Jim Root tries out the Orange Rockerverb 100 MKIII Guitar Amp for the first time.

[@user-pi2xl4jw3e]

he looks like he writes a column for modern lumberjack magazine.

[@Abrahamhamham]

He actually does that. Since 2016.

[@Maggot-ov4eu]

@@Abrahamhamham wait WHAT?

[@dogsbestfriend1553]

More like transgender hipsters monthly

[@dramius]

Yeah, or GQ...

[@kingfisher7960]

Real men dont have those fucking downie flaps

[@GeetarAdam]

"I dunno. It's just...more...". - This review brought to you by Science.

[@wolf.467]

jims guitar skills are just insane

[@rajpukhrambam3970]

You are an awesome guitarist, Jim.

[@omarm7969]

That clean tone sounds beautiful.

[@nSmatic]

LOL, His Blues playing is epic.

[@vlekje34]

+RossLinden97 you dont know something about blues, do you? XD

[@nSmatic]

vlekje34 what?

[@vlekje34]

he didn't even play blues in this video

[@nSmatic]

+vlekje34 Oh yeah fuck face? whats that at 1:45? There's a lot of different types of blues. Get your facts straight before you embarrass yourself like this and get laughed at by other guitarists.

[@vlekje34]

+RossLinden97 well If you are well learned what kind of scale is it in.

[@raynunez4366]

holy crap that was awesome. Never knew where he got his sound, and straight out of the box.....makes sense now

[@BEHEDETY]

This man is so versatile! and love Fender to death more than me!

[@RickDanner]

love the tone at 1:47

[@Madmike772]

That forest gumbo amplifier joke was priceless 🤣

[@N8sLaxLife]

I love seeing Jim Root play. He's fuckin phenomenal

[@herbivore7108]

His tone is so fucking good

[@johnstoner666]

Beautiful Jazz playing

[@NMages20]

The amount of times he flips his hair is equivalent to how much gain he keeps saying this amp has

[@stephwerocaya79]

Hes awesome!!

[@larasemmler538]

I and a few friends have met him ^^ to talk to him so has made ​​a fun :)

[@brainhurty840]

His beard becomes more glorious with each video.

[@richardthayer5907]

They are great...if you can't afford one find a rehearsal studio that has one..

[@lucasaov4154]

Feliz cumple Jim!

[@rustyrides6002]

These are my favorite next to the peavey 51/50

[@jessetate9701]

rustyrides600 same here the evh 5150iii 100 head sounds amazing

[@karl-johanthenstrom222]

Word goes around that Jim used a 5150 on "IOWA", my guess is boosted with a ProCo Rat, at least that's what it sounds like to me.

[@JeffWharton]

I have an orange have not had one in a while but would love to represent and try out some different models.......

[@johansevrin]

even if what a player can do with more,i think thats the player that need to diced what he/ she needs to get if it´s the mark i, mark ii, the mark iii or even the mark iv its the artist that need to diced not a stupid commercial that needs to predict what they want, so try it inn å store iff you get the chance and diced if you need more or less gain:)

[@Squidgebeans]

you are my favourite from slipknot, I play left handed guitar

[@jackalfox332]

I'm surprised Jim prefers (seems to) the Rockerverb MKIII over the Dual Dark series for Slipknot. The Dual Darks are much darker and heavier, although they're the same gain stage, albeit the Darks have a four gain stage on the clean channel too... Just thought for Slipknot the Darks would be the choice. Rockerverbs are absolutely fantastic though.

