The V4 is the latest version of Jim Root's stripped-down Jazzmaster, built for the Slipknot guitarist's heavy, detuned riffing. It has one volume, a three-way blade and a string-through hardtail, and nothing else on the body. The pickups are a pair of EMG Jim Root Signature Daemonum open-coil actives, his own design.
The body is mahogany with a contoured heel. The maple neck is a thin "C" with a 12" radius ebony board, 22 jumbo frets, pearloid block inlays and Luminlay side dots that glow on a dark stage. Locking staggered tuners and Schaller locking strap buttons round it out, with black hardware.
It comes in Flat White and is made in Mexico. The USA-built Jim Root Jazzmaster is the comparison: EMG 60 and 81 pickups, a compound 12" to 16" board and no inlays, in Flat Black.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: Mexico
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: Satin Urethane
Body Shape: Jazzmaster
Pickguard: None
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Neck Shape: Thin "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Position Inlays: Pearliod Block with Luminlay Fluorescent Side Dots
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: EMG Jim Root Signature Daemonum Open-Coil Active Humbucking
Neck Pickup: EMG Jim Root Signature Daemonum Open-Coil Active Humbucking
Pickup Configuration: HH
Controls: Master Volume
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle String-Through-Body Hardtail With Block Saddles
Hardware Finish: Black
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking
Control Knobs: Black Plastic
Strap Buttons: Schaller Locking
Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
CASE
Case: Deluxe Black Tweed Hardshell