Latest about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Mike Campbell on 5 classic Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tracks recorded with his Fender Broadcaster
Campbell's 1951 Broadcaster was integral to that Heartbreakers sound – no matter who was playing it
How a psychedelic-fueled studio session set Ron Blair on the path to becoming a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Ron Blair played bass on the band’s first four albums before quitting and rejoining 20 years later
How Mike Campbell's throwaway lick shaped a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers classic
Campbell's guitar noodling and Petty's ear for a good hook resulted in their first Top 40 hit
Mike Campbell on the riff he wanted to ditch – but Tom Petty made him double down
Campbell was forced to get creative to make a Heartbreakers classic
How Mike Campbell ended up reconnecting with a classic piece of Heartbreakers gear
Turns out, the missing piece of his ideal tone was closer than he thought...
Tom Petty wanted to turn a catchy riff into a much-needed hit. He didn't stop playing it until he did
Under pressure to follow up his multi-platinum breakthrough, Damn the Torpedoes, with another best-selling album, Petty wanted a lead single “that had a little lick from the beginning”. That lick proved to be a stubborn one
Mike Campbell explains how a lifelong connection with Tom Petty was forged in a matter of days – and the guitar was central to it all
As he celebrates the release of his memoir, Heartbreaker, Tom Petty’s right-hand man and dear friend reflects on a career’s worth of enduring hits, and why he “never doubted the music”
How Mike Campbell and Tom Petty developed their Heartbreaker sound – with the help of some choice early gear picks
Though Petty was in need of a decent electric, the two Heartbreakers quickly landed on a sound that would define their guitar partnership
