Exploring the Mike McCready Stratocaster | Artist Signature Series

No video

Exploring the Mike McCready Stratocaster | Artist Signature Series | Fender

Рет қаралды 253,606

Күн бұрын

Introducing the Mike McCready Stratocaster, created in partnership with Pearl Jam's founding member Mike McCready. Inspired by his cherished 1960 Stratocaster, it features custom pickups voiced to emulate McCready's signature tone, a six-point tremolo, alder body with a Road Worn finish and more. Watch as Mike McCready walks us through it and takes it for a test drive.
Get your own here: www.fender.com...
#Fender #FenderArtistSignature #MikeMcCready
SUBSCRIBE NOW: bit.ly/FenderSu...
SHOP FENDER: bit.ly/ShopFender
GET STARTED ON FENDER PLAY: bit.ly/FenderP...
About Fender:
Since 1946, Fender has revolutionized music and culture as one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC)-whose portfolio of owned and licensed brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Gretsch® guitars, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel®, Bigsby® and PreSonus® - follows a player-centric approach to crafting the highest-quality instruments and digital experiences across genres.
Connect with Fender:
Visit FENDER WEBSITE: www.fender.com
Like FENDER on FACEBOOK: / fender
Follow FENDER on TWITTER: / fender
Follow FENDER on INSTAGRAM: / fender
Follow FENDER on TIKTOK: / fender
Follow FENDER PLAY on INSTAGRAM: / fenderplay
Follow FENDER CUSTOM SHOP on INSTAGRAM: / fendercustomshop
Exploring the Mike McCready Stratocaster | Artist Signature Series | Fender
/ fender

Пікірлер: 421

@charliecrackers4643 9 ай бұрын

Mike has laid down some epic riffs for majority of the 90s that doesn’t get talked about enough.

@Mr.Steve-O 11 ай бұрын

McCready is a legend, I lived in Seattle for 7 years in the 90's and lucky to have seen PJ several times. He's the real deal as far as guitarists go. He was great in Mad Season as well

@mike8610 11 ай бұрын

Mike makes the absolute most out of the pentatonic scale. He playing is not complicated but he does it so well with the perfect guitar, effects, vibe and feel that it has always sounded incredible and fit Pearl Jam absolutely perfectly. I was always drawn to and inspired by his playing since I first bought a guitar in 1998.

@bryanspencer4856 11 ай бұрын

My favorite guitarist of all time! I’ve been a fan since’91. You have to see him live to appreciate how great he really is!!!

@frankswildyear 11 ай бұрын

I remember back in the day I was saying how great he was. A friend said, Danny Newcomb is much better…he was friends with both of them

@JimVincent 11 ай бұрын

I just saw him in Fort Worth 9.13.23 and he was fantastic!

@gabrieleloreti8096 11 ай бұрын

Cool! Now we want the John Frusciante Stratocaster as well 😁

@pan6367 11 ай бұрын

It's already really close to Frusciante's 62 imo. I bet you that Fender had that in mind too, they'll sell a big percentage of these to Frusciante fans !

@soeren_guitar 11 ай бұрын

@@pan6367I agree with you. I'm afraid there's no need to make a JF signature now. But the guitar is really cool and Mike as well! 🤘🏽

@mag_space473yt3 11 ай бұрын

Lwk looks like Johns strat

@Paul-D 11 ай бұрын

@@pan6367 yeh they will. Ill be one of them probably 😅

@julianjaspers7763 11 ай бұрын

Yah the JF strat and the red Jaguar ❤

@yoniyampolsky2597 11 ай бұрын

Most underrated, versatile lead guitarist of any band, ever

@corey412 11 ай бұрын

Facts

@gui-texzan7477 11 ай бұрын

Love Mike, but right off the top of my head I'll go with Don Felder (70's), Mike Campbell (80's) and Marc Ford (90's).

@danw5785 11 ай бұрын

Get off the ice pony dude. Competent, sure. Alltime anything? Not even close.