[@marcospinheiro5720]

jim te amo

[@boogiestreet594]

Also guitars are so funny. People spend hours talking shit about how the different woods in the guitar and the the maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard giving you a warmer tone darker kind of tone compared to the maple neck without the dark colored rosewood fingerboard and they think it has less warmth etc. It's hilarious. I worked in a guitar shop as assistant manager for 3 years. We had a metal section and some amazing practice rooms with a couple of sick rigs in there. it was in central london in Denmark street so it was a really nice setup. I wanted to see if the makeup of the guitar had anything to do with the sound when plugged in. One morning a couple of hours before we opened up while i was alone doing a stock take, i brought in 7 guitars with an EMG 81 and and EMG 60 in the neck socket. 7 of them. All different guitars. I had a second hand moded jackson with EMG's in it, an original James Hetfield Black ESP Explorer with 81 and 60, Kirk Hammet's KH2 with the same pickups again, we had another second hand moded Les Cream finish les paul with 81 and 60 (man that guitar was beautiful, the off white color, almost white/yellow) with those lack EMG's looked fantastic. And a couple of others. We had a sound check cheap'ish Neve board hooked up to the room. I recorded myself with all 7 guitars playing a few identical riffs that i knew i always played the same (Enter sandmands verse riff, Creeping Deaths verse riff, and nothing else matter's entire intro on a clean tone with the 60 in the neck). After i'd done that on all 7. Completely different guitars for the most part in almost every possible way. Hard tales, Floyd's etc. I then overlayed them 2 at a time (i was playing to a click track on each) and found that the sound and levels were almost COMPLETELY identical. Literally identical, there wasn't even the slightest bit of different between any of them apart from the KH2 which was new but there seemed to be an issue with the active circuit so it was way more tinny that the others. So i proved to me that no matter what woods, used here and there, no matter what bridge, what weight etc, it didn't make even the slightest bit of difference in tone providing they had identical pickups. It just goes to show that all that wood and weight etc is a load of bollox, because of course the wood in a guitar isn't going to affect the sound going from string to pickup to amp considering the wood or anything else for that matter can't carry an electromagnetic current. Not even in the slightest. I wanted to also see if the weight of a guitar (if significant enough) would make a difference in tone. I mean if you're going by all the les paul lovers "I like it, that weight in the guitar gives it that big fat sound". BEEEEP, Wrong. No it doesn't. I mean, i've see skeleton guitars which are prototypes of literally almost baseball bat size and shaped guitars sing Les Paul pickups and it sounds identical, and 1/3 the weight. Anyway. I put the Explorer facedown on the carpet. I strummed an open drop D on all 6 strings *Low E Tuned down half a step) and slowly gently lowered the Cream LP down back to back ontop of the explorer effectively doubling the amount of wood the guitar was. and i kept strumming and lifting the guitar off of the bottom one and lowering it back down again. It didn't change the tone even in the slightest, and i checked it again on the level's on the computer and of course, identical levels again. So you could have a guitar that weight 200lbs, and providing it had en EMG 81 in the bridge, it'd sound the exact same any other guitar with that pickup. Same goes for Les Pauls. Stick a les Paul pickup in the bridge slot f the CHEAPEST 90 dollar fender Squier and strum it alone with an actual les paul with the same pickup and they will sound literally identical. The only time the wood, the material used for the but, the bride or any of that kind of stuff impacts the sound of an electric guitar is when you play it with the volume knob zero'd. Sorry guys! But it's true. test it for yourself.

[@infinity7397]

K.

[@boogiestreet594]

Sergelen J Disagree? I've put a challenge to anyone who i've said this too. Get a 100 dollar Squier strat OR tele, OR Jaguar. Make sure it's set up properly. Then get your custom shop hand made 6 grand guitar. Set it up identically. Do NOTHING but play the same few chords in the same way with the same strings and record them on the shitty guitar, remove the pickup you used and stick it in your custom shop whatever, put the same brand and guage strings on it and play the same licks clean and distorted with nothing changed from the pedals to the amp etc. So literally the only difference is the pickup you used is in a different guitar. Then play both sets of recorded sounds to 10 people. And ask them if there's a difference. I literally did it before. I had a couple of guitars with EMG 81's. Ibanez, ESP KH2, ESP Hetfield Explorer and a shitty Ack Wylde copy with an 81. I played 2 clean licks and 2 distorted licks on the KH2 and recorded them (it was enter sandmans intro clean, nothing else matters intro clean, enter sandmans main distorted riff and the verse riff distorted of course from Creeping death. I didn't play them on any other guitar. So i pretended i played it on all 4 guitars. I didn't. Played the same recording 4 times, with video of me playing the guitars overlayed. and people were like "yeah you can really hear the difference here and here, you can tell the quality of the wood in the Explorer etc" even though there was no fucking difference as i just played the same recording 4 times lol. Try it yourself... people hear what they want to hear.

