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Stone Gossard spotted playing Pearl Jam bandmate Mike McCready’s signature Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster onstage
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The $15,000 guitar appeared to be one of the Seattle rhythm king’s main squeezes at side-project Painted Shield’s debut shows

Learn the rhythm and soloing styles of Pearl Jam's Mike McCready
By Martin Cooper published
A fusion of classic rock with elements of funk, Pearl Jam's sound is unique and slippery, and this lesson in McCready's style offers a stern test of your rhythm and pentatonic phrasing

Mike McCready breaks down the gear and inspiration behind 15 landmark Pearl Jam tracks
By Jeff Gilbert published
In this classic 1995 interview, the Seattle great details how the tricks he “stole directly from Ace Frehley, Angus Young and Keith Richards” wound up on choice Pearl Jam and Temple of the Dog cuts

Watch Nancy Wilson and Mike McCready tear it up in raucous live cover of Led Zeppelin’s Rock and Roll
By Matt Parker published
The Pearl Jam man dropped in as a guest at the Heart legend’s recent Seattle show – and even borrowed her iconic Fender Telecaster

Watch Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen with Eruption cover
By Michael Astley-Brown published
McCready tackles the track’s iconic whammy bar dives and two-hand tapping on a vintage Strat

Pearl Jam break out digital amps and rare Gibson guitars on US tour
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Mike McCready is now rocking Fender Tone Master combos, while Stone Gossard and Eddie Vedder have been wielding obscure Gibson models

Ozzy Osbourne has completed his guest star-packed new album
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Prince of Darkness revealed on social media that he had delivered the completed album to his label, Epic

Josh Homme and Mike McCready will appear on the new Ozzy Osbourne record, according to Chad Smith
By Matt Parker published
The Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer also revealed that Ozzy's team tried (and failed) to get Jimmy Page onboard

Mike McCready confirms a more affordable version of his signature Fender Stratocaster is in the works
By Michael Astley-Brown published
A non-Custom Shop McCready Strat is on the cards – as is a new Pearl Jam album

Mike McCready on reissuing The Rockfords' debut LP: "It brings me back to the excitement of what guitar was like when I first discovered it"
By Jacob Uitti published
The Seattle guitar great on the full-circle journey of the long-dormant side-project, his approach to playing in twin-guitar bands, and what's next for Pearl Jam
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