Jim Root Quotes

Strats are my favorite electric guitars, and I've got quite a collection.

For 'Death Magnetic,' I used what I always use, which is my standard touring rack, which is filled with some Boogie stuff and a Marshall that I've had forever.

I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier.

My first guitar, a Fender Jazz Master, I traded it in for a Les Paul Deluxe.

I use Gibson guitars; I prefer the Les Paul custom.

When I got my first Marshall amp, it was so empowering. No one ever forgets their first Marshall amp if you're a guitar player pursuing a big powerful sound. I mean, no one ever forgets their first Marshall amp.

There's something about a Gucci loafer kicking on a fuzz pedal.

There is no finer sonic-producing weapon for a guitar slayer than a hand crafter Gibson masterpiece.

I play a Fender Jazzmaster and three stacks and a combo, two old Marshall Plexis and a Hiwatt combo and a Hiwatt combo with Marshall cabs.

My favorite is still the one that I started off with, which is a Les Paul Standard. I've played that at every gig I've ever had. And that's my starting point in the studio.

I'm not going for a soft sound. I ain't lookin' for a warm sound. My sound is warm, but I don't need tubes to do it. The Randall RG-100 is the best amp for what I do.

As for the first guitar I actually bought, I believe it was a Cherry Red Kramer! I think I bought it because Eddie Van Halen played Kramer, and I remember it had a Rockinger tremolo on it.

For one reason or another, a lot of guys wind up with a guitar that isn't really right for them.

The first guitar I ever owned was a Kay SG copy. That cost like $35. Man, that was a terrible guitar.

All my racks are the same between Slipknot and Stone Sour. The only thing I'll do is switch out pedals in the GCX system. But it's the same heads, same wireless, same GCX.

It's easy to get a good amp that might not be the right amp for you. When you go to a music store, really turn the amps on and turn 'em up - hopefully they'll let you - and work through the sounds. This is an important decision, so take your time and be methodical.

I did splash out on a 1964 Fender Jaguar guitar in L.A.

I probably own 100 guitars and all of them are electric.

I use Bogner amps and custom-designed Schecter guitars with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups. I beef up my tone with a Boss CS- 3 Compression Sustainer. It's kinda like my secret weapon.

I've got a few great old Marshalls that I use live: '71 and '72 heads and an old combo with 2x12s.

A young musician needs a powerful laptop and a good analogue synthesiser.

I've been playing a Fender since 1963, and before that it was my dream guitar. I can't endorse it more than that.

I have been using small teardrop jazz picks since I was, like, 14.

I like a bass drum. A big one.

I didn't actually start playing the banjo until I was in high school.