After talking about federal court battles and copyright protection, PG’s
Chris Kies turns the conversation with Thunderpussy’s sole guitarist
Whitney “Shreddy” Petty back to gear where she explains how Pearl Jam’s
Mike McCready gifted her a Custom Shop Les Paul in the men’s room of the
Showbox in Seattle. The interview at Nashville’s High Watt then details
how Whitney turned McCready onto a new amp company, and lastly, she
puts on her’59 Les Paul reissue to show the increasing levels of filth
on her pedalboard and how she cascades them into prime grime.
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Building a grassroots buzz for over five years and being based out of
the Seattle area, Thunderpussy quickly earned the fast friendship of
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready. The PJ cofounder has been a mentor to
Whitney Petty, signed them to his Stardog Records, and laid down some
guitar tracks on songs “Velvet Noose” and “The Cloud.” While recording
the song “Velvet Noose,” McCready let Whitney use his stock 1959 burst
(among other dream-list guitars during tracking). After Thunderpussy
opened for his UFO cover band Flight to Mars at Seattle’s Showbox
Theater, McCready had Whitney follow him into the men’s room and gifted
her this Gibson Custom Mike McCready ’59 Les Paul. Ever since that
fateful restroom rendezvous it’s been her No. 1. The guitar is mostly
stock to the scan of Mike’s OG ’59, although during a concert-ending-jam
Whitney was embracing the feedback of the instrument and let it drop to
the floor resulting in a headstock snap. Luckily, she knew Mike Lull
and he hooked her up with some neck surgery and gave the Les Paul a
clean bill of health.
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The guitarist of Mike McCready’s favorite new band uses a straightforward setup that proves a swaggering, punk attitude and greasy rock ’n’ roll isn't just a man’s game.
It's a big day here in TP land. Without further adieu, we would like to present to you: Milk It!
This four song EP chronicles what we have been working on this past year: searching for a drummer, working with new producers, experimenting with new sounds, and even exploring new acoustic territory. We are beyond thrilled to kick this album off with the track, Powerhouse. Inspired by Molly's mom and the prowess of single mothers everywhere; it features none other than Red Hot Chilli Pepper's Chad Smith on the skins! Another song, On The Line, finds us back in the studio with Pearl Jam's resident shredder, Mike McCready. He produced the track and also flexes his pipes on the choruses, solidifying his status as The Fifth Pussy (don't worry, Chad, you can be a Pussy someday too!) Make sure you crank this to eleven.
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It's a big day here in TP land. Without further adieu, we would like to present to you: Milk It!
This four song EP chronicles what we have been working on this past year: searching for a drummer, working with new producers, experimenting with new sounds, and even exploring new acoustic territory. We are beyond thrilled to kick this album off with the track, Powerhouse. Inspired by Molly's mom and the prowess of single mothers everywhere; it features none other than Red Hot Chilli Pepper's Chad Smith on the skins! Another song, On The Line, finds us back in the studio with Pearl Jam's resident shredder, Mike McCready. He produced the track and also flexes his pipes on the choruses, solidifying his status as The Fifth Pussy (don't worry, Chad, you can be a Pussy someday too!) Make sure you crank this to eleven.
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For one week only, we're having a Black Friday Sale! Enjoy 25% off select merchandise, through December 8th. We have a limited supply of our Grey Speed Queen T-Shirt - get them before we run out! LAST CHANCE!