Friday 6 May 2011

SlipKnoT 10th aniversary!!



Hay maggots, so my order of the 10th aniversary and Iowa came. I got the alternate colour Iowa and they are awsome!!!!! Bye for now.

Sunday 24 April 2011

#8 Corey Taylor


Corey Taylor is the VOCALIST for SlipKnoT.
FACT: He has said that the mask is somewhat painful for him to wear, but that only intensifys his singing/screaming.
EQUIPMENT: Shure SM58 microphone
Shure Wireless system

Effects-
Voice Chorus for bridge of Eeyore (Ibanez)

#7 Mick Thompson


Mick Thopson is the LEAD GUITARIST for SlipKnoT.
FACT: He is still known to give guitar lessons at the Ye Olde Guitar Shoppe in Iowa. He claims to be fond of serial killers, as well as cats.
EQUPMENT: Guitars. Ibanez Rg-6 body signature guitar
Pickups. Seymor Duncan
Fretes. "SEVEN" inlay frets 1-5
Mahagony fretboard and neck
Maple body maple top with white binding
3-way pickup changer
one volume knob
black floyd rose bridge

(Older Guitars)
BC Rich Bich Custom
BC Rich Warlock Custom

Effects-
1.Ibanez Tube Screamer
2.Line 6 DL-4
3.Line 6 MM-4
4.Dunlop JH3S Jimi Hendrix Octave Fuzz
5.CryBaby rackmount wah
6.Ibanez Tube Screamer
7.Boss GX-700
8.Boss Super Overdrive
8.Electro-Harmonix Bass Balls

Amps-
Rivera Knucklehead Reverb EL34
Rivera Celestion G12T75-loaded K412 speaker cabinets
Randall Iso CAB - Carvon B8100
Celestion speakers

Other-
Custom Switchers
bradshaw Switcher
AT Wireless and Sony Wireless

Strings-
D'addario strings (.011, .015, .018, .028, .038, .058)

Picks-
Jazz ill

Saturday 23 April 2011

#6 Shawn 'clown' Crahan


Shawn 'Clown' Crahan is the CUSTOM PERCUSSIONIST for SlipKnoT.
FACT: Because Shawn has a background in welding, his drum set, which he made himself, is made of titanium. He is also one of the co-founders of Slipknot with Paul Gray and Anders Colsefini.
EQUIPMENT: Dunnett Classic Drums
2 Mounted Toms
1 Floor Tom
1 Empty Steel Beer Keg
1 Bass Drum (Turned on other side)
Zildijan Absolute Rock Sticks
Vater Hammer Sticks

#5 Craig Jones (133)


Craig Jones is the KEYBOARD/SAMPLER for SlipKnoT.
FACT: In the early days, Craig originally joined Slipknot as a guitar player, but later switched to being in control of the samples working with Sid Wilson.
EQUIPMENT: Yamaha Controller
Yamaha PSR 720
Roland JP8000
AKAI MPC2000XL Sampler
Nord Lead Synth/Yamaha Crsx-7 for 74126000027

#4 James Root


James Root is the RHYTHM GUITARIST for SlipKnoT.
FACT: James is also in two side project bands with two different Slipknot members, Stone Sour with singer Corey Taylor, and The Rapists with guitarist Mick Thompson.
EQUIPMENT: Guitar. Custom fender Flat-Head Hardtale Ebony
Pick-Ups. EMG 81/60 combo
12 Degree Neck Radius
Knobs: 3 Way Toggle, Volume

specs at Fender Website

Effects-
1.Korg Guitar tuner
2.Digitech Whammy 4 pedal
3.Digitech Tone Driver pedal
4.Dunlop Crybaby 530Q
5.Digitech Synth Wah pedal
6.Digitech Multi-chorus
7.Digitech Digidelay
8.Dunlop Auto QÊ pedal
9.Maxon AF-9 Audio Filter
10.Dunlop JH3S Jimi Hendrix Octave Fuzz
11.DigiTech SynthWah and Hyper Phaser
12.OD-9 Overdrive
13.Electro-Harmonix Small Stone

Voodoo Lab Pedal Power Supply
GCX Guitar Audio Switcher
MXR M-120 Auto Q


Amps-
Rivera Knucklehead Reverb 6L6
Rivera Celestion G12T75-loaded K412 speaker cabinets
orange rockerverb 100 heads with orange 4x12 cabs

Strings-
Ernie Ball strings (.011, .015, .018, .028, .038, .058)

#3 Chris Fehn


Chris Fehn is the CUSTOM PERCUSSIONIST for SlipKnoT.
FACT: Chris' mask is most likely based off of the doctor masks worn by doctors during the black death, where the nose was filled with herbs to 'protect' the doctor form inhaling the fumes of death.
EQUIPMENT: Aircraft (Titanium) material kegs, the drums has springs on the bottom
2 Mounted Toms
1 Empty Steel Beer Keg
1 Bass Drum (Turned on other side)
1 Floor Tom
Vater Hammer Sticks