Arteconciencias: Looks like Slipknot's Mick Thomson has signed with ESP and Fishman, seemingly leaving Jackson and Seymour Duncan

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April 3, 2023

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Looks like Slipknot's Mick Thomson has signed with ESP and Fishman, seemingly leaving Jackson and Seymour Duncan

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Thomson's wife and guitar tech both published telling posts on social media, after the Slipknot maestro was spotted playing ESPs live during the band's recent shows in Japan

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A five-figure Bitcoin guitar, three instruments hand-painted by Robert Goetzl, and an acoustic that doubles as a "call to action on climate change" also feature in Martin's latest special edition collection

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