Slipknot's Jim Root Best Live Solos

[@LucasKanso]

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[@MetallicaKing48]

I love it when bands' guitar players share the leading spotlight with eachother and share of eachother in soloing. Both Mick and Jim are sweet and sick at scaling, where Jim focuses more on his bends and slides, Mick focuses more on speed and timing per each note. Both of them combined make this music something far more than what it would have been with just one guitar player. They combine their strengths to make this a darkened lullaby of fallen angels.

[@slipknotexe9997]

Wilton King well said brother 😢👏👏👏

[@andro3455]

I just love listening to Jim's solos.

[@LucasKanso]

Both of us my friend :D

[@didgeteria9068]

its just too bad its so hard to tell... noises noises ppl make noises.....

[@007phred]

It's funny how when he plays the solo he stops and focuses on the guitar but during the rest of the song he does all his crazy headbanging shit

[@LucasKanso]

well pal, considering your coment I assume u have never ever played a guitar, otherwise u would know

[@007phred]

+Lucas Kanso I've been playing guitar since I was a kid. I was making an observation and you proved nothing in your comment. I would know what exactly?

[@LucasKanso]

+Froggie McLillypad when you are soloing you cant just headbang hard as hell and stuff, I mean, it is not like anyother part of the song, and in this case, that Jim uses legatto technics on every solo it becomes even more "impossible"

[@venomau5speedz]

It's called knowing yr instrument.

[@LucasKanso]

+venomau5speedz hahaha ,sure it is, that solves everything

[@walterlangkowski4723]

Joey's sweet sweet drums in the last solo. Damn I miss hearing that guy play

[@LucasKanso]

+Aarron Smith Yeah, Joey is really amazing! I miss him as well, but as for the other hand I like Jay playing, is not the same thing, but still fine :D

[@walterlangkowski4723]

+Lucas Kanso I just can't respect Jay like I do Joey because Jay grew up rich and privledged because his dad Max playing for springsteen. I'm sure that's all he's ever done his whole life with the best teachers and equipment is learn how to play the drums He's never built anything from the ground up and has never stuggled like us common fork. No rags to riches just all riches :/ but I do like the new material I suppose. but it pains me to here him play there old stuff.

[@LucasKanso]

Aarron Smith Yes, it makes sense anyway. But still Joey is Joey, I guess he can't be matched, but come on, could be worst haha

[@walterlangkowski4723]

+Lucas Kanso true that

[@iamwatchingyoutuberightnow5339]

+Aarron Smith we will miss joey but the new drummer is still pretty talented

[@OliverSutton1962]

Jim Root is a wizard on a guitar fretboard. 4

[@williamhamilsten2318]

James my life.

[@sydIRISH]

Although I'm a PRS man, Jim's custom black Jazzmaster is a badass guitar. I like the idea of EMGs in a Fender instead of pickups/coils.

[@LucasKanso]

Yes, his black Jazzmaster is my favorite of all, and when you take a Fender, what is already awesome for it self, then you put EMGs pick ups and it turns into a monster! My dream is someday have one of this haha.

[@sydIRISH]

Lucas Kanso I believe his customs are around $1,500. That's about right I guess for a signature series guitar. Depends on where you get it I suppose. Hope your dream comes true man, that's not cheap but it's not an arm and leg either. In my opinion it would be worth that amount, just make sure that's the one you want. Everyone wants a different feel, weight, tone, specs, etc.

[@LucasKanso]

sydIRISH Yes, it is really a little expensive, and thanks for the kind words, as you say I totally agree that is really worth the price that I going to pay, and I love his Tele, Strat, but the Jazzmaster kind of says to me that I need to have one (:

[@amymck2507]

I don't know what life would be like if he wasn't in the band

[@taters6529]

1999 slipknot didn't have Jim, and it was still lit af

[@Bigolcheeser]

@@taters6529 they actually did. He joined early January that year

[@taters6529]

@@Bigolcheeser right, what I meant was most the riffs weren’t his.

