Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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The time Mike Campbell asked George Harrison to take over his own guitar solo
By Janelle Borg published
Campbell recalls rejecting his own solo on the Traveling Wilburys' debut single – and why Harrison's playing style was a better fit

Mike Campbell on what he brought to the Heartbreakers as Tom Petty’s guitar foil
By Phil Weller published
The Heartbreakers guitarist will release his career-spanning memoir next week

Mike Campbell on Fleetwood Mac blessings, his guitar obsession and what he learned as a Heartbreaker
By Alan Paul published
He could always write songs, but spending all those years by Tom Petty's side taught Campbell a thing or two about fronting a band. He tells GW how these lessons are shaping the sound of the Dirty Knobs and what life was really like in Fleetwood Mac

Mike Campbell on his unorthodox guitar style – and how Tom Petty saved his definitive Breakdown lick
By Andrew Daly published
With Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits out now, Campbell reflects on a life in music, from first guitars to success with the Heartbreakers and the Dirty Knobs, and lessons learned along the way

Mike Campbell recalls breaking his guitar in front of a live audience – in the middle of a Bob Dylan show
By Janelle Borg published
Campbell talks about the unfortunate incident on the legendary Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bob Dylan's True Confessions Tour that led him to break one of his most beloved guitars

Watch Mike Campbell pick up his Gibson Firebird with Larkin Poe to perform Tom Petty classic Runnin’ Down a Dream
By Jonathan Horsley published
Campbell and fellow Heartbreaker alum Steve Ferrone brought the house down when they joined the Nashville roots rockers onstage in Los Angeles

Mike Campbell: “When the Heartbreakers started out, we had 100-watt Vox Super Beatles – I don’t know how Tom Petty sang over those, but he did!”
By David Mead published
The Heartbreakers guitarist on getting the Dirty Knobs back together for an album that mines the tonal gold of small tube combos and captures the magic of recording live

Mike Campbell is having an epic vintage gear sale on Reverb.com
By Jonathan Horsley published
Own a piece of Heartbreakers history as Campbell clears out some super-collectable guitars, amps and effects
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