1. James Donald Root was born on October 2,1971 and is an American guitarist.
11 Facts About Jim Root
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Jim Root began performing with the thrash metal band Atomic Opera from Iowa in the early 1990s.
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Jim Root joined Slipknot in January 1999, replacing their original guitarist, Josh Brainard, who left the band during the recording of their self-titled album, reportedly after having fulfilled his recording duties.
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Jim Root was approached by Shawn Crahan, Joey Jordison, and producer Ross Robinson to join, which he initially rejected but after speaking to a friend asking him to reconsider, Root called Crahan back asking if the offer was still on the table.
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Jim Root typically performed lead guitar in Stone Sour, although he sometimes played rhythm.
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Outside Slipknot and Stone Sour, Jim Root has appeared on Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson's DJ Starscream album The New Leader and John 5's The Devil Knows My Name, for the song "Black Widow of La Porte", and appeared on the Roadrunner United project, performing the solo and harmony guitars on "Tired 'N Lonely" from the project's album The All-Star Sessions.
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Jim Root appeared on Jonathan Davis and the SFA's cover of Lil Wayne's "Got Money".
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On May 17,2014, Stone Sour released an official statement saying that Jim Root was no longer a member of the band.
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For 13 years, Jim Root was involved in a highly publicized relationship with Cristina Scabbia, the lead singer of Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil.
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On October 21,2021, Jim Root announced he was working on a signature model with Charvel guitars.
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For gigs at smaller venues, and for use as a backup to his main Rockerverb setup, Jim Root began using a Neural DSP Quad Cortex in 2024, despite previously saying he would never use digital amplifier modelers.