[@georgeyost629]

frign awesome nice soil vids man

[@MonsieurMaskedMan]

jim root #4 the jester, the paintface, the guitarist

[@michaelstanly2355]

1:06 is the best Jim mask/hair combo IMO

[@LucasKanso]

Hey guys, take a look on the second part of Jim's best solos on live shows: Slipknot's Jim Root Best Live Solos Part 2 Thank you!

[@headbangerscastle]

there are some fucking amazing guitar solos in the new album

[@jojocrazybones5325]

there r only 2 :(

[@thepariah1491]

No there isn't

[@headbangerscastle]

yeah, but there are 2 good ones for Slipknot

[@LucasKanso]

+jojocrazybones Killpop, The One That Kills The Least, Nomadic, Goodbye (a little one from Mick)... we got 4 over here :D

[@tokhomsakkhonsuk2933]

i love jim root

[@joeybarcenas2872]

If jim root is not in the rocker hall of fame there is going to be mass genocide

[@joeybarcenas2872]

We did it bois jim root and mick Thomson are now the best metal guitarist in the world

[@LucasKanso]

Part 4 guys, hope you like it :D Slipknot's Jim Root Best Live Solos Part 4

[@LucasKanso]

Guys, take a look on the 3rd part, I hope you guys enjoy it: Slipknot's Jim Root Best Live Solos Part 3

[@carnivore6337]

More like: Hear Jim Root performing Psycosocial, Sulfur and Dead memories

[@LucasKanso]

YA BOI AMYGENGAR just watch the other 5 videos (:

[@gen.doomslayer96]

sem dúvida são os melhores solos ao vivo

[@LucasKanso]

taylor jones Monsters of Rock 2013 (Brazil)

[@odairbruno6664]

2:23 this concert?

[@christian11leo01]

monsters of rock 2013

[@drkpocoyo]

The best of Jim Root is the lead solo in the end of song The Blisted Exist. This is simpler but killing ass fuck ! goose bumb everytime i listen

[@LucasKanso]

All that Jim does on the fretboard is simply perfect.

[@drkpocoyo]

^ i say that the best because that not exist in studio version :D and yes, Jim play perfect. The guitarist born for perform live

[@LucasKanso]

drk pocoyo I know :D Jim has born to play, that's the deal, he's just a master on the fretboard. James Donald Root is best metal player ever!

[@Boskimiszcz007]

Well he's good, but is it so impressive for a guitarist to be able to play solos you recorded before in studio? I thought it was nothing more than expected :P

[@LucasKanso]

Well, it's not about if it is impressive, the thing is that it is boring to do the same solo the same way over and over again (I mean, one time is awesome, but it comes to time that it's boring) and the nice thing is you change something, doesn't matter if it's a big or just a little change, but it becomes new, something you haven't listened before, that's creative. Thanks for watching (:

[@MrStefanSociety]

Most of the solos Jim plays live are improvs based on what was recorded in the studio, he uses the same shapes and ideas but puts a twist on it.

[@LucasKanso]

GenocismOfficial Listen to Stone Sour's solos live, you'll change your mind (:

[@tomaschrz7788]

yes they are is in Prag !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 27.1.2016 yessss :D

[@Sulfur03]

Los solos q hizo en el download 2009 son los q mejor le salieron, ese show lo tocaron con todas las ganas! En especial james root para mi

[@rayanitnot7959]

intro is the best

[@xzertion-9664]

Should have put the improv solo from download disasterpiece 2009

[@ВладимирДегтярёв-ч4ч]

Я слушаю хеви метал с 85-го,начинал с Металлики Меновар,но то что выдают Слипнот это нечто ни на кого не похожее.В группе все музыканты просто СУППЕР!5 с +++++.

[@LucasKanso]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand even just a word and the translator is not doing well haha. English please :D

[@goddevilslayer]

Lucas Kanso He said that he listen heavy metal since 85th, began with Metallica and Manowar, but Slipknot is not similar on some other. In band all musicians are SUPPPER! A +++++ By me - If say true - Root start play solos since Subliminal vol.3 and not before. But first two albums are still my favorite.

