Maybe a cranked Princeton or Deluxe? And we did it at Jeffs home studio. "It doesn't have the buckle wear and tear like the other ones do, but I love it anyway," Campbell says. She showed up one day and said, Remember that $200? I said, You caught me on a good day! (laughs). I dont think you need more than one. Theres a 1956 J-200 acoustic guitar, a Gold Top Les Paul Standard with coverless P-90s. Aria Pro bass 7. MR. BIG Addicted to that Rush Vintage 1989 Promotional Guitar Pick Paul Gilbert. Its kinda out of control (laughs). Mike Campbell Playing Rickenbacker Mando with the Heartbreakers Youre joining this band. And thats where everything changed. I use that on American Girl because its got the right tone, and we lowered the key on that song a half step over the years. I think Blair is probably is more locked with the drummer, where Howie played more like a guitar player. And it included something of an homage to the guitar. The basic formula for Campbell's amp rig is to crank up some low-watt amps and let the PA do all the heavy lifting. Its a really nice, warm, woody-sounding room. We go inside Mike Campbell's drool-inducing lineup of vintage guitars and amps he brings on the road. Later, I took it to Rickenbacker, and they said it was the next guitar off the assembly line after George Harrisons. Is there any particular guitarist who influenced the way you play guitar? I have a couple Vox teardrops I use on the road; ones a white three-pickup that makes a nice rhythm guitar. But this is the stuff that he couldnt part with. It was playable. So I have to give Tom credit for talking me down the other path. I used it on Fooled Again [(I Dont Like It)], Strangered In The Night, even the solo on Listen To Her Heart is doubled on a 12-string with this underneath to make it thick. We have a live album that Mikes producing, and a Heartbreakers album that was started a year ago and is a quarter of the way done. Each instrument includes a small number of guitar picks used by Mike Campbell on the last Heartbreakers tour. I bought that Gretsch on tour for $200 one day from a video store, he says with a laugh. Released via BMG, the band's latest studio effort is due to land on March 4 this year and was recorded during the Summer months last year. Whens the last time you couldnt get a guitar that you wanted because you just didnt have the cash handy? He knows when I come in that its going to be hard for me to walk out without buying something. Another favourite we have to ask about is his mysterious pale blue Gretsch. But George is probably my pinnacle of inspiration he and people like him. Mike has been using a small collection of amps with his rig for a while. Rickenbacker Tom Petty Limited Edition Model 660/12TP Elect Fender American Vintage '59 Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Guitar Strings 10-46, Find relevant music gear like guitar rig, amplifier setup, effects pedalboard, and other instruments and. On almost every song there was at least one or two acoustic Martins. Ive only bought things that I actually play. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Of course, were skipping ahead to the mid 60s, with the Beatles and the Beach Boys and all that. Those two bottles and an old tshirt will get your D-28 looking great. We get them because we love them as pieces of art and we use them on our records. He's had it for years and years and years, but he's just really fell in love with it for this tour. One side of Campbell's guitar arsenal covers all the bases. We used to call it the mystery guitar. Today, nearly 50 years beyond Love Me Tender and Love Me Do, he is the personification of the rock star created by the Beatles appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. And 30 years after his band, the Heartbreakers, formed in Gainesville, Florida, he is still making an impact, still being a force in a medium famous for devouring all but the biggest of its stars. The laconic raconteur of rock very much appreciates that his style never goes out of style, and in selling some 50 million albums he has pandered to nobody not fans, not managers, not record labels. But there are certain songs where I use a certain guitar on the record that just has a certain colour and when I use the same guitar as I did on the record, it just sounds better because its perfectly right for that song. Its the third Rickenbacker 12-string ever made. Blair resumed the role soon afterward.). On the single, Saving Grace. He used a Vox for that for the slide part, and actually I played the rhythm part on it. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers begin a World tour on April 18 in Broomfield, CO. MusicRadar is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Guitar World is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. "I like this because it has a string bender on it, which is rare on a Gibson. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited. Do you remember how the concept was pitched to you? So it has the same wiring and sound as Georges. or Best Offer. Actually, I did form a band before that a three-piece sort of blues-jam band. Theyre very sturdy guitars, with a very nice tone. The best $150 Mike Campbell ever spent! That soon changed, though. It depends on what I need. There has to be some kind of fuzzbox on the second guitar track. Guitar Center 1.03M subscribers Mike Campbell's guitar playing and songwriting come from a place of joy from his long career with Tom Petty & The Heartbreaks, to joining Fleetwood Mac in. Meanwhile, I fell in love with Scotty Moores playing. Great great, I've been waiting a long time for a Premier Guitar rig rundown of Campbell's rig. Mike Campbell - guitar [3] Bob Glaub - bass guitar [3] Little Steven - rhythm and lead guitar [6] Tony Gilkyson - guitar [7] Production Jimmy Iovine - producer Shelly Yakus - engineer, mixing, overdub engineer Joe Chiccarelli - engineer, overdub engineer Greg Edward - engineer, mixing, overdub engineer Thom Panunzio - engineer, overdub engineer Campbell is famed for the wide variety and sheer number of guitars he brings along to a show. Explore Mike Campbell's incredible vintage guitar 'carousel' in new episode of Gibson TV's The Collection By Jackson Maxwell published April 12, 2022 The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Fleetwood Mac guitar legend tells the story of his '59 'Burst Les Paul, the '62 SG Junior he played on Runnin' Down a Dream and more Well, I would get together in the garage with buddies, but I never really joined a band until I met up with Tom in Gainesville, after Id gone to college. We made some demos, sent them out to a bunch of record companies, and got rejected by almost everybody except for London and Denny Cordells label, Shelter. I like the Broadcaster just because the way it is, I mean that's what was done on American Girl and all the first recordings was all Tele sub. On a lot of records, you hear certain chords, and thats what makes the