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Mike Campbell (L) and Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac perform onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“It really pulled me out of my grief.” Mike Campbell reveals the offer to become Fleetwood Mac's guitarist saved him just months after Tom Petty's death

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The guitarist says Mac singer Stevie Nicks was like the “fifth or sixth” Heartbreaker and would have joined the band if Tom had said yes

Guitarists
Al Di Meola performs onstage during the 'Past, Present and Future' tour at The Canyon on September 20, 2019 in Agoura Hills, California.
Al Di Meola gives his indispensable tool for rhythm guitar playing – and it doesn’t involve the hands

By Phil Weller Published

The versatile guitarist might be best known for his silky leads, but he says his rhythm sensibilities underpin everything he does

Guitarists
Mike Campbell and Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform onstage in the late 1970s. Campbell is playing the rare 1950 Fender Broadcaster he purchased for $600 in 1976.
Mike Campbell says it's the original Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers sound, and the guitar he can't live without

By Joe Bosso Published

Campbell played the Fender Broadcaster on "American Girl" but retired it from the road when a shipping incident convinced him touring life was too risky for the rare guitar

Guitars
Mike Campbell poses with the charity signings at MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Tom Petty during the 59th GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
Mike Campbell on the lessons he learned from Tom Petty and the guitars he’ll never part with

By Gary Graff Published

The guitarist explains how the Dirty Knobs became his labor of love in the wake of Petty's premature death

Guitarists
Tom Petty performs onstage with a Fender Telecaster.
Tom Petty shared his greatest advice on rhythm guitar playing in a long-lost 1997 interview

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

The guitarist, who died on October 2, 2017, also gave his insights on Telecasters and Rickenbackers and the art of songwriting

Advice & Tips
Tom Petty performs during the Heartbreakers’ 1997 run at the Fillmore.
“I Can See in People’s Faces That They Really Feel His Presence. I Feel It, Too”: Mike Campbell Talks New Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Release, ‘Live at the Fillmore 1997’

By Gary Graff Published

The Heartbreakers’ first lieutenant reveals what went down when the band got back to its roots

Guitarists
Prince performs at the The 19th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2004
Watch Prince Rip One of the Greatest Guitar Solos in Music History During This All-Star Rendition Of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

By Art Thompson, Mark McStea Published

Video Joined by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood and Dhani Harrison, His Purple Highness blows the roof off the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Video
John Hall signing 'Rickenbacker Guitars: Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fireglo' copy at Shapero Rare Books' Rickenbacker exhibition in 2022
Rickenbacker Boss John Hall Endorses “Definitive” New Book at London Launch

By Rod Brakes Published

The Californian electric guitar innovator’s conclusive history is finally revealed in ‘Rickenbacker Guitars: Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fireglo.’

Electric Guitars
Gibson has pulled back the curtains on its 2021 acoustic lineup
Orianthi, Slash, Tom Petty Signature Models Headline Gibson's 2021 Acoustic Lineup

By Jackson Maxwell Last updated

Noel Gallagher has also been given a signature acoustic, and new additions have been made to the company's Historic and Modern lines.

Guitars
Gibson's Tom Petty SJ-200 Wildflower
Gibson Unveils New Tom Petty SJ-200 Wildflower Acoustic Guitar

By Jackson Maxwell Last updated

Based on Petty's own SJ-200, the luxurious, limited-edition acoustic sports a $9,999 price tag.

Acoustic Guitars
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