@hammill444 11 ай бұрын

@@danw5785 Definitely agree.

@ListedMia-sm4xm 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been thinking this

@ThomDust 11 ай бұрын

The clean tones especially, are glorious. Mike is easily in the pantheon of players he mentioned here. ✌️

@Unity1975 10 ай бұрын

I love that you said that…as recognized as he is, I feel he’s still “underrated” in a way and doesn’t get included enough in the all-time greatest discussion. He truly is, in my humble opinion. 🎶

@brucecall1595 11 ай бұрын

This man has logged massive quality stage time. Ironically he sounded and played as great when he was a wee young lad. Power is the one word I use to describe mike mcready

@lukelarsson 11 ай бұрын

I love how down to earth Mike and the rest of the guys in Pearl Jam are.

@alanross2876 10 ай бұрын

So down to earth they had covid shot mandates at their shows.

@lukelarsson 10 ай бұрын

@@alanross2876 I don’t think that means what you think it means. You’re making my point for me. 🤣

@alanross2876 10 ай бұрын

What does it mean?@@lukelarsson

@ivanmay7890 7 ай бұрын

Mike McCready has a very beautiful tone. He started playing Les Pauls and a Flying V originally, but it’s the 1960 Strat that he is forever associated with.

@UR_Right24 10 ай бұрын

He has always been my favorite guitar player out of those Seattle/grunge bands of the 90s.

@JimmyLeeMusic 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been playing this guitar for 3 days and it is the best Stratocaster I’ve ever played so far. Don’t let the little high price tag fool you. It is worth every penny.

@Anan-qq7fg 2 ай бұрын

How much did u get it for?

@shawnstarks1743 11 ай бұрын

The song he did with Ozzy was killer. There has been many great guitar duo’s throughout history Richards/Wood, Perry/Whitford, Harrison/Lennon. However, knowbody mentions the great weaving of Mccready and Gossard. Underrated Duo!.

@canyonproductions7683 11 ай бұрын

Great comment! Mad Season too

@slowwwwBurnnnn813 5 ай бұрын

No doubt!! 🤙🏼

@ladyluckdrums 11 ай бұрын

I love pearl jam and Mike's playing. Great to see he's getting a signature model, he totally deserves it!! $1900 for a MIM strat is a lot of money!!

@H_Oscarsson 11 ай бұрын

You can always pay $14000 for the US one...

@chrishammonds72 11 ай бұрын

$3500 here in Australia 😬

@schof1212 11 ай бұрын

$25k for the custom McCready on Reverb. They only made like 300 of them.

@danw5785 11 ай бұрын

Custom shop strats are a rip off. Two pieces of wood and 4 screws. Alder is the chicken of tone woods. Throw in some mass produced pickups and over pay from what you get.

@schof1212 11 ай бұрын

@@danw5785 I also don't get the appeal of relic'd guitars either. Who wants a guitar that looks beat up that's actually new? I understand getting a guitar that's been played for years and is actually road worn, but getting an artificially beat up guitar seems false to me.

@rogercardenas111 11 ай бұрын

MAD SEASON!!!!!!!! Amazing record. For a minute there I thought it was Neil Geraldo.

@JotaMcCready 11 ай бұрын

I feel so lucky to be able to see my greatest musical mentor alive, and to see recognition from such important brands in the history of music giving him recognition in his lifetime. Well deserved master Mike! ❤🤘🏻🎸.

@FearfulEarful 11 ай бұрын

Just saw PJ live for the first time last week and had a mind-blowing view of the band - Mike especially. His energy and playing, just off the charts. I couldn't believe it. Interesting timing on this, and that I'm looking to replace my Ed O'Brien Strat (great for recording, not super practical for gigging). This will do VERY nicely, I think!

@fender 11 ай бұрын

We like the sound of that! Nothing wrong with adding another gem to your collection!

@mike.4444 11 ай бұрын

Now we just need a JOHN FRUSCIANTE signature stratocaster!

