Mick Thomson

Background and Facts



Birth Name: Mickael Gordon Thomson
Mick Thomson (born November 3 , 1973 ) is the lead guitarist for the nine-piece band Slipknot . Thomson is known as #7 in the band and despite popular belief his name is spelt Mick Thomson not Thompson .

Before Slipknot, Mick was in the band Bodypit with former Slipknot members Anders Colsefini , Donnie Steele and current bassist Paul Gray .

Picture to the left; HIGH SCHOOL photo

Trivia

• He has a fascination with serial killers.
• His previous job was teaching guitar lessons at Ye Olde Guitar Shop . He hasn't taught since 1999.
• Before Slipknot wore coveralls, Mick dressed up as Little Bo Peep once.
• Many fans believe that previous Slipknot member Greg Welts was indeed Mick, just with a different mask, but this has been proven to be untrue.
• James is actually taller than Mick, contrary to what it looks like and what most people think. James is 6'6" and Mick is 6'2".
• Mick Thompson has recently left B.C. Rich and is once again using Ibanez.
• His current Ibanez has the word seven in the fret inlays. It's equipped with EMG 60 and 81 pickups and factory tuned to Mick's preference of drop B tuning. His new signature model for 2007 does not feature the "seven" inlay although the word "seven" is prominent on the truss rod cover.
• Before leaving B.C. Rich, his guitar had the word HATE on the 2-5 frets.
• Mick has the word 'seven' tattooed on his left arm;- his number in Slipknot
• He's the oldest of four . He has two brothers and one sister.
• He likes cats and has two of his own.
• He recently toured doing a guitar workshop on his own.
• He would like to branch out into other genres in the future, such as jazz.
• In the Volominal DVD Mick said he is "a big fan of masturbating.Its therapudic.Keeps the body count low."

Other Shit

Masks
Originally, Mick donned a Jason-style hockey mask, painted a dark pea green type color. This can be seen on the cover of their self titled major label debut, "Slipknot." Shortly after Mick wore a dark silver leather mask comprised of separate pieces bound with metal rivets, with a nose opening cutout and vertical slats for his mouth. For Vol. 3, he switched to a molded latex mask based on the previous design, with some updated features.