Mike McCready's Stratocaster recreates the 1960 Strat he has played through three decades of Pearl Jam tours. The alder body has a heavily Road Worn nitrocellulose lacquer in 3-Color Sunburst under a mint green pickguard, and the neck carries the same Road Worn treatment.
The slim C neck and 9.5" radius slab rosewood board are shaped to match his guitar, with 21 Jescar medium vintage frets and a bone nut. Three custom Mike McCready '60s single-coils are voiced after his vintage pickups. The tone knobs cover neck and middle, and a treble bleed keeps the top end as you turn down, which matters when the volume knob does your gain changes. The vintage-style synchronized tremolo has bent steel saddles.
3-Color Sunburst, slab rosewood, right-handed, with a deluxe brown hardshell case. For a 60s Strat in new condition, see the American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: Mexico
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Road Worn Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard
Neck Finish: Road Worn Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Slim "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Slab Rosewood
Position Inlays: Aged White Dot
Side Dots: White
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
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
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage-Style
Tremolo Arm: Screw-In
Pickup Covers: White
Control Knobs: White Plastic (Tone 1 Aged White)
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
CASE
Case: Deluxe Brown Hardshell