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The Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster in detail

About the artist

Mike McCready started playing guitar at the age of 11. In eighth grade, he joined a cover band. After the band ended, he stopped playing guitar for a while and started studying. However, a friend convinced him to return to music. In 1990 he founded the band Pearl Jam with his school friend Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament. The band's debut album Ten brought them into the mainstream and became one of the best-selling alternative albums of the 1990s. Mike McCready frequently appeared as a soloist and gave Pearl Jam's music a blues touch. He plays by ear and is known more for his feel than virtuoso techniques. The single Jeremy was nominated for the 1993 Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Rock Song and Best Hard Rock Performance. Pearl Jam received four awards at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards for the music video for Jeremy . On Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Ten was ranked number 207 and Jeremy was ranked number 11 on the list of the 100 Greatest songs of the '90s. Mike can now look back on a long career spanning ten studio albums.

A true grunge icon

The Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster captures the distinctive sound and timeless spirit of one of rock's most enduring and influential bands. After a custom shop Stratocaster, the Mike McCready Signature Strat is Mike's second signature model from Fender. This Stratocaster was modeled down to the last detail on Mike McCready's favorite model , a 1960 Stratocaster in 3-tone sunburst, developed in collaboration with the Pearl Jam guitarist and is the ultimate all-purpose weapon for any guitarist who needs incredible power and want to rediscover the legendary, electrifying sound of a true 90s grunge guitar icon.

The pickups

The Fender Mike McCready Signature Stratocaster is equipped with a newly designed set of Fender Custom Mike McCready '60s single-coil Strat pickups. These custom Stratocaster pickups deliver the signature bell-shaped, punchy sound that Mike is known for. They are designed and tuned to accurately reproduce the Stratocaster tone of the single coils in Mike's original instrument . So whether you're a Pearl Jam fan, play in a cover band or simply want that authentic 90s grunge sound for your living room or home studio, the Mike McCready Strat delivers the perfect sound.

As close to the original as possible

The Mike McCready Stratocaster features a handcrafted, Heavy Relic lacquered Road Worn finish on an alder body, replicating the play marks and damage to Mike's Strat that the instrument acquired over three decades of grueling, sold-out tours and legendary performances. The comfortable 9.5" radius rosewood slab fretboard on a slim C maple neck is shaped to fit McCready's prized 1960 Stratocaster, while the aforementioned custom Mike McCready Stratocaster pickups are tuned to They accurately reproduce Mike's Vintage single coils for the same signature sound . The Vintage -style synchronized tremolo , curved steel saddles and cold-rolled steel block guarantee the purest Fender tone and best performance. For the perfect signature feel, the back of the Headstock stamped with Mike's signature.

Demo from the artist himself

In this video, Mike McCready himself introduces you to his new Signature Stratocaster and its features. See for yourself the sound of this incredibly authentic electric guitar. Was your attempt to create the perfect grunge sound successful? We'll find it. Listen and take a look. Have fun!

Product information

General Information

Strings: 6 string
Country of origin: Mexico
Strings thickness ex factory: .010 - .046
Special Features: Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) Signature, Road Worn-Laquer-Finish, Slab Board

Body

Technology: Solid Body
Body shape: ST-Style
Body Material: Alder

Neck

Neck: Maple
Neck Profile: Slim "C"
Fretboard: Rosewood
Fretboard radius: 9,5"
Fretboard Inlays: Aged White Dots
Frets: 21
Neck construction: Bolt on neck
Scale Length: 25,5" (648 mm)

Electronics

Pickup Configuration: S-S-S (3x Single Coil)
Neck Pickup: Fender Custom Mike McCready '60s Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Fender Custom Mike McCready '60s Single-Coil Strat
Bridge Pickup: Fender Custom Mike McCready '60s Single-Coil Strat
Pickup Selector Switch: 5-way switch
Pickup type: passive
Controls: 1x volume, 2x tone

Hardware

Hardware: Nickel / Chrome
Bridge / Tremolo: Fender 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

Finish

Color/ Finish: 3-Color Sunburst

Includes

Includes: Hardcase

About Fender

In order to make it possible for everyone to have a Fender instrument , they are offered in different price ranges. The subsidiary Squier sells inexpensive models manufactured in the Far East according to original dimensions and with the accumulated Fender know-how in the background. You can find an affordable, “real” Fender in the series made in Mexico . The classic original Fender instruments such as the American Pro series are made in the USA . For lovers of hand-built instruments and guitars with Vintage flair, there is the Fender custom shop , where you can also have a guitar built entirely according to your ideas.

Fender is not only known and appreciated for its instruments, but also for the various amplifier model such as the Deluxe reverb, the Princeton, the Champion, the Blues Junior or the Fender Rumble bass amplifier series. Fender now also sells a wide range of guitar accessories such as strings, picks, cable, straps, bags, tuners and care products as well as spare parts and pickups as well as accessories and merchandising. Of course, you can find all of this at the music store you trust – session in Frankfurt and Walldorf!