More affordable Mike McCready 60's Strat
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matt3846 said:
In my experience, this is the way it usually happens. Small allotments get out to small mom pop shops well before the big stores get theirs. Sometimes even getting out there before the press announcements on Fender’s site.BALLBOY said:Nothing on the Fender site about it but it comes up on Eddie’s Guitars when you Google it. Something is a bit odd??
I have one on the way as well.
I was in CME yesterday & they were pretty sure it was going to happen, MX & American. Hop
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Specs:
The Mike McCready Stratocaster® captures the unmistakable sound and timeless spirit of one of rock’s most enduring and influential bands. Designed in collaboration with the Pearl Jam guitarist, the Mike McCready Stratocaster® is the ultimate Strat® for any guitarist seeking to channel the potent power and electrifying intensity of this grunge guitar icon.
The Mike McCready Stratocaster® features a hand-crafted, heavily Road Worn® lacquer finish over an alder body, recreating the battle scars Mike’s own Strat has earned over three decades of grueling, sold-out tours and legendary performances. The comfy 9.5″ radius slab rosewood fingerboard on a slim “C” maple neck are shaped to match McCready’s treasured 1960 Strat, while the custom Mike McCready Stratocaster pickups are voiced to replicate Mike’s vintage single-coils for the same timeless tone, passion and energy that define his signature sound. The vintage-style synchronized tremolo, bent-steel saddles and cold-rolled steel block ensure the purest Fender tone and performance.
With its well-worn finish and bold tones, the Mike McCready Stratocaster® resonates with the soulful essence of the iconic Strat that has powered Pearl Jam’s chart-topping hits and transcendent live performances across countless studios and stages.
Additional specification include:
- Headstock Stratocaster®
- Product # 0145310700
- Neck Material Maple
- Neck Finish Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape Slim “C”
- Neck Construction 4-Bolt Standard
- Fingerboard Radius 9.5″ (241 mm)
- Fingerboard Material Slab Rosewood
- Position Inlays Aged White Dot
- Side Dots White
- Number of Frets 21
- Truss Rod Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- Truss Rod Nut Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- String Nut Bone
- Nut Width 1.650″ (42 mm)
- Nut Material Bone
- Body Alder
- Body Finish Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Shape Stratocaster®
- Bridge Pickup Custom Mike McCready ’60s Single-Coil Strat®
- Middle Pickup Custom Mike McCready ’60s Single-Coil Strat®
- Neck Pickup Custom Mike McCready ’60s Single-Coil Strat®
- Pickup Configuration SSS
- Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
- Switching 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
- Special Electronics Treble Bleed Circuit
- Bridge 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
- Bridge Mounting 6-Screw Vintage-Style
- Tremolo Block Cold Rolled Steel
- Pickguard 3-Ply Mint Green
- Pickup Covers White
- Control Knobs White Plastic (Tone 1 Aged White)
- Switch Tip White
- Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Machines Fender® Vintage-Style
- String Trees Butterfly
- Strings Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
- Tremolo Arm Screw-In
- Neck Plate 4-Bolt Serialized
- Strap Buttons Vintage-Style
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Now I’m going to have to go to the local shop just to see if he has one0
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My Sweetwater guy hadn’t heard anything. Put my name on the list.0
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bootlegger10 said:My Sweetwater guy hadn’t heard anything. Put my name on the list.
He is not allowed till Wednesday
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matt3846 said:Specs:
The Mike McCready Stratocaster® captures the unmistakable sound and timeless spirit of one of rock’s most enduring and influential bands. Designed in collaboration with the Pearl Jam guitarist, the Mike McCready Stratocaster® is the ultimate Strat® for any guitarist seeking to channel the potent power and electrifying intensity of this grunge guitar icon.
The Mike McCready Stratocaster® features a hand-crafted, heavily Road Worn® lacquer finish over an alder body, recreating the battle scars Mike’s own Strat has earned over three decades of grueling, sold-out tours and legendary performances. The comfy 9.5″ radius slab rosewood fingerboard on a slim “C” maple neck are shaped to match McCready’s treasured 1960 Strat, while the custom Mike McCready Stratocaster pickups are voiced to replicate Mike’s vintage single-coils for the same timeless tone, passion and energy that define his signature sound. The vintage-style synchronized tremolo, bent-steel saddles and cold-rolled steel block ensure the purest Fender tone and performance.
With its well-worn finish and bold tones, the Mike McCready Stratocaster® resonates with the soulful essence of the iconic Strat that has powered Pearl Jam’s chart-topping hits and transcendent live performances across countless studios and stages.