[@LucasKanso]

goddevilslayer Oh, thanks for translating :D Yeah, he first start with solos on Slipknot with the Vol.3 but he was doing solos before with Stone Sour, I guess he and Mick never had specific attention in Slipknot as a guitar player should have, I mean, he does (used to do) much more solos in Stone Sour as I suppose that he had more liberty to do it. As for the albums, all of them are awesome, but I still like All Hope Is Gone for the most :D

[@ANGELO123993]

El mejor de todos los tiempos

[@LucasKanso]

Yeah!

[@mevaletilin]

😂😂

[@IamBravest]

Why does he wear the hair tie around his picking hand?

[@LucasKanso]

I have always wondering that as well, but I guess it's because it's just easy you take off of the hair and put on your hand and then put on your hair again...Must be it :D

[@nkjagshenry]

maybe to keep sweat from his hand

[@Yearlykeep6]

***** I do the same thing. It's really only because it feels more comfortable on my fingers rather than my wrist, as it cuts off circulation if I have it on my wrist. It's also easy to take on and off.

[@MrVanDude]

***** I would assume it's to keep his other fingers from hitting the strings. Source: Plays guitar.

[@LucasKanso]

MrVanDude I don't think so, 'cause when he had a short hair he didn't use. Like now, again with the long hair and again he's using it. Jim doesnt need something to control his fingers :D

[@vozezh3855]

01:03 this concert?

[@LucasKanso]

Download Festival 2013 (England)

[@vozezh3855]

Lucas Kanso спасибо

[@LucasKanso]

Marianne Morgenstern You're welcome.

[@franciscoyajimovich8682]

Anyone knows what scales jim use in his solos?

[@LucasKanso]

Mostly arround 10 - 18th fret, you can see as he explains it in his Masterclass video, like basically most of his legatto solos are on the same area on the board

[@franciscoyajimovich8682]

Thanks bro!

[@djsouzavini5005]

Sulfur solo in Rock in Rio

[@LeoGameplays-bc5fz]

a maioria dos solos foi da musica surful?

[@LeoGameplays-bc5fz]

sulfur*

[@dogeofmordor1343]

- "Sulfur" Live at KnoT FesT 2012 - "Psychosocial" Live at KnoT FesT 2012 - "Dead Memories" Live at Download Festival 2013 - "Psychosocial" Live at MTV Worldstage 2008 - "Dead Memories" Live at Monsters of Rock 2013 - "Sulfur" Live at Monsters of Rock 2013 - "Dead Memories" Live at Download Festival 2009

[@fatcj6872]

Downlod 09 disasterpiece solo

[@scottyd2262]

Ive been a Slipknot fan since 99 I bought a Jim root Telecaster when it came out and Mick Thompsons BC Rich but I don't like the new Jazzmaster that he uses

[@milantakacs5895]

What is the first song name

[@chocoboStomPing]

Anyone know what he's wearing on his picking hand called? And where I could get one?

[@LucasKanso]

It is just a hairband.

[@chocoboStomPing]

I figured it was. lol

[@LucasKanso]

Nykolas Rocha I had the same doubt in the beginning when I first saw it o.O

[@jamesstone123]

Nykolas Rocha It's a pretty good idea as well, i've tried it a few times. It tends to stop bad habits if you're a player who fucks around with the pick a lot when you're playing, and it feels pretty comfortable. Not quite sure if it works for me, but it seems to work for him!

[@LucasKanso]

jamesstone123 Yes, I've tried as well, and indeed is pretty much comfortable.

[@GuilhermeAlves0014]

1;49 te best !

[@findme5270]

Who's the lead guitar Jim or mick

[@LucasKanso]

Both.

[@qwayzayyy1]

Mick is lead guitar and jim is rhythm

[@RichardDrippins]

Gaming With qway you got it backwards bro.

[@qwayzayyy1]

Than the slipknot wiki must of had lied. it says in the wiki: James "Jim" Root (born October 2, 1971) is the rhythm guitarist for Slipknot and the lead guitarist for Stone Sour.

[@RichardDrippins]

Gaming With qway hmm, well, if you LISTEN, to the music, you will find that Jim plays solo's many many many more times than Mick on average. I don't know how Wikipedia makes you more right.

[@nickclark5577]

Would anyone happen to know what that last song is?

[@LucasKanso]

Dead Memories

[@nickclark5577]

Thank you very much.

