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' ...
GuitarPlayer.com - 11 Mar 2025
“The last conversation I had with Tom, he said, ‘If I have to be in a wheelchair, I'm going to do it.’” As he prepares to release his new memoir, Mike Campbell shares the joys and struggles of his years as Tom Petty’s guitar partner ...
Guitar World - 08 May 2025
“I play the double-neck and trade solos with Joe Walsh on Hotel California. It’s a bit terrifying, but it’s the greatest thing ever”: Chris Holt landed The Eagles without an audition – but his gigs with Mike Campbell and Don Henley might have helped ...
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 ...
Guitar World - 08 Apr 2025
“The ‘Destruct’ button really sets it apart from just about any other Tele”: Fender and Mike Campbell recreate the Red Dog – the Heartbreaker’s heavily modded 1972 Telecaster, which he played with Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac ...
GuitarPlayer.com - 03 Mar 2025
"This is the guitar that didn’t get away — and it never will.” Mike Campbell says it's the original Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers sound, and the guitar he can't live without ...
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 ...