record, that tone. $8.25 shipping. So, the next time I talked to Tom, I told him about this guy we might want to work with. Speaking of, thats the track you played on your recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and you guys were amazingly tight. Mike Campbell is having an epic vintage gear sale on Reverb.com Mike Campbell (musician) - Wikipedia Last year, we were talking one day about how we saw some old film somewhere with that guitar, and we thought, Hows that guitar doing? We got it out, and its doing great. Or this sound has to be a Les Paul because its got that warm crunch, and nothing else will do it. The 64 Strat. Right away, I just loved the song, you know? I added a treble pickup and it became a really nice guitar. I told Tom that and he was really happy. Itll probably be a long time before I get to do another one. $3.39 to $5.99. It sounds better than any of your other guitars! I told him I leave it at home but I use it in the studio. It sounds incredible. Benmont played a lot of keyboards on it. A new episode of Gibson TV's The Collection hosted by Mark Agnesi explores Campbell's literal "carousel" of stunning guitars, how he came to own some of them, and what role those magical instruments played in his lengthy, incredible career. Then it splits off. Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs have unveiled a new track from their forthcoming album External Combustion. It also inspired him to write Good Enough from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' 2010 album Mojo. Im not sure what year that is, exactly, but its late-70s model. As for the infamous Rickenbacker that accompanies Petty on the cover of 1979s Damn The Torpedoes, Campbell says its as important to him as it is to every guitar lover whos stared at it over the years. The bottom line is about tone. BA1 1UA. Its got so much history. My dad put that all together I didnt have much to do with it. But I liked that book because it had chord diagrams, along with his hands showing how he actually made the chords. Its a more deliberate way of working, I sort of know exactly what I want to do. "It was Toms guitar in the early years for quite a while. He came over with Mick it was the first time I met Rick and I gave him a couple of tracks. Mike Campbell's 12-string Rickenbacker - Tone Gems Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell - Premier Guitar There were some long friendships made there. 24) Mark in GA asked: What kind of guitar, pick-ups, amps, any effects pedals, et Campbell himself mentions the Daddy O in this September 1999 "Spotlight on a Heartbreaker" interview from the official Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers website. Early on, I wasnt buying guitars, because I couldnt afford em! We used them on the new record. Thats how I learned how to bend strings, by hearing him do it, slowing it down and thinking, Oh you have to push this down to get the string to make that sound. I learned a lot of phrasing and scales I just love the way he played on that record. Next, the video moves onto a '80s - '90s-era white Firebird V Campbell picked up while on tour with Fleetwood Mac. And I dont think the Wilburys was really about who we were, it was more about that we were friends, and we enjoyed being together. Fender Princeton Combo Amp (original issue Blackface & Silv Fender 1959 Telecaster B-Bender Electric Guitar, Rickenbacker 325 Electric Guitar - Capri Black, Rickenbacker 360/12 12-String Electric Guitar. There was a lot of energy, a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of laughs. Once I get in the studio and get working on something, I get inspired and can do all kinds of things, but it usually has to wrap up in a nationwide tour, which is a whole other mindset. Mike was pretty happy with the dot-neck Gibson ES-335 he picked up, Yeah, I have one, too I think I have the only black one ever made. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. Maple Glow. Used on a slew of recordings, Campbell himself mentions the guitar in this September 1999 "Spotlight on a Heartbreaker" interview from the official Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers website. So Ive been really lucky that way. Listed for sale on Reverb.com on July 21, 2021. Back in the day, Campbell and Petty used to pair up with the Firebirds. It was his concept, and he came to each of us. "I believe strongly that you just take whatever the gift has given you that day. No, we were pals. I cant really remember all of them, but there was a variety of instruments. It was funny how the song went around the corner and came back to where it shouldve been. And amongst fans, hes a hero who, while keeping them entertained through parts of four decades, has battled to hold down the retail prices of his albums and concert tickets. We started out playing those big Super Beatle amps made by Vox. Well a lot. Are there a couple of especially fond memories of those recording sessions? Watch Mike Campbell show off his epic guitar collection By Jonathan Horsley published April 08, 2022 The Dirty Knobs frontman sits down with Gibson to talk guitars and reveal some of his favourites, from the Runnin' Down A Dream SG Jr to the obligatory '59 Les Paul Standard Holding the groove down and a sense of melody, tone all of those things. Tom Petty and Mike Campbell | Vintage Guitar magazine We recently caught up with Petty and Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, with whom Petty has been working since the earliest days of the band. And after the first album, and with Damn The Torpedoes breaking out, you could buy pretty much anything. After Torpedoes, we started to make a little profit, and started buying guitars basically as we saw them. My dad was on tour in Okinawa and sent me a $60 Goya electric six-string, he tells us. Campbell also tells Agnesi about his huge-sounding, well-worn '56 J-200 acoustic guitar which he purchased while recording with Johnny Cash and his 1968 Dove with a double pickguard, among other stalwart acoustics. Do you have any specific plans or goals for the Heartbreakers for the next few years other than finishing the various projects? If Im showing the band a new song, its based on rhythm guitar, and they fill in around that. As the setlist starts to take shape, though, I try to minimise the number of guitar changes as much as I can. Mike Campbell Unsung Guitar Hero | Mike Campbell Rig Rundown - Gear Vault But he had this great room in a separate building right next to the studio, with ceilings that are 30 feet high, and wood. In fact, I was starting to think you were tracking, which didnt make any sense. Its hard, theres just so many great guitarists from that era, its just hard to narrow them down to who your favorites are, but George is definitely one of mine. Its a lot to live up to. They really throw it out nicely onstage. But for recording, I like the smaller Fenders Deluxes and Princetons. Most of the record is acoustic-guitar based.