Articles tagged: pearl-jam

Rory Gallaghers Tweed Twin amp

"A guy named Alexander Dumble made the amps": Andrew Watt reveals the gear behind Pearl Jam's new album

By Rob Laing published

"I have Marshalls, Fenders, Voxes, Oranges, Supros – all different kinds of amps. But since the day we got this amp I've not plugged into anything else," he said of his favourite Dumble modded amp

Guitarist and songwriter Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam performs live on stage at Moody Center on September 18, 2023 in Austi

"We referenced The Cure a lot while making it": Stone Gossard reveals Pearl Jam's shared inspiration, and why he feels more heard as a guitarist on new album, Dark Matter

By Rob Laing published

"You could be the greatest guitar player in the world but a ten-year-old could learn to play that in an hour", he says of the "magic" melodic moments he loves to discover in songwriting

Andrew Watt performs during the "Chameleon" New York Premiere Hosted By Mick Rock at The Electric Room on May 29, 2012 in New York Cit

"I learned to play the bass, the guitar, and as much of the drums as I could by listening to Pearl Jam": See producer and superfan Andrew Watt performing Alive back when he was a little-known solo artist

By Rob Laing published

Watt produced the band's new album Dark Matter

Matt Cameron, Eddie Vedder and Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam performs onstage during the 2021 Ohana Music Festival on October 2, 2021 in Dana Point, California

"It has a riff that gives Matt Cameron the opportunity to be as great as we know him to be": Stone Gossard reveals the new Pearl Jam song that has "probably one of the greatest drum fills of all time"

By Rob Laing published

The guitarist also explains why he wants to work with producer Watt on another Pearl Jam album after Dark Matter

Pearl Jam 10 covers

"The only thing I could hear coming through the window was the bass": Eddie Vedder recalls the Ten single he co-wrote while being locked out of a Pearl Jam rehearsal

By Rob Laing published

But the timeline of the song remains somewhat confusing

Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam perform onstage at Madison Square Garden on September 11, 2022 in New York City

"No hyperbole, I think this is our best work" – Eddie Vedder claims Pearl Jam raised the bar on new album Dark Matter, but their 2024 tour ticket prices are soaring too

By Rob Laing published

Opinion: Reports of £160+ per ticket for early fan club access to the band's UK tour dates don't bode well for some fans

Mike McCready

“For better or worse, you’re gonna hear a lot more lead guitar from me… I went crazy”: Mike McCready offers update on “heavier” new Pearl Jam album

By Jonathan Horsley published

McCready says it is heavier, it has the “melody and energy” of Ten and Vs, and we all might just hear it this year

Fender Mike McCready Strat

Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster review

By Rob Laing published

  • £1,649
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A new level for a Mexican Fender – both in relic'ing scale and asking price

Lead guitarist Mike McCready of Pearl Jam performs live on stage at Moody Center on September 19, 2023 in Austin, Texas

"I can't wait to tell Stone that I've almost figured his riff out" – Mike McCready admits to Chris Shiflett he doesn't know how to play the famous guitar intro to Pearl Jam's Alive

By Rob Laing published

But he can teach Chris Shiflett his legendary solo from it

Mike McCready onstage with Pearl Jam in 2023

See Mike McCready playing his new Mexican-made signature Fender Strat onstage with Pearl Jam

By Rob Laing published

"The original sounds the best, I'm not gonna lie, because that's the original, but this one is right next to that"