@mikepj1025 9 ай бұрын

Got one the day they were released. AWESOME guitar. The shop I got it from does a full set up with every purchase and they did a wonderful job setting it up. Out of the box I was able to play the bell out of it. The feel of the neck is the BEST neck I’ve ever felt. Including my Custom Shop. This was long overdue.

@fender 9 ай бұрын

Rock on! Appreciate the kind words

@elecengineer46 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for allowing us the opportunity to have this replica Mike.

@outofstep90272 11 ай бұрын

Fan of PJ since 92' - have seen many shows and always a rocking time!

@JarickL 11 ай бұрын

Guitar looks awesome. Just saw Mike and the band last week and he absolutely ripped. Great to see more recognition for a legend!

@Matt-rk3de 11 ай бұрын

Kids, you can get all these sounds with a Squier Sonic

@dingleberry6486 11 ай бұрын

Well, Mike - you’ve come a long way from Mr. Hass’s 2nd period guitar class @RHS. Congrats on your Fender repro!

@elliotthall5543 11 ай бұрын

I've seen him, them so many times. This was awesome. I already own my dream Strat, but if I didn't, this would be high on my list.

@kidwajagstang 11 ай бұрын

It’s crazy to me that Fender took this long to make a McCready signature model. Majority of the time, it’s a Strat Mike is playing.

@czechplastik 11 ай бұрын

This is the 2nd or 3rd they've done now.

@JDAfrica 10 ай бұрын

Had to look up who the hell he was. His name is not synonymous with tone or playing. He’s got some cool riffs - but, I guess signature models are given out these days like participation trophies

@ChristopherLightfoot-zu3kb 9 ай бұрын

Well the Custom Shop version has been available for a few years so this is now an affordable Mexican made version?

@ThierryLerond 9 ай бұрын

@@czechplastikit's mexican relic guitar ?

@ThierryLerond 9 ай бұрын

What IS this ? Mexican relic guitar?

@ehmmmjay9907 11 ай бұрын

You have to be a HUGE McCready fan to spend that kind of money on a MIM Strat. That's like American Vintage/Ultra money for a guitar made in Mexico... Still want one tho!

@abhulineokonofua8677 11 ай бұрын

One of the Greatest Underrated Guitarist of all time. Mike McCready is a Legend.

@vintagepipesnightmares 11 ай бұрын

Without a band it seems that he can barely play two chords.

@JDAfrica 10 ай бұрын

Had to look up who the hell he was. His name is not synonymous with tone or playing. He’s got some cool riffs - but, I guess signature models are given out these days like participation trophies

@vintagepipesnightmares 10 ай бұрын

@@JDAfrica absolutely 💯 You can see how bad he is without a band. In every video by himself not just this.👍

@RandDCustoms2 11 ай бұрын

One of the most underrated guitarist of all time! When I heard Black I was hooked!

@bengunn6571 11 ай бұрын

Man both Mike and Kim's signature guitars came out within like a week from each other. Coincidence?

@azt3ca Ай бұрын

I own one of these and it’s a lovely guitar. It’s a fun guitar to play and nails the Strat tone beautifully.

@brandona6711 11 ай бұрын

A relic'd signature series guitar for less than $2K?! Good job showing Gibson / Epiphone how its done and made attainable.

@rodrigoperez3672 11 ай бұрын

Not being USA made surely helps keeping the price under $2K

@johnf.r6658 11 ай бұрын

@@rodrigoperez3672 it's Mexican made ?

@enriquemorenojimenez4455 11 ай бұрын

@@johnf.r6658yep

@marvean2519 11 ай бұрын

@@johnf.r6658 Yes

@lazotashev8232 11 ай бұрын

@@johnf.r6658Yes

@Laxew 11 ай бұрын

Looks and sounds awesome. I'd love to hear Dave Simpson review. Love Pearl Jam

@Florida_Boi_321 11 ай бұрын

Who cares where it’s made. I have a Squier Jazzmaster that plays better than almost all of my other guitars, some of which are US made. There is nothing wrong with and MIM Strat. Great job!

