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Jamie Stephen Hall of the English rock band Tigercub performs on stage at La Riviera on November 29, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.
Meet Tigercub’s Jamie Hall, the guitarist Stone Gossard says is “as good as Homme or Morello”

By Phil Weller Published

The Pearl Jam guitarist took British alt-rock trio Tigercub out of their comfort zone – leader Jamie Hall was dialing Marshalls to 10, down-tuning a gift from Rabea Massaad, and finding tones that take enamel off your teeth

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Mike McCready of Pearl Jam performs onstage during 2024 BottleRock Napa Valley at Napa Valley Expo on May 25, 2024 in Napa, California.
Mike McCready opens up on his new rock opera, the Seattle jams that changed him, and the future of Pearl Jam

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

Farewell to Seasons documents McCready’s path through the Seattle grunge explosion of the ’90s. He reflects on the singers he’s loved and lost, the guitarists who left the biggest mark on his playing and why going digital has made him a better player

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Mike McCready of Pearl Jam performs onstage during his first solo concert at The Showbox on December 11, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.
Mike McCready followed Duff McKagan to LA to make it big – but he nearly missed his shot in Seattle

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

Before Pearl Jam, the lead guitarist sought to make a success of his teenage hard-rock outfit, Shadow

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Stone Gossard, Slash and Josh Klinghoffer
"My first guitar was a beat-up flamenco-style acoustic that my grandmother had in her closet": Slash, Jimmy Page and more remember the guitars that set them on the path to six-string immortality

By Daryl Robertson Published

We dive into some of our classic interviews to rediscover the stories of how famous players got started - featuring Slash, Jimmy Page, Stone Gossard, Albert Lee and more

Acoustic Guitars
Neil Young and Pearl Jam perform on stage at Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium, 25th August 1995. L-R Jeff Ament, Neil Young, Stone Gossard
Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament on recording with one of their idols

By Janelle Borg Published

Pearl Jam were recruited by the godfather of grunge to help him record his 1995 album

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Stone Gossard performs live with Painted Shield, playing a Fender Custom Shop Mike McCready 1960 Stratocaster
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

Electric Guitars
Warren DeMartini of Ratt in 1984 and Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard in 1992
Stone Gossard says grunge didn’t kill ‘80s hard rock bands – but “yes, some did die”

By Matt Parker last updated

The Pearl Jam guitarist argues it was the natural “life cycle” of pop culture, not grunge, that caused the mass extinction event

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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
Duff McKagan's The Living
Hear a teenaged Duff McKagan rip it up on guitar with his early ‘80s punk band The Living

By Richard Bienstock Published

Unearthed recordings from the short-lived outfit to be released as “The Living: 1982”

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Painted Shield
Stone Gossard and Mason Jennings on how breaking their guitar and songwriting habits led to Painted Shield’s electric debut

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The veteran songwriters detail their fresh six-string approaches, lessons learned from Seattle greats, and why great songs come from removing as much as possible

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