How Slipknot's Mick Thomson Gets His Guitar Tone

Backstage at the Mayhem tour, Drew Foppe, Mick's guitar tech explains why Mick switched over to Seymour Duncan Blackouts to get the best of all world's tone from his guitar.

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Music

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• Slipknot
• Mick
• Thompson
• Seymour
• Duncan
• Blackouts
• Metal
• Mayhem

[bxsskull]

0:45 That guy really hates his hand.



[sartaajhussain]

"I haven't found an active pickup that works well as anything." [Guy in the background LOLs.]

[holtzpackerfan]

I find it funny that Mick Thomson, who's really big on guitar tone, and not a fan of cutting into the wood a whole lot, plays with a Floyd rose bridge!

[TheSlipknotshow]

im geting a bc.rich meatle master guitar soon :D

seymore duncan i fish i could aford

[bitchniggerization]

@TheMetalhead804 ok thanks, i thought it was the old model

[TheMetalhead804]

@bitchniggerization No they moved the position of it. it's now in between the fin tuners.

[bitchniggerization]

@TheMetalhead804 no pause at 0:20, if it was fixed, there would be two very large screws holding it in place on the side

[TheMetalhead804]

@bitchniggerization No it's fixed.

[bitchniggerization]

wtf, there is an unfixed edge 3 in the mtm?

[metallica5959]

@bxsskull lol :P

[TheBBgay]

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[DRakomol]

if only he could use that guitar to play music...