Riff Tone

shoot 2 kill

Slipknot

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jim Root Jazzmaster

AmpOmega Ampworks Obsidian (KT66 power tubes) into Omega 4x12 FL Standard cabinet (Eminence DV-77 speakers)

PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveWampler Wampler Tumnus Deluxe Overdrive

noise_gateStone Deaf FX Stone Deaf FX Noise Reaper

compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp

Notes

Studio recording for 'The End, So Far' (2022); gear confirmed for album sessions, not live. Jim Root and Mick Thomson both used Omega Ampworks Obsidian amps for rhythm tracks. Root's Jazzmaster with EMG pickups is confirmed for album rhythm work. Mick Thomson likely used his Jackson Soloist with EMG 81/85, but Root's rig is most documented for this era and track.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivecrushing low endaggressive palm mutingmodern high-gain saturationfocused attackarticulate note definitionminimal ambiencedense, layered guitarsclear pick attackcompressed, noise-free

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting at high gain, with tight timing and complex rhythm changes typical of modern Slipknot material.

Sources

Jim Root & Mick Thomson on making Slipknot's The End, So Far

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