@gui-texzan7477 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely nothing wrong with a Mexican or Japanese built Strat. Only downside is they will never be as desirable if you choose to sell or trade. Personally, I love the relic'd look on this one. Well deserved signature model.✌️

@fchampd4512 11 ай бұрын

@@gui-texzan7477squier always sells faster than fender on 2nd hand market, its the best guitar if you wanna sell it, usually take 10-15 after you put it out and its sold

@Ottophil 11 ай бұрын

I care about where its made. My squiers are all nice. My mexicans are great for the price. But every american guitar I have, currently I have 5, are all far better quality

@marvean2519 11 ай бұрын

Love the artist but $1900 for a MIM roadworn strat?

@donmccann2885 3 ай бұрын

Been a fan from 91’ as well….great job Fender! Well done! We love your tone Mike :)

@kevind3094 11 ай бұрын

Cool! Now we need a John Frusciante sig!

@john15333 11 ай бұрын

A MEXICAN fender for this price???? Wow. I'll stick to an American Vintage II for the same price. Looks awesome though!

@antipsychosoup6709 4 ай бұрын

Cool fact, this video also documents Mike unknowingly falling in love with Fender's Tone Master line of amps, his first foray into digital modeling/non-tube amps. He ended up touring with a Deluxe Reverb and a Twin Reverb right after this.

@The_Obvious_Solution 11 ай бұрын

One of my heroes right there.

@canyonproductions7683 11 ай бұрын

This looks AWESOME! Mad Season 4ever!

@mikec3454 11 ай бұрын

It’s a beautiful guitar - I’ve always loved a relic’d 3 sunburst Strat. Not going to lie though, I find the price of $2700 CAD hard to swallow. I paid that for my American Original 1960s Strat last year.

@BGuitar 11 ай бұрын

MM is a legend. Great looking guitar

@TheBallsbreakers 10 ай бұрын

The reason I play lead! Will always love you Mike!

@totalsellout822 7 ай бұрын

Wrecker riffs at the start?

@emrahu1327 10 ай бұрын

McCready is a Strat God! I will purchase it as soon as possible.

@s.a.2317 2 ай бұрын

I got one, last one at the shop and already set up with decent action. Just recently saw this was out. Very good pickups! E string placement is a bit tricky. Love it!!!

@jrswam 11 ай бұрын

I love LOVE Mike (F'n) McCready!!

@taunokekkonen5733 10 ай бұрын

"That sounds very Hendrix-y" Like everything Mike does.

@sbdrummer615 10 ай бұрын

such a thick and juicy tone, damn. Could listen to him rip for hours!!! O wait I already have Hope to see Pearl Jam live in 2024🤘🏼

@palehorace100 10 ай бұрын

And all this can be yours for just two grand! Thanks, Fender!

@guilleags6599 11 ай бұрын

amo amo amo, amo que los focos se esten posicionando sobre el de la manera que se lo merece, que tenga un instrumento que se ve y se escucha genial, sin costos exorbitantes, empece a aveturarme en los solos de guitarra mas serios cuando me meti en el mundo de pearl jam hace ya unos 25/26 años y... tiene una pizca de romanticismo saber que puedo tener una recreacion de un instrumento tan importante para el que sin querer fue mi maestro en la guitarra.

@dustinmcfarland2441 4 ай бұрын

People are talking badly about the price point of this guitar. Maybe they're right as far as parts for the money goes, but this guitar makes up for it in mojo, playability, and sound. I bought one I was so impressed by it. Never felt a guitar more perfectly broken in. If you have played for as long as I have, you know how hard it is to find single coils that take distortion well. Look no further. This is a fantastic guitar.

@JDELOU 11 ай бұрын

Mike is one of the most awesome guitar players ever! A guitar god definitely!!!

@ryanwalker3015 11 ай бұрын

If anyone else but Mike walked into a music store, plugged in and started playing those intro riffs that he does, they would get kicked out, or shut off.

@ConcezioPellegrini 11 ай бұрын

Just a BEAUTIFUL guitar.

