Guitar World - 10 May 2025
“Tom listened to it and said, ‘It sounds kind of jazzy.’ I went back and changed the chorus, and that’s the version I played for Don”: Mike Campbell on writing The Boys of Summer with Don Henley – after Tom Petty passed on it ...
GuitarPlayer.com - 01 May 2025
“Suddenly, this harmonic happened. I thought, Nobody sounds like this! This is us.” Mike Campbell reveals how he and Tom Petty developed the guitar tandem that defines the Heartbreakers' classic sound ...
Ultimate Guitar - 01 Nov 2024
Mike Campbell Speaks Up on Biggest Challenges of Replacing Lindsey Buckingham in Fleetwood Mac: 'I Learned a Lot About the Guitar' ...
Guitar World - 30 Apr 2025
“He mostly played bass. I had a ’64 Strat that I got for $200. Tom didn’t really have a good electric, so I let him use that one”: How Mike Campbell and Tom Petty developed their Heartbreakers sound – with the help of some choice early gear picks ...
GuitarPlayer.com - 15 Apr 2025
"It's a powerful, versatile variation on the timeless Telecaster, with a vital back story to boot." We review the Fender Stories Collection Mike Campbell Red Dog Telecaster ...
GuitarPlayer.com - 08 Apr 2025
"We tried every guitar for weeks, and nothing would fit. And then, one day, we pulled this out." Mike Campbell on his "Red Dog" Telecaster, the guitar behind Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' "Refugee" and the focus of two new Fender tribute models ...
Guitar World - 20 Mar 2025
“I didn’t think I played that well. I had a hunch he could pull something out with the slide. I handed him the guitar, and he just did it”: The time Mike Campbell asked George Harrison to take over his own guitar solo ...
