Latest about Mike McCready
“Grunge literally put electric guitar rock back on the map”: Nancy Wilson explains why Seattle has produced so many guitar heroes
The Heart legend looks back at the prolific musical legacy of her hometown in this exclusive excerpt from new book The Sound of Seattle
This superfan travelled 7,000 miles to see Pearl Jam live – and wound up playing guitar with them
Armed only with a bottle of wine and a handmade sign, the Chilean guitarist flew to Spain for the gig – and the Seattle icons let him live out his dreams
Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt joins Mike McCready to share one of the all-time great guitar solos
Pearl Jam have treated their fans to surprise guests, deep cuts and covers on the US leg of their ‘Dark Matter’ tour
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready falls off stage mid-solo – but doesn’t miss a note
The Pearl Jam guitarist disappeared on the first night of the grunge heroes’ tour in Vancouver, but not even falling off stage could stop his shred-fest
How a gift from Mike McCready helped change St. Vincent’s relationship with the Strat
Listen to the song that St. Vincent reveals begged for a Strat moment
Mike McCready recalls meeting Eddie Van Halen – and tries his hand at playing Eruption off the cuff
The Pearl Jam guitarist has opened up about his encounter with the guitar legend on Howard Stern, before showing off a few two-hand tapping licks
“Playability is where this guitar shines. This Strat is a player”: Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster review
With its Road Worn finish and easy neck, the Pearl Jam guitarist's new signature Strat feels like it's had a few decades under its belt, and is just warming up
“I loved Hendrix – he was my first guitar hero... But seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan was transcendent. He made me understand Hendrix better”: Mike McCready says SRV helped him make sense of this Hendrix technique
“When he [Vaughan] did Voodoo Child, it was so bad-ass," McCready says. “He changed how I wanted to play, and if you listen to Even Flow, you can hear me trying to emulate his stuff”
“Two of rock’s elite guitar soloists go lick for lick”: Watch Slash and Mike McCready trade leads on Paradise City as the Pearl Jam guitarist joins Guns N’ Roses onstage
McCready dropped in on the LA legend’s Seattle show for a barn-storming cameo
“My original ’60 Stratocaster will always sound the best. This one is right next to the best”: Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready on why he’s playing his more affordable signature guitar live, covering Eruption and embracing digital amps
Now onto his second signature Fender, grunge’s answer to Stevie Ray Vaughan reflects on his greatest Stratocaster moment, how Eddie Van Halen and Chris Cornell inspired his guitar playing, and why you should be excited for the next Pearl Jam album – oh, and his rock opera about the Seattle scene
