Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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A portrait of Mike Campbell wearing a wide-brimmed hat and dark sunglasses, as the former Heartbreaker posses with a guitar.

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

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Mike Campbell of the Dirty Knobs, in hat, shades, guitar in hand

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

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Bob Dylan on stage with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Mike Campbell, Heartbreakers' guitarist, is in the background

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

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Larkin Poe and Mike Campbell

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

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Mike Campbell

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

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Mike Campbell Reverb Store

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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Skolnick Benante supergroup covers Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Watch members of Testament, Anthrax and more take on the Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty classic Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around

By Richard Bienstock Published

It’s the second Nicks cover from the virtual supergroup

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Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell reveals his “desert island guitars”

By Richard Bienstock Published

The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers legend shows off a Fender Broadcaster, ’59 Les Paul and other primo instruments

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Mike Campbell recalls Tom Petty's Damn the Torpedoes: "We were determined to make the best-sounding record ever made"

By Richard Bienstock Published

The guitarist reflects on the late singer-songwriter's landmark release

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Mike Campbell Discusses His New Gig with Fleetwood Mac and an Epic New Tom Petty Box Set

By Richard Bienstock Published

"I feel very blessed for where I am." In an exclusive interview, Mike Campbell discusses his new role in Fleetwood Mac, and the loss of his dear friend and musical partner, Tom Petty.

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