[@LucasKanso]

+Nick Clark you're welcome ;)

[@matthewwtfhall5921]

He's better then mick

[@LucasKanso]

Zachary Hall Way better!

[@awsomeweekends5289]

Zachary Hall im sure mick will be pleased to hear that lol

[@matthewwtfhall5921]

+Awsomeweekends !! Hey I like mick but Jim is better

[@matthewwtfhall5921]

+Lucas Kanso you just got a subscriber

[@awsomeweekends5289]

I agree with you

[@rodrigodeharosanchez37]

🤗😀😄😀😁😎☺️🙂

[@mkto5488]

What's the start scene song

[@LucasKanso]

Dead Memories.

[@mkto5488]

Lucas Kanso thx

[@LucasKanso]

mkto5488 You're welcome.

[@rodrigodeharosanchez37]

A mí me a mí me encanta como tocar sin root

[@williamlockakabukii2543]

Why the same solo??

[@vitoriavaz4265]

Se sabe falar português

[@didgeteria9068]

ele não mas eu sei

[@vitoriavaz4265]

+didgeteria ✌👍

[@SynysterDubstep]

Song at 0:26?

[@LucasKanso]

Sulfur.

[@nazaruddinalex5518]

West borland

[@whitenight369]

Compare rap and rock/ metal genres for a sec... It seems to me rap is all about dissing "us" - the system - while rock/metal seems to cover everything from politics to dissing people to emotional disturbances. They are similar in their unique way but to me i think the major difference lies in the "mask" rock/metal use to detract from the plot...the masks depict the occult.. Evil. Does it define them, or is it how they see others or how they want you to see them? Anybody got a good answer?

[@LucasKanso]

+whitenight369 Hmm, I kind of think the same, but now answering the question, in my opnion, it's more like how they see the other, how they see everything at all, 'cause most of the lyrics in both genres are criticism, like offenses but in a "smart" well choosen words, and I don't see them as an evil thing to their "targets" but an strong opposite though that wants to make them think about how thing are going. But as I said, that's my opinion.

[@whitenight369]

+Lucas Kanso good thing im not the only one. I agree. Cheers!

[@LucasKanso]

whitenight369 Cheers! :D

[@Xeroforte]

I can tell you haven't listened to very much rap at all

[@JobForAMaxboy]

You can't honestly say "Learn about guitar a little bit then go comment about Jim", as in, the lead guitarist of Slipknot... you're defending Slipknot on a musical level?! Come on man, next you'll be telling me Joey Jordisson is the worlds best drummer

[@LucasKanso]

First of all, a normal people have no right to say something about it, learn about guitar, don't be a ignorant. And nope, I'm not defending Slipknot, just Jim, 'cause by the way Mick's a player in a very limited level, Shawn in shows is a useless guy and lots of other bad things going on with Slipknot. Second, Joey is a mith, no matter what you say, he is one (if not THE ONE) of the best drummers in the world today, or you'll be ignorant and stupid non-sense enough to say that Jay Weinberg is better?

[@philipkarovski281]

Lucas Kanso They aren't bad for a new metal band and I kinda dig them but from a musical standpoint they aren't something special. The only thing interesting is the low down tuning, and while I love Jim's structuring of the solos his vibrato is below average, but either way I like them for what they are, a solid band.

[@LucasKanso]

Philip Karovski I know they aren't, as I said, there is a lot of bad things going on, as I like more Stone Sour then Slipknot (but now SS is over anyway). I'm that kind of person that would go to either band show, if I would go, it would to meet Jim xD. But I'm a fan of Slipknot and now is my favorite band, but I'm more fan of Jim, he's an example for me, by everything he does.

[@philipkarovski281]

Yeah I get what you mean my favourite guys from Slipknot and the reason I listen to them are Jim and Corey. They both seem so down to earth and cool I'd love to meet them if I ever get the chance

[@LucasKanso]

Philip Karovski Yes, I say the same, I really want to meet at least just Jim that's more important to me :D

[@fcukubxtch99]

synyster gates better than jim root in my opinion

[@josedanielmoraesquivel3916]

00:40 this concert?

[@jpabv]

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