Mike McCready Strat MIM version

freakboy1610 · September 2023

New Mike McCready Strat available to pre order. It looks great but £1549 for MIM?
https://www.fxpedal.co.uk/guitars-c1/electric-guitars-c2/fender-mike-mccready-pearl-jam-signature-road-worn-stratocaster-pre-order-only-p6545?fbclid=IwAR2_SAwSTXVjydGfZ0uf8BcCWwJRRjWdfxYaKR-pu8wkwxlYIVLXIVm3rMw

guitargeek62 · September 2023

Jeez that's pricey!!!

It does look great though, and it's the first roadworn series with rosewood in quite a while too - I can't see them taking too long to sell out if that's a limited release.

- Do I want one? Yes.
- Will I buy one? No.

RaymondLin · September 2023

Jeez, a few years ago I could have picked up a used CS for that much. There is inflation and there is INFLATION. I thought £1099 for a MIM was the new normal but this is another 50% jump.

Leiversalone · September 2023

I got a Bravewood custom made one. It's ace!

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Seziertisch · September 2023

I would have said the same, but I recently tried one of the J Mascis MIM Telecasters and I thought the build/sound/feel of the whole package was as good as, if not better than, anything from the standard US range.

GoFish · September 2023

Japan's where it at, again

- though the very top end Mexicans are as good as any other production line Fender imo.

£1549 is still a bit rich!

Alun · September 2023

It is a bit pricey, but some of the higher end PRS SE's have been nudging close to that as well, to be fair.

barnstorm · September 2023

Heavier relic job, custom pickups, looks like possibly a custom neck profile, hard case, so the price isn't surprising, I guess.

Seziertisch said:

I would have said the same, but I recently tried one of the J Mascis MIM Telecasters and I thought the build/sound/feel of the whole package was as good as, if not better than, anything from the standard US range.

That's good to hear – based on the recent noise I'd have more confidence buying MIM blind than regular-production US. Reviews of the Japanese guitars seem a bit more mixed than in the past, too.

roberty · September 2023

Is it a limited run? Looks labour intensive

chris78 · September 2023

If a heavy relic is over £5k these days, I don't think that's awful if the wear is close to the original (which I guess it will be as believe they use stencils in the Mexico factory).

I paid more for the Rocky Strat and thats MIM

PAL · September 2023

The MIM guitars are really good. This might be expensive to some people but just like the US built relic guitars there is an up
charge for the distressing of the finish. You would pay less if it didn't have a relic finish.
I think the better option would be to buy one of the Vintera II guitars which are on the way .

Creed_Clicks · September 2023

Buy a standard MIM, tie it to the back of your car and drive a few KMs. Job done.

timhulio · September 2023

My first though was 'oh, I suppose Pearl Jam must have had a guitar player'. They're a rock band after all, but it had never crossed my mind.

roberty · September 2023

It's expensive because the relic process involves smashing an H9 to pieces

Creed_Clicks · September 2023

timhulio said:

My first though was 'oh, I suppose Pearl Jam must have had a guitar player'. They're a rock band after all, but it had never crossed my mind.

eh? They have 2 (3 including Eddie) very good guitar players, who have written some very good songs over the last 30+ years. Let's hear your stuff, and we'll go from there eh!

ryanverbena · September 2023

timhulio said:

My first though was 'oh, I suppose Pearl Jam must have had a guitar player'. They're a rock band after all, but it had never crossed my mind.

Mike McCready is an amazing guitarist!

Dumodal · September 2023

timhulio said:

My first though was 'oh, I suppose Pearl Jam must have had a guitar player'. They're a rock band after all, but it had never crossed my mind.

come on now, Mike is a great guitar player!

also £1649 on Peach, I think you can save a grand more and get a used Custom Shop, unless of course if you are a fan.

mikeyrob73 · September 2023

timhulio said:

My first thought was 'oh, I suppose Pearl Jam must have had a guitar player'. They're a rock band after all, but it had never crossed my mind.

McCready is quality and I can’t tell you how much I want one of these, could be a wee fire sale coming shortly

victorludorum · September 2023

They go to all that effort doing a matching relic look, and then they stick the string tree in the wrong place. I know a lot of people don't care, but it bugs me. Bastards!

theatreanchor · September 2023

Wouldn’t pay that much for any MEX Fender,
personally.

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2023

These Sig model MIM are going the same way price wise as the Epiphone Sig models price wise. Absolute joke!

Whitecat · September 2023

The McCready Masterbuilt CS models were like £12k and although there obviously weren't a *lot* of them, the few that got allocated to the UK sold within *hours*... these will be similarly successful among a certain demographic, I'm sure.

Boromedic · September 2023

Looks great, but I'll bet the flippers are licking their lips in anticipation....

StefB · September 2023

Fortheloveofguitar said:

These Sig model MIM are going the same way price wise as the Epiphone Sig models price wise. Absolute joke!

The market is starting to speak though as they can't 'give' the Mustaine Vs away at £1,099, and most other Epi signature models have ended up heavily discounted too.

MagicPigDetective · September 2023

Mike McCready. Plays the guitar.

impmann · September 2023

Why not just buy a sunburst Strat and attack it with blunt objects randomly until it looks utterly terrible... you could save a lot of money and the end result would be incredibly similar.

Creed_Clicks · September 2023

@MagicPigDetective a lost classic that album.

mikeyrob73 · September 2023

MagicPigDetective said:

Mike McCready. Plays the guitar.

Fantastic stuff, Mad Season Above is a classic Album for me, and Barrett Martin is superb

GoldenEraGuitars · September 2023

Shock of the day - big guitar company charges big money to pay for big overheads.

bencowling81 · September 2023

timhulio said:

My first though was 'oh, I suppose Pearl Jam must have had a guitar player'. They're a rock band after all, but it had never crossed my mind.

These "I've never heard of [insert name of hard working, accomplished and often famous guitarist]" comments seem to pop up from time to time. The usual one's about YouTubers come across a bit naive. This one sets a new bar.

steer · September 2023

I hope that it plays and sounds better than it looks.

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