[@infinity7397]

I just wanted to let you know that someone actually read your comment. I don't know shit about guitars. But you seemed like a man who actually know something. So there's that. Anthony Quigley

[@boogiestreet594]

Sergelen J thamk u dude!!

[@RobinSijtsma]

For me the biggest difference in the kind of wood you use is the playability and the sustain you get from it. really cheap guitars, from my experience at least, don't have the kind of sustain and playability as a guitar with a mahogany body and a maple fretboard for example, but you're right... the majority of the tone comes from the pick ups and the amp you use.

[@grancucui]

Jim , send me that amp when your done with it :)

[@Disasterpiece5150]

"You Know"- Jim Root

[@Lollerkid]

"you know what i mean" - Steve Vai

[@joaopaul0500]

"Y'know" - Paul MacCartney

[@alexzombiealex3147]

"you know" zacky

[@khasul]

"Y'know" - Billie Joe Armstrong

[@jeangs7965]

"I knew" - Me

[@hg1651]

my mom has the same haircut.

[@randallbraun844]

Lol

[@foxmcclout1503]

Your moms a babe then

[@mikemcchesney2555]

matching beard and penis?

[@youngsosa8810]

Karen

[@oscaralo09]

Cool, your mom must play guitar for Slipknot 😃

[@TheRoomNote]

Jim's rocking the "I want to speak to your manager" haircut.

[@youngsosa8810]

he got the Karen cut

[@psudomystic]

It's called the "Karen " cut

[@youruncle9780]

Bro you predicted the meme

[@matviyberezovskiy2372]

@@youruncle9780 yeah ahahahha u damn right the comment aged so well

[@humphrey4976]

Jim is the manager

[@Ichabod_Jericho]

Me critiquing through my iPhone speakers: 🧐🤔

[@inrewts3936]

😂👍🏼

[@lordslimjimm11]

I want a Jim Root blues album damn it! GIMME

[@Erukulon]

+LordSlimJimm Jazz*

[@lordslimjimm11]

*BOTH* ^-^

[@jadipeperzak4034]

And his fucking beard

[@patrickolivier1]

Metal

[@Metroidam11]

I get chills everytime he plays a Slipknot riff. So sick seeing the source play after hearing these songs dozens of times.

[@pizzahut10193]

James' fluidity is the reason he's one of my favorite. Staccato is fine but damn. His playing is so smooth and effortless.

[@chrise.3814]

because its sophomoric simplistic playing

[@kaydensumalpong2885]

There's a lot of guitar players that are way way better than him, but that makes him my #1 guitarist. I dunno why, but i just love listening to his playing style and what he does on stage.

[@acemusic8060]

@@chrise.3814 Yes. Because being smooth and fluid are signs of being a juvenile beginner.

[@KirePlasmaX]

@@acemusic8060 yeah, what a stupid ass comment, I'd love to see Chris try and do anything Jim can do, what a moron.

[@evanator2003]

@@chrise.3814 damn what's your band called bro

[@regularguy9219]

That's over 10K in amps... I wish i could afford that... *sigh*

[@isansimpson2056]

amps are so unnecessary anymore bruh

[@harrydrewz]

wrong

[@Thtboostedfg2]

the MKIII is 2100 alone

[@SuperJiggawhat]

Buy a car or buy an amp? It's about the same price....

[@Penisdoll]

I have only used simulators the last 10 years but recently bought a real tube head and it kills the simulators, brutally!

[@evalex71]

Zakk Wylde meets Flock of Seagulls

[@gredangeo]

+Momo Bobo Flock of Wylde Seagulls?

[@evalex71]

Exactly!

[@xx7stringxx]

That has an incredible clean tone to it.

[@TheIrek666]

3:36 I just can't stop listening to that riff, both here and in the song, it's just so awesome!

[@VolBeat2412.]

TheIrek666 It's AOV from .5: The Gray Chapter.