@paulcartwright2810 11 ай бұрын

I not into relics....BUT...did i not already own a 1998 fender deluxe strat and and old 84 ibanez roadstar ll strat copy...id be tempted...my fenders a sunburst with rosewood neck....i like how they've got the neck fingerboard nice and dark ...mine was relatively light coloured but over the last 25 years of sweaty hands and the odd lemon oil treatment has gone a lovely dark hue....to me the fender strat its the greatest guitar ever...i do use a Gibson les Paul junior....but when i pick up a strat...it just feels right...im 55 and my strat is always out...ready for action...never in its case...and i sometimes sit listening to music and just find myself just looking at it in wonderment..it looks so space ship like with its curves....and even though mine has a roland gr-55 hex pickup kinda spoiling its vintage vibe...it still looks good....and hey if your going to go for the versatility of a synthesizer.....why not use the world's most versatile guitar...if there wasn't a cost of living crises in great Britain and i wasn't already skint id be seriously looking at this signature model...

@QS-si3cq 11 ай бұрын

We're not reading all of that.

@KfirOchaion 11 ай бұрын

That's a Yes from me! ❤

@fender 11 ай бұрын

We like the sound of that! 🙌

@rockturtleneck 11 ай бұрын

Not a fan of the fake wear and tear but the guitar sounds fantastic and hearing MM's approach to music is fascinating.

@Ottophil 11 ай бұрын

Its not fake if its supposed to look like that

@waltuhhimself 11 ай бұрын

@@OttophilIt's fake. The real one comes out of the factory brand new

@RichardFriendartist 11 ай бұрын

excited to see him break these on stage. ;)

@brandon90888 20 күн бұрын

Mike McCready and Jerry Cantrell are my favorite guitarists!

@_Teo__ 11 ай бұрын

Dear Fender, please also release an Eddie Vedder Signature Tele in the future.

@bryanspencer4856 11 ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@nickmaybes 11 ай бұрын

😅

@dennishaney7224 11 ай бұрын

Congrats, Mike. That's awesome!

@MaxTovstyiMusic 7 күн бұрын

I got one today, indeed it feels like a American made guitar, great quality and comfort! And I have a lot of guitars so trust me :)

@jgb2923 11 ай бұрын

ohhh the great mike mcready because of him my desire to play the guitar was born! the best with jerry cantrell of aic

@LouSassles 11 ай бұрын

I was just thinking to myself the other day “when will Mike mccready get a sig strat?”. Great that it happened!!

@ginadarcangelorusso3519 11 ай бұрын

Very cool. Mike is my favorite guitar player. ❤pj

@christophervincent8420 11 ай бұрын

Awesome guy. And he is rocking the Blonde Twin Tone Master amps! Love it

@davidvallo7714 11 ай бұрын

Ordered mine yesterday

@matiasdelpueblo 11 ай бұрын

Te amo Mike viva Pearl Jam por siempre ❤

@malcolmadams2105 9 ай бұрын

I’m so glad they made one we could afford. 😃

@seanmarshallmusic 10 ай бұрын

Totally defined that 90s garage-version-of-Stevie guitar sound.

@nolarocks 11 ай бұрын

Only $400 more than a Road Worn MIM Strat! Love it!

@davidmathes6730 5 ай бұрын

I learned on my Dads '62 Fender Jazzmaster, Sunburst yellow ,orange, brown, will a red brown pick plate, with a whammy, best playability ever, he had the frets professionally filed, made is so much easier for me to keep playing and get good. They are worth 20K mint condition, even the replicas are $1,500 USD, it was stolen decades ago, im considering the replica, because of theb price of the real before they Sold the company.

@robertgarcia1163 11 ай бұрын

Got one reserved, it's coming in two weeks 😊

@fender 11 ай бұрын

We know you'll make every note count!

@redmosq4197 11 ай бұрын

I just bought a vintage ii 61’ Strat, I might’ve considered this. 🤷‍♂️

@nolarocks 11 ай бұрын

I did too - but you get an Americam made one and you get to wear it in personally. Enjoy!

