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Mike McCready is the lead guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, a founding member of the American rock band, Pearl Jam.
Let's look at what gear and equipment has been seen in Pearl Jam's Mike McCready's Guitar Rig.
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Guitars
- 1952 Fender Telecaster Blonde Finish
 
- 1953 Fender Telecaster Blonde
- Gibson Les Paul Junior guitar (doublecut / blonde color, tortoise shell pickguard)
 
- 1956 Gibson Les Paul Black
- 1956 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst Finish
- 1958 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst Finish
- 1958 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst Finish Left-handed Body
- 1959 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst finish Rosewood fingerboard/maple neck
- 1959 Gibson Les Paul Orange/Sunburst Finish (?) 1995 Reissue
- 1959 Fender Stratocaster White Finish
- 1959 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst Finish Reissue
- 1960 Gibson Les Paul Gold Finish 1996 Reissue
- 1960 GIBSON Les Paul Classic in Honeyburst
 
- 1962 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst finish
- 1962 Fender Stratocaster Black finish Japanese Reissue
- 1965 Gibson SG Blue finish used during the Binaural sessions
- 1968 Gibson ES-335 Red Cherry finish
 
- 1968 Fender Telecaster Natural finish Bigsby Tremolo
- 1968 Gibson Hummingbird Acoustic
- 1960's Gretsch Chet Atkins Orange finish Bigsby Tremolo
- 1972 Gibson Les Paul Black finish; 3 humbuckers - Trashed at the MTV VMAs during 'RITFW'
- 1970's Ibanez Flying V
- 1980's Gibson Flying V Black finish
- 1991 Gretsch Silver Jet Reissue
- 1990's Gibson Dobro DM-33
- Fender Mark VI
- Rickenbacker 660-12TP Sunburst finish Gift from Tom Petty - on 'Not For You' & 'Corduroy'
- Gibson Firebird Phthalo Blue Finish Non-reverse model
- 2001 James Trussart Telecaster Bigsby Tremolo
Amps and Cabinets
- Savage Blitz 50 amp
- Matchless HC-30 Head
- 2000 Trentino 30w Amp
- Marshall Plexi 50Watt Head
- Straight front Marshall Cabinet 1960B 4x12"
- 1972 100w 4x12 Straight front Marshall Cabinet
- Fender Bassman Combo 1959 Reissue / 4x10
- Fender Twin Tweed / 2x10
- Orange Cabinet / 4x12
- '69 100-watt Marshall Super Tremolos that have had the tremolo disconnected by Sal Trentino
- Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp
- Vox AC-30 amps
Effects and more
- Dunlop Crybaby 535Q Wah pedal
- Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere
- Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer (keeley mod)
- Fulltone Distortion Pro
- Boss DM-2 and DM-3 Delay
- Line 6 DL-4 Delay
- Line 6 MM-4
- Greedtone Distortion Pedal (see our review of this pedal on UberProAudio)
- Boss OC-2 Octave
- Jester Enterprises Hydra Tube Splitter
- Furman PL-Plus Power Conditioner
- Sony WRR-840a Wireless Receivers
- Mesa Boogie Studio Pre-Amp
- VHT Classic G2150
- Fender Blender pedal
- MXR Phase 90
- Dunlop Univibe
- MXR Dyna Comp
- Ernie Ball 6165 Stereo Volume/Pan Pedal
- MXR Phase 100
- e-Bow (used on the studio recording of "Rearviewmirror")
- Sansamp Distortion
- Dunlop Slides (Glass, Brass, and Ceramic)
 
Strings and picks
- GHS Boomers (.010-.046) and also .011's
- Fender Bass VI (.025-.095; used on "Help, Help" studio recording)
- Martin M150 Bronze Wound Acoustic Strings
- Dunlop Tortex .88mm guitar picks
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Comments
Anyone know what efect used Mike on Bridge School 10/31/99.
youtube.com/watch?v=Vi2x28FEwCo&feature=related
Please i need to know it a lot :)
BUT, I think it's important that 1. the instrument connected is a good Telecaster guitar, and failing that, a good Stratocaster, and 2. the amp is a tube Fendery Tweed type amp (like a Fender 57 Champ Reissue, or a Victoria 518/5112, or a Fender Deluxe Reissue, Fender Bassman, etc.).
At one point I was curious if the pickup is original or something more hi-fi (like a Jason Lollar P90) and I've contacted the fan club people, who were kind enough to answer that the uses the stock Gibson P90 pickup.
Hope this helps.
So for all of you guitarists buying stock Ibanez TS9 pedals and expecting to get Mike McCready's tone, you're better off with a stock TS808 pedal. Either that, or modify your pedal to Keeley specs.