times I watched this... Still entertained!

  • @lukaskender4181
    @lukaskender4181 5 років тому +7

    "I'm not used to playing blindfolded so bear with me on that"
    *plays perfectly*

  • @KevSal
    @KevSal 5 років тому +3

    This is why i like Jim root so much, he's down to do some fun stuff like this. He also does some pretty great honest interviews too. He also does some cool stuff that no one knows about, making selfless donations to other players (sonny mayo for example) and making positive messages for you matter.

  • @yousee5259
    @yousee5259 4 роки тому +1

    Legend

  • @oldgregmtg877
    @oldgregmtg877 4 роки тому +3

    I know nothing about guitars but I still enjoyed watching this