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Mike McCready of Pearl Jam performs onstage at The Forum on May 07, 2022 in Inglewood, California.
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

Guitarists
Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard, Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready perform live in May 2022
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

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Ozzy Osbourne performs with Black Sabbath at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 17, 2016 in Wantagh, New York
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

Music Releases
Mike McCready, Ozzy Osbourne and Josh Homme
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

Artists
Mike McCready of Pearl Jam performs onstage during the 2021 Ohana Music Festival on October 2, 2021 in Dana Point, California.
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

Electric Guitars
Mike McCready of Pearl Jam performs at the 2021 Ohana Festival Encore Weekend on October 01, 2021 in Dana Point, California.
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

Music Releases
Brandi Carlile and Mike McCready
Mike McCready joins Brandi Carlile for faithful cover of Soundgarden’s Searching With My Good Eye Closed

By Matt Owen Published

Matt Cameron also joined the fray for the performance, which took place during Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival

Music Releases
Mike McCready
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready looks back on 30 years of Ten: “It was the first time I was in a situation where everybody was firing on all cylinders“

By Richard Bienstock Published

In this exclusive interview, McCready, discusses early gear, his Muddy Waters/Stevie Ray Vaughan roadmap, the Ten sessions and being a reformed shredder

Guitarists
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready on teaming up with Fender to recreate his prized 1960 Stratocaster

By Ellie Robinson Published

Now that we’ve all had a chance to soak in the wicked riffs that pillar Gigaton, Mike McCready is giving us a chance to shred them out for ourselves, thanks to his new signature Fender Stratocaster

Electric Guitars
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How Fender built Mike McCready’s Custom Shop Strat, one of its most intricate replicas yet

By Richard Bienstock Published

The Pearl Jam guitarist and Master Builder Vincent Van Trigt detail how the '59 became a '60, and what went into making the painstaking recreation

Electric Guitars
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