@redmosq4197 11 ай бұрын

Agreed 🤙

@faroutmayt 11 ай бұрын

Love it. John Frusciante stratocaster, when?!

@HeyJettRink 16 күн бұрын

Drop SSL1’s in a Strat and you’re 99% there.

@joshmackinnon6941 11 ай бұрын

Almost 2k for it…decade ago you could get a 60s roadworn that’s basically identical to this for 799

@QS-si3cq 11 ай бұрын

I hear that. RW Strats are now north of $1000 new, and Mike gets his cut on this one on top of that, of course. My RW Cobain Jag was only $1250 back in 2012. Inflation is a bitch.

@drgnslyr221 10 ай бұрын

These companies are greedy.

@Tcrunk365 11 ай бұрын

Man I want one

@mattaguirre447 11 ай бұрын

i got a two American deluxe strats. both have very different sounds. I love them both..

@pascale-annedesaulniers9780 10 ай бұрын

LOOOOVE this one !!! Can I imagine my chocolate burst strat Aerodyne special like this ??? !!! Just do it special custom shop.

@jppagetoo 11 ай бұрын

A sig model a player can afford $1899 is not bad for such a guitar. Not cheap, but not break the bank either. Nice work Mr. McCready!

@Matt-rk3de 11 ай бұрын

$1899 is still a bit of coin for a Mexican built strat. And I’m sus about the relic on these.. could be on par with the Joe Strummer tele

@drgnslyr221 10 ай бұрын

1899 for any MIM strat is ridiculous.

@christopher-miles 11 ай бұрын

dude! like, wait? far-out! wait, what? NO WAY! thank you fender.

@tazador793 10 ай бұрын

Mike is really good. Underrated. Really cool guy! Nice strat

@bubbaluvv 9 ай бұрын

can we agree that mike and matthew perry were never in the same room together

@ELRYTNAMROGO 11 ай бұрын

The Strat is sooooo hit and miss for me. To me, it REALLY depends on the player. Sometimes, the Strat is like ice picks in my ears. But sometimes, it’s some of the most glorious sounding instrument and fits perfectly into what it’s doing. Mike is one of those guys who can get those tones perfectly….along with the obvious guys. The guitar sounds incredible in this video.

@UpliftingRiffs 11 ай бұрын

Thanks looks amazing and sounds great! Would love to get my hands on one and try it out!

@zambot3325 3 ай бұрын

You can never have too many Stratocasters

@rocanrola 4 ай бұрын

Muy guapa, me encanta ésta guitarra! Pienso que es la mejor Stratocaster que ha hecho Fender México!

@tarantinoish 10 ай бұрын

Looks cool, but $1900 for a MIM strat is insane. No deal.

@alejandroangeles8587 11 ай бұрын

A distressed old Strat looks gorgeous (SRV #1, Clapton's Blackie, Rory, etc...). A Les Paul looks great mint (my opinion of course). Having said that, I wouldnt spend a lot of money for a relic strat (but if someone does... good for him...) Now... this cost is reasonable enough for me. I've never understand those relic haters. Don't buy them. Move on...

@rickrevoir1683 6 ай бұрын

What a great dude Mike M is. His signature strat is well deserved. Hail Hail 😊

@zacharyforbes7936 11 ай бұрын

Fender will always do right by its customers

@3rdmm 11 ай бұрын

SRV was deceptive about his #1 Strat; it was a '63 body with a '62 or '64 neck. Supposedly he put a set of pups from a '59 in it later. A hella lot of guys thought a '59 Strat was the thing to have because of SRV lying about having a '59.

@Stereostupid 11 ай бұрын

Yes 👍 that's true! and now come to find out that the 60-64 strats a ton of players like every more than the 59's ...I have a 61 replica and it's pretty amazing ! vintage brand makes really nice guitars for the price I bought the Thomas blug signature model amd they're under a grand with all Wilkinson parts