Additional specification include:
Mexican or US?- Headstock Stratocaster®
- Product # 0145310700
- Neck Material Maple
- Neck Finish Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape Slim “C”
- Neck Construction 4-Bolt Standard
- Fingerboard Radius 9.5″ (241 mm)
- Fingerboard Material Slab Rosewood
- Position Inlays Aged White Dot
- Side Dots White
- Number of Frets 21
- Truss Rod Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- Truss Rod Nut Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- String Nut Bone
- Nut Width 1.650″ (42 mm)
- Nut Material Bone
- Body Alder
- Body Finish Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Shape Stratocaster®
- Bridge Pickup Custom Mike McCready ’60s Single-Coil Strat®
- Middle Pickup Custom Mike McCready ’60s Single-Coil Strat®
- Neck Pickup Custom Mike McCready ’60s Single-Coil Strat®
- Pickup Configuration SSS
- Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
- Switching 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
- Special Electronics Treble Bleed Circuit
- Bridge 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
- Bridge Mounting 6-Screw Vintage-Style
- Tremolo Block Cold Rolled Steel
- Pickguard 3-Ply Mint Green
- Pickup Covers White
- Control Knobs White Plastic (Tone 1 Aged White)
- Switch Tip White
- Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Machines Fender® Vintage-Style
- String Trees Butterfly
- Strings Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
- Tremolo Arm Screw-In
- Neck Plate 4-Bolt Serialized
- Strap Buttons Vintage-Style
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That is cool. I would feel better hanging that on the wall than the master built. Cool if signed too.
My Sweetwater guy said he could neither confirm nor deny. I spent a lot of money with him back in 2021 and 2022, but no purchases in 2023. Hoping I still have some pull and get high on the list.
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matt3846 said:bootlegger10 said:That is cool. I would feel better hanging that on the wall than the master built. Cool if signed too.
My Sweetwater guy said he could neither confirm nor deny. I spent a lot of money with him back in 2021 and 2022, but no purchases in 2023. Hoping I still have some pull and get high on the list.
Had it in my hands about an hour, no one is supposed to know!😉
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Post edited by DeLukin onI smile, but who am I kidding...0
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So now we have an official release date of September 12th!
For what it's worth... the store I bought mine from told me that they had ordered two and that the first one came in Wednesday 9/6, but the second one is already on 12 month backorder. Stores are under embargo where they are not supposed to list them online until an agreed upon date... which I now assume is Sept 12th.
Playing around with the Fender serial # lookup, it looks like the earliest build dates on these were in June.0 -
I would contact your favorite guitar store rep. Should be getting mine sent out next week.0
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It's here!!!
I want to be clever, but I don't know how.0 -
Just ordered mine from an indie shop said it'll ship out tomorrow. Was hoping for an American-made version but this will do for now.Pittsburgh, PA September 28, 2005 || Washington, DC June 22, 2008 || Barstow, VA May 13, 2010 || Seattle, WA August 10, 2018 || Dana Point, CA September 29, 2018 (EV) || Dana Point, CA September 28, 2019 (EV) || Dana Point, CA September 25, 2021 (EV) || Dana Point, CA October 1, 2021 || Dana Point, CA October 2, 2021 || Chicago, IL August 29, 2024 || Pittsburgh, PA May 16, 2025 || Pittsburgh, PA May 18, 20250
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It seems like they put a lot of high-end appointments into these guitars so it does feel too bad that it's MIM. and not MIA.Pittsburgh, PA September 28, 2005 || Washington, DC June 22, 2008 || Barstow, VA May 13, 2010 || Seattle, WA August 10, 2018 || Dana Point, CA September 29, 2018 (EV) || Dana Point, CA September 28, 2019 (EV) || Dana Point, CA September 25, 2021 (EV) || Dana Point, CA October 1, 2021 || Dana Point, CA October 2, 2021 || Chicago, IL August 29, 2024 || Pittsburgh, PA May 16, 2025 || Pittsburgh, PA May 18, 20250
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Totally agree & after actually seeing it, holding it but not playing it. Looks like they nailed it. 👌PSUS2H said:It seems like they put a lot of high-end appointments into these guitars so it does feel too bad that it's MIM. and not MIA.Eastern Creek 95,Syd 1 98,Bris 2 98, Syd 1&2 03, Reading Fest 06, Bris 1 06, London 09, Hyde Park 10, Gold Coast BDO 14 Budapest 22 Krakow 22 Amsterdam 22 St Paul 1&2 23 Chicago 1&2 23 Chicago 1&2 24 New York 1 24 Philly 1&2 24 Boston 1&2 24 Gold Coast 24 Melbourne 1 24 Sydney 1&2 240 -
Thanks for all the info above.I ordered mine on Sweetwater. My local store said a 12+ month wait (which reconciles with what someone else heard above).Sweetwater is expecting their shipment early December but my rep said he expected the December allotment to all be spoken for by announcement day.0
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Eddie's Guitars had one listed. MEXICAN STRAT $1,899. Sold out.0
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Mine arrived yesterday…
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