Slipknot's Mick Thomson Shares Guitar Secrets

New York, NY (Roadrunner Records) - Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson is setting out on a 5-city guitar clinic tour, during which he hopes to create an intimate setting for interacting with his fans, as well as unveiling his new custom-designed Ibanez MTM1 Mick Thomson Signature electric guitar.

The MTM1 was custom designed to Mick's exact specifications, including his choice of pickups, strings and bridge (and it's a beauty, too, see link below!). The guitar arrives from the factory in Mick's preferred tuning of CNo with a dropped B.

The clinic tour, which starts in Wisconsin and ends in California, will allow Mick to show fans some of Slipknot's signature riffs as well as answer questions and sign autographs for all in attendance.

Says Mick of the clinic, "It's not just for the virtuosos out there and it's not going to be an hour of showing off licks. I'm hoping it's helpful to players and non-players alike."

All clinics start at 7:00PM and the dates are as follows:
May 1st - Cascio Music, Waukesha, WI (262) 513-8320
May 3rd - Alpha Music, Virginia Beach, VA (757) 486-2001
May 5th - Musician's Discount, Miami, FL (305) 255-9466
May 8th - Hermes Trading Co., San Antonio, TX (210) 348-7225
May 10th - Instrumental Music, Ventura, CA (805) 654-9388

More information can be found by calling each location or by heading to the Ibanez website.
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