Everyone has to start somewhere, but these legendary guitarists got their start in guitar by picking up an instrument that’s a little different than your standard Squier or Epiphone.
The Heartbreakers guitarist on why after 20 years he’s finally putting his name to faux-‘pioneering surf band’ The Blue Stingrays, the pride he now feels looking back on the music he made with Tom Petty, and which one guitar in his jaw-dropping collection he always remembers to put back in its case when he’s done.
Fender Custom Shop has just revealed the Mike Campbell Limited Edition “Heartbreaker” Nocaster. The Mike Campbell Nocaster is inspired by a vintage Fender that Campbell has used on a vast amount or records with artists such as Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and George Harrison.
