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The making of Pearl Jam's Ten: from the depths of despair to a bold and defiant debut
By Nina Pearlman published
The full story behind the grunge-rock masterpiece

Explore the immortal legacy of Prince in Australian Guitar #144, out today
By Australian Guitar published
This issue celebrates the past, present and future of the guitar's greatest players

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

Weezer fan the flames of rock 'n' roll in Australian Guitar #143, out today
By Australian Guitar published
Now this is one fiery new issue!

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

Nancy Wilson: “I painted myself intentionally into the corner by saying I was going to do an Eddie Van Halen tribute – because then I had to do it”
By Richard Bienstock published
The Heart acoustic and electric guitar icon on her first-ever solo album, covering Pearl Jam and Paul Simon, and that EVH acoustic instrumental

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

Fender launches limited-edition Mike McCready 1960 Stratocaster
By Matt Owen published
The Custom Shop recreation boasts custom pickups hand-wound by Josefina Campos, a Callaham bridge block and "every iconic scratch" found on the Pearl Jam guitarist's original 1960 Strat
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