[@JamesSSWayne]

​@@VolBeat2412. everybody knows

[@ForgottenCorners]

@@JamesSSWayne I didn't know.

[@wmxx2000]

0:20 - Sulfur 1:01 - Dead Memories 1:46 - ??? 2:28 - Killpop? 3:27 - AOV

[@ElucidatorVids]

William Shapiro song at 1:46 is Disasterpiece

[@James0208]

+Andres Castillo jajaj what?

[@James0208]

i said it just because you say "disasterpiece"

[@ElucidatorVids]

Taaank CPC True. It might be Opium of the People...

[@ElucidatorVids]

***** Nah he makes more money in slipknot and it's his place imo

[@djung9064]

I've noticed the Orange cabs also have a lot to contribute to the sound. the cabs are deeper.

[@thebeefmaster74]

so you know how in Dragon Ball Z Cell absorbs android 17 and changes do you think Jim absorbs smaller weaker hipsters to look this way? but all kidding aside love this guy and his playing

[@mrholister4182]

I just read this and cried what I was just drinking. Thank you for that..lol.

[@BigTyronie]

Ive watched this 20 times over the years. Jim is soooo good. Not just in the slipknot context. As a guitar player in general. Fucking tremendous.

[@zimmba]

wanted to see Jim root sing, he seems to have a great voice

[@TheUnknownReject]

Check out old stone sour shows

[@StalkerStiv]

fucking no

[@operatingfromtheditch]

@@StalkerStivyour sister

[@Ensid1993]

This guy is a downpicking machine, almost as good as James

[@trevorphilips9484]

Paweł Trojan John Browne from Monuments. Watch his EMG TV playthroughs. He makes Hetfield look tame.

[@3badthebad]

Scott Ian too

[@jonathancastaneda9129]

You should see Mick thomson. Absolute mad man.

[@joeconti3599]

Im late as fuck but I do believe John Browne is the king of the down pick these days

[@gannonm8678]

I can't decide what I would rather have, the amp, the guitar, or the hair

[@Samizsm23]

i love how he sits legs crossed

[@alex199273]

samB he's the reason why I play like that too.

[@hiraethia8419]

Alex A same

[@TheUnknownReject]

/b/ I don't get how people sit like that. Hurts my balls

[@befrnigel]

Unknown Reject maybe stop wearing slim pants. :)

[@TheUnknownReject]

Yagami Raïto I dont wear slim pants lol

[@Jasonlimitless]

Wow, I like it a few Slipknot songs, but just clicked through a few videos and damn Jim Roots blues playing is exceptional.

[@apple_with_a_human_butt]

*jazz

[@Eva-zp3bj]

He is my favorite person!! The sassiness is real!!!!!!!!!

[@jirihab5478]

Love this guy!!!

[@TheFlightsimNerd]

You can tell James loves blues and jazz. Almost every guitar demo you see on you tube he's demonstrating his spectrum of music. Very talented

[@danielguitarras1]

1:37 CRUNCH TONE LOL.....!

[@COBHC8890]

Not only do I love him as a player , and just a cool individual, Orange amps just have a certain "Twang" about them that ive always liked!!! Stoner rock/Blues have always been my fav style of music, and the Orange just has a smidge of fuzz, and distortion that is perfect for me!!!!

[@Rooster7six]

Just got my Rockerverb in! I've been through 11 different amps and the Rockerverb by far has the best tone in my opinion! I first played it on an orange cab and I think it sounded better than my Mesa cab so off to Reverb it goes!

[@kylefitzgerald2497]

Rooster 7six 100 watt or 50watt?

[@richclayton5785]

Love my Rockerverb 50 MKII hardly ever play the JCM 800 sitting right next to it.

