Musicians and producers from Des Moines, Iowa

Every Change Your Strings profile with a documented base of operations in Des Moines, Iowa, grouped by role. Each card links to the full gear breakdown for that person.

Also from Des Moines, Iowa

3 CYS profiles with documented base of operations here.

Guitarists(2)

Jim Root
Guitarist
Documented string gauges, brands, and tunings Jim Root uses with Slipknot and Stone Sour. Dunlop signature strings (.011 to .056 for Drop B, .012 to .064 for Drop A), Fender Jim Root signature Telecaster / Stratocaster / Jazzmaster with EMG humbuckers, Orange Rockerverb 100 amps. With citations.
Mick Thomson
Guitarist
Documented string gauges, brands, and tunings Mick Thomson uses with Slipknot. D'Addario custom heavy-gauge strings for Drop A and Drop B, Ibanez MTM signature with Seymour Duncan Blackouts, ESP LTD MT-I signature, Mesa/Boogie JP-2C amp. With citations.

Drummers(1)

Joey Jordison
aka Nathan Jonas Jordison, #1
Drummer
Joey Jordison co-founded Slipknot in 1995 and drummed through 2013. Pearl Reference kit, Paiste cymbals, the modern extreme-metal drumming canon.