As Slipknot were preparing for this weekend’s shows – Aftershock Festival on Saturday and Knotfest on Sunday – someone stole Jim Root’s guitar while the band was on stage! The thief made off with his custom satin silver Fender (with a “a patina copper pick guard”) and naturally Root is not too happy.
Said Root via Instagram:
“This was just stolen from our jam room at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland. While we were on stage. Fucking thieves. Nothing worse.”
Jim Root’s partne,r Christina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, took to Instagram as well:
“Keep an eye around the city and internet and help us find @stuperbee ‘s guitar and whoever stole it (or simply take it back) ! If you’re a real fan I can understand you want to have something that belongs to your idol… But that’s the wrong way to do it and it is depriving another person of something that might means memories and something more than an “item”! If whoever got this guitar is reading this PLEASE take it back or send me a private message! We can all do something stupid and taking it back is what can bring a lot of honor back to you. From zero to hero! Think about it and be a man.”
Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor had over $30,000 worth of musical equipment stolen back in 2013, but thankfully he got most of it back. Hopefully Jim Root’s guitar has the same fate as Zakk Wylde’s Gibson Pelham Blue guitar which was stolen last year but eventually recovered a few months later. If you’re in Portland, OR keep an eye on the pawn shops and Craigslist ads!