[@UpUpBobby]

The clean section starting at 1:45 gets fuckin nuts lol

[@dngrouscrgo]

That amp is the second most satisfying sound in the world to 1:38

[@Diabo4809]

i want his hair!!|!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RmNaNtCbScRrn]

Today I learn something, never go to the comments section in a Slipknot related video, there are lots of kids that dont even know how to plug a guitar and pretending to know shit they start commentong btw the looks dont fucking matter, and kids Jim root is a well known RESPECTED player, not the best and not even close too, but i like what he does thats the reason I'm here

[@RmNaNtCbScRrn]

they start to comment**

[@chazzylicks488]

+RmNaNtCbScRrn um your saying jim root is a well known and respected player? What are you even saying?

[@RmNaNtCbScRrn]

+chazzy licks People respect what he does, sorry I tried my best here, I don't speak english

[@jasonlagud3483]

You would agree he looks like a stupid piece of hair though?

[@o0Desimere0o]

JIM ROOT YOU ARE FUCKING BADASS AND TALL AND BADASS BUT MOSTLY TALL

[@o0Desimere0o]

+o0Desimere0o I CHANGED MY MIND YOU ARE MOSTLY BADASS

[@infinity7397]

+o0Desimere0o lel

[@blogrockinbeats]

I came for amps and riffs and stayed for the haircut :)

[@OrangeAmplifiers]

Agreed!

[@quit293]

Every dude looks like jim root at guitar center now playing orange amp.

[@GregJonson]

I love how he pronounces "Slipknot" like "Shlipknot" :D

[@leodyer13]

Wishing for a Rockerverb Mk3 100 head. #WishGranted. 🤘🍊🤘

[@zachdavekuhn]

The tone similarity to All Hope is Gone is stunning.

[@thedapperllama6579]

Was just thinking that.

[@pedro.gabriiel__]

Is there someone who can talk about the experience with his signature cab 212 ?

[@ericasp1662]

I used mine last night. The voice of the world speakers sound great with everything from my 50w Stealth to the Orange Brent Hinds Terror I pair it with occasionally.

[@bgrierofficial]

He sounds like Guitar Center, when I try to come in and listen to a new guitar/amp, and some kid in another part of the store turns it up to '11' and tries to be Jim Root.

[@misledswede9986]

Definitly one of the most chilled out guys you'll ever meet. Got the chance to meet the guys when they came to Sweden last january, and they were all cool about everything. Really nice guys, not to mention Jim.

[@joaquinrodriguez-official]

Thank you orange for posting this!!! You got yourself a new customer! \m/

[@ryanbeasley6224]

Mick and Jim are so great together they have the 2 styles that are most guaranteed for success Mick has a strick well grounded well knowledged music theory style matter of fact the guy was a guitar teacher before slipknot got famous and Jim has a laid back but extremely creative style a lot like Hendrix or slash I'm sure these guys argue a lot on how they want their guitar parts I'd love to see it lol Mick would be talking all fancy music theory stuff he'd be like "no no no the major 7th doesn't fit with the minor diminished 3rd" and Jim would be all like "hey just relax man it sounds cool" hey Sid you wanna go set in my car and smoke a joint?

[@guitaristssuck8979]

Ryan Beasley a "minor 3rd diminished" doesn't exist, it's just minor

[@patrickolivier1]

That Dual Dark behind sure seems tempting but the Rockerverb mkiii is the way to go!!!

[@XanderYTV]

Personally I don't like Slipknots music but listening to him playing with no mistakes and not hiding behind gain was awesome and I have a new respect for the band.

[@ReeseChown]

Sounds like muffled shit, how can you "hear every note ring out" with nothing but low midrange fuzz? Goddamn, I hate Orange so much. Everything I've tried besides the almighty OR-120 has been pitiful.

[@bakunawa534]

Shitty choices in tone on an Orange 🤦🤢🤮

[@richardchacon1330]

Damm! Root plays jazz chords...awesome

[@stevecarlsson8953]

Is tight enough to play metal without OD like with ENGL?

[@rockboy360]

not at all, it's kinda muddy without it.

[@megahurtz30]

If you are thinking about ENGL, you are better off with the Dark Terror instead of this Jim Root one. The Jim Root Orange doesn't even have much of a metal voicing, it lacks the lows and some highs as well. At least it sounded lacking to me, compared with the Dark Terror..

