Jim Root | |
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![]() Root performing with Slipknot in 2016 | |
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Birth name | James Donald Root[1] |
Also known as | #4 |
Born | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[2][3] | October 2, 1971
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Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1991–present |
Member of | Slipknot |
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James Donald Root (born October 2, 1971)[2][3] is an American guitarist. He is one of two guitarists for heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #4, as well as the former lead guitarist for rock band Stone Sour.