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Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster RW 3TS
The Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster in detail
About Mike McCready
Mike McCready began playing guitar at the age of 11. In eighth grade he joined a cover band. After the band broke up he stopped playing guitar for a while and started studying. A friend, however, convinced him to return to music. In 1990 he founded the band Pearl Jam with his schoolmates Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament. The debut album Ten brought the band into the mainstream and became one of the best-selling alternative albums of the 1990s. Mike McCready often appeared as a soloist and gave Pearl Jam's music a bluesy touch. He plays by ear and is known more for his feel than for virtuosic technique. The single Jeremy was nominated in 1993 for the Grammy Award in the categories Best Rock Song and Best Hard Rock Performance. For the music video to Jeremy, Pearl Jam received four awards at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards. On Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, Ten was placed at number 207 and Jeremy reached number 11 on the list of the 100 greatest songs of the '90s. Mike can now look back on a long career encompassing ten studio albums.
A true grunge icon
The Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster captures the unmistakable sound and timeless spirit of one of the longest-lived and most influential rock bands. After a Custom Shop Stratocaster, the Mike McCready Signature Strat is already Mike's second Signature model from Fender. This Stratocaster was recreated in every detail from Mike McCready's favourite instrument — 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 wants to rediscover the incredible power and the legendary, electrifying tone of a true '90s grunge guitar icon.
The pickups
The Fender Mike McCready Signature Stratocaster is fitted with a newly designed set of Fender Custom Mike McCready '60s single-coil Strat pickups. These custom Strat pickups deliver the characteristic bell-like, articulate sound Mike is known for. They are designed and voiced to precisely reproduce the Stratocaster tone of the single-coils in Mike's original instrument. So whether you're a Pearl Jam fan, playing in a cover band or simply want the authentic '90s grunge sound for your living room or home studio, the Mike McCready Strat provides the perfect tone.
As close to the original as possible
The Mike McCready Stratocaster features a hand-applied Heavy Relic road-worn finish on an alder body that recreates the wear and damage Mike's Strat acquired over three decades of gruelling, sold-out tours and legendary performances. The comfortable slab rosewood fretboard with a 9.5" radius on a slim C maple neck is shaped to match McCready's cherished 1960 Stratocaster, while the aforementioned Custom Mike McCready Strat pickups are voiced to exactly reproduce Mike's vintage single-coils for the same characteristic tone. The vintage-style synchronized tremolo, bent steel saddles and cold-rolled steel block guarantee the purest Fender tone and top performance. For the perfect signature feeling, the back of the headstock is adorned with Mike's signature.
Demo from the artist himself
In this video Mike McCready personally introduces his new Signature Stratocaster and its features. See for yourself the sound of this incredibly authentic electric guitar. Has the attempt to recreate the perfect grunge sound been successful? We think so. Listen and watch — enjoy!
- Strings: 6 string
- Signature Artist: Mike McCready
- Country of origin: Mexico
- Strings thickness ex factory: .010 - .046
- Factory Stringing: Fender Nickel Plated Steel
- Special Features: Slab Board
- Technology: Solid Body
- Body shape: ST-Style
- Body Material: Alder
- Body finish: High Gloss
- Neck: Maple
- Neck Profile: Slim "C"
- Neck finish: Gloss aged
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Fretboard radius: 9,5"
- Fretboard Inlays: Aged White Dots
- Nut width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Nut material: Bone
- Frets: 21
- Fret size: Medium Vintage
- Fret material: Nickel silver
- Neck construction: Bolt on neck
- Scale Length: 25,5" (648 mm)
- 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 Cover: Aged White
- Pickup Selector Switch: 5-way switch
- Pickup type: passive
- Controls: 1x volume, 2x tone
- Hardware: Nickel / Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage-Style
- Translation: 1:14
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
- Pot Caps: Aged White
- Bridge / Tremolo: Fender 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
- Color/ Finish: 3-Color Sunburst
- Finish: Nitrocellulose
- Aging: Road Worn
- Includes: Fender Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, 0.50" Allen Wrench
Haven't you always wanted to hold your idol's instrument in your hand? Fender makes it possible with the Artist series . This series includes guitars, basses and even ukuleles modeled after those of your favorite artists.
When designing the instruments, great care was taken to fulfill the artists' personal wishes and to come particularly close to their original instruments. All guitars and basses were designed down to the smallest detail by the artist himself in collaboration with Fender : color / finish, woods, hardware and the degree of aging are determined by the artists themselves and implemented by Fender . The built-in pickup are usually custom-made . Each instrument is handcrafted with great attention to detail.
The list of famous musicians who play a Fender instrument is endless, ranging from famous rock and punk icons to modern pop and R&B artists . The most famous are Eric Clapton's famous Strat “Blackie”, Jimi Hendrix 's white Strat and of course Jimmy Page's Mirror-Telecaster. New additions to the Fender Artist Club include R&B artists HER and Steve Lacy , Australian pop artist Tash Sultana and Grammy-winning Americana artist Jason Isbell .
Each instrument comes in a design case or gig bag , which is also based on the artist's desired design. Signature straps, picks or other special giveaways are of course also included.
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!
Do you want to sound like Mike McCready?
Then take a look at the products below. Alternatively, you can also visit Mike's personal artist page and get inspired.
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