[@megahurtz30]

Wait, sorry. You where probably asking about the Rockerverb 100 mk3. Since i saw Jim and his signature amp in the video i thought you where asking about the Jim Root Terror..

[@stevecarlsson8953]

Ok, thanks. Yes, I meant Rockerverb mk3

[@Mrmanthatguy]

Steve Carlsson when I tried out the the MK3 it had more than enough punch and versatility to play metal rhythm (especially when you crank the gain and scoop the mids), if you wanted to play lead, I'd probably still pair it with an OD pedal, but it is a great amp, however the Dual Dark is considered more of metal amp

[@ArcadeMasters]

Is this him playing with just the amp? or does he have some pedals behind it. Id really to buy one if thats the sound with no pedals

[@charliecooper4297]

no pedals

[@RmNaNtCbScRrn]

no pedals but the amp is too expensive

[@robertgoodwinr6523]

Hot chick at 0:18 out the window...

[@denofearthundertheeverlast5138]

Good eye man.

[@coffinfeeder7732]

Creep

[@jakelikesdjent1725]

Creep

[@normalnow1879]

I love that he played AOV. Favorite slipknot song

[@johnsmith5022]

Love or hate slipknot. Hes an unreal guitarist.

[@liamburlace]

i was watching this through the window of the cabin, he sounded amazing !

[@sinisterminister9920]

Unpopular opinion: Jim is the only member of slipknot I would put in another band, I like the other guys, but Corey is too dramatic, etc. and it’s affected their music🤔(sic) and surfacing are the hardest jams imo

[@Colin.W]

I want to trade in my MK2 for it! but you buy the head for 2 plus grand and they'll only give you 800 bucks back for it.Not worth the fuss :@!!!!

[@grenade.turtle]

Then sell it outright

[@ScoopzyDaizy]

Nice amp you got there, Karen.

[@Twobarpsi]

Wow! He has no chops !!

[@PlaguesandPestilence]

Fly high Lesbian Seagull

[@YeOldeMachine]

I lol'd at this comment

[@katv4900]

Did anyone else see the fat lady in the window move when he said *chunk chunk chunk*

[@sterlingarcher3678]

Orange is 😈 delivers all possible tones right you can get dirty and clean tonez the way you want it Fukin Loud!!

[@patrickolivier1]

Waiting on the Rockerverb MK4 or a JR sig 100 watt Orange 🍊

[@jamiee172]

Hug a root

[@HimanshuSharma-vt8ke]

Jim has the most strange n rare combination of guitar n amp in a heavy as fuck nu metal band. I mean orange amps are quite fine but a fender n that too a telecaster?? But still he sounds so heavy.

[@MarcosSalustiano]

amazing kit. how i wish have this 2 pieces of art on my room.

[@cindylouwho9336]

his hair is classy af

[@latrellmitchell348]

Hi like orange amps and Gibson sg and Dean v guitar and organ keyboard love music my name is latrell .

[@MsDelfas]

The riff from killpop sounds amazing

[@jprosentreter]

After MANY MANY Marshalls of different variety and even a Soldano Hot Rod 50 I ended up with one of these. Best amp I have ever played/owned. PERIOD. Been playing in bands for over 20 years so I have been through a LOT of amps. This is IT!

[@xdx2653]

enough gain without od at front bro??? i also like it very much from all videos but no chance to test it.. i also wonder if that beast can play at bedrooms volume ty

[@EGGJAZZ]

nah not enough gain and shit at bedroom volume

[@xdx2653]

+EGGJAZZ that bad....you recommended any head for that job???

[@EGGJAZZ]

XDX blu guitar amp1

[@robertciaschini7625]

What do you think about Mesa 25W mininhead?

[@mikem9841]

Anybody know the riff at 1:16 or is that just something he made up?

[@Ethan007Hacks]

1:32 dat middle finger

[@Obnoxious_Matt]

Damn G chord

[@Will-cd1tl]

Quite possibly the most interesting dude in the whole band.

[@Evil666llama]

Jim needs a blues single.

[@EconomicBearish]

amp settings?

[@robinmauboussin397]

Orange rockreverb 100 mk II is not sell anymore :(