Mike Campbell

Listed for sale on Reverb.com on July 21, 2021.

This Epiphone Sheraton is owned by Mike Campbell

Serial: 407502. The white paint was added at some point in its life, it's clearly aged. The bridge pots are crackly. The High E string has buzzing issues. There are scuffs, scratches and dents throughout.

All items in The Official Mike Campbell Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Mike.

On pg. 3 of this interview in Tone Quest Report Vol. 9 #5, published March 2008, Mike Campbell states the following about the Echoplex:

In the early days, there weren’t many pedals that I’d use. I would use the preamp in the Echoplex for my edge if I needed distortion, as the Super Beatles were really clean. I think the secret to my distortion and sustain is the Echoplex driving into the Super Beatle. I occasionally used a wah wah, but most of my sound is that old, noisy tube Echoplex into the Super Beatle.

The Echoplex is also mentioned in this March 1983 Musician article.

Ever loyal to their roots, both Petty and Campbell play through very cool looking Vox Super Beatle amps, jazzed up with Echoplex and MXR Dyna Comp.

Mike Campbell endorses the JangleBox Compression/Sustain pedal, highlighting its ability to produce the iconic "Bells of Rhymney" sound. He emphasizes that when paired with a Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, the pedal delivers the signature silky tones reminiscent of The Byrds.

Mentioned by recording engineer Richard Dodd in this Sound on Sound interview about the recording of "Learning to Fly".

"One of the amplifiers Mike was using was an open-back Ampeg, and I had a Shure SM57 on that while, to capture some low end, I had the bright idea of also sticking one of those flat PZM microphones onto the amp. It was the Radio Shack mic, not the posh Crown version, and I just blended that in. Being omnidirectional, it gave a little of the environment, and those mics were blended together and went through a Urei 1176. Typically, the pre would be an outboard Neve 1073 or an API, and only things like percussion would use the preamps on the console.

"The same recording method was used for the other guitars, with the exception of the PZM.

Listed for sale on Reverb.com on July 21, 2021.

This Tel-Ray Super Organ Tone is owned by Mike Campbell

This unit powers on however it will need repairs to get it to function properly. Upon testing it just produces a very loud buzz/hum and nothing else. Not exactly sure what the diagnosis is so a professional will likely have to open it up and diagnose.

All items in The Official Mike Campbell Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Mike.

Listed for sale on Reverb.com on July 21, 2021.

This Boss ME-50 is owned by Mike Campbell

The unit is a bit dusty but overall it is in really great shape cosmetically. This unit functions as intended. Power supply included.

All items in The Official Mike Campbell Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Mike.

Listed for sale on Reverb.com on July 21, 2021.

This Guild Thunderbird is owned by Mike Campbell

Serial: 38785 There are general scuffs, scratches and dents throughout the guitar. There is some buckle rash on the back. The headstock veneer is separating from the headstock. The pickups sounds great. This also has the super cool built in kickstand. The knobs have been replaced to these new glow-in-the-dark ones.

All items in The Official Mike Campbell Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Mike.

Listed for sale on Reverb.com on July 21, 2021.

This Yamaha FG-230 is owned by Mike Campbell

Serial: T0060322 This guitar has dirt and grime all over and would benefit from a good cleaning. A pretty significant amount of buckle rash. There is a bit of tape residue on the back of the headstock. The action is a bit high currently and could use a proper setup. There is 1 screw missing from the truss rod cover. No major cracks or damage.

All items in The Official Mike Campbell Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Mike.

Listed for sale on Reverb.com on July 21, 2021.

This Boss GT-6 is owned by Mike Campbell

There are some minor scuffs and scratches but overall this unit is in really great shape. Functions as intended. Power supply included.

All items in The Official Mike Campbell Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Mike.

"Out of the tuner the line goes into here, which is a Line 6 Delay," says Mike Campbell's guitar tech about the Line 6 DL4 Delay Guitar Effects Pedal.

"Out of the Fender reverb it goes into the Little Lab Splitter. It has one in and three out. Plus there's a couple outs in the back. There's a DI out for Robert out front and there's an output out here that feeds the Leslie amp," says Mike Campbell's guitar tech about the Little Labs PCP Instrument Distro Rev 3.1.

This rig rundown video shows Mike Campbell's pedalboard contains a Line 6 MM4 Modulation Guitar Effects Pedal.

"This Les Paul is tuned down a whole step for 'I Should Have Known It," says Mike Campbell's guitar tech about the Gibson Les Paul Traditional Electric Guitar.

"This is Coral Sitar. This is tuned up to F for 'Down Come Around Here No More.' The second part of 'Down Come Around Here No More,' the solo, is where the Strat comes in," explains Mike Campbell's guitar tech about the Coral 3S19 Electric Sitar.

This Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty 55' Re-issue is owned by Mike Campbell

There are general scuffs and scratches. There are some small chips in the headstock. All the tuners work, there is some light fret buzz. The Vol and Tone pots are scratchy. There is a Bigsby installed with a b-bender.

“Runnin’ Down a Dream” was done at my house, and I had a setup at the time where I was using a little Ampeg Rocket out in the garage, and wide with that in the studio I had a GrooveTube preamp which was overdriven, so between the two we blended it together, and I used an SG Junior with the one P90 through it and we came up with that sound." says Mike on page 6 of an interview in The Tone Quest Report (Vol 9 #5 published March 2008).

Mentioned in this page from the Elite Guitars website.

(...) below: This is a very good Guitar Player magazine issue from July 2006. In this issue, Tom is asked and talks about his gear and his guitars. From the interview, in the quote on the right, he reveals his thoughts and feelings about his recording studio secret weapon, his Epiphone Casino. Also included in the issue is an informative and detailed interview with Mike Campbell about his tone and gear too. That's Mike's Fender Broadcaster up at the top of the magazine cover!

Campbell himself mentions the guitar in this September 1999 "Spotlight on a Heartbreaker" interview from the official Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers website.

20) Tere in TX, Roxanne in NY, Ron in MA, Tim in FL, Jeremy, Cecilyn in CA, Daria and Christine asked: How many guitars do you have and what are your favorites in your collection? I'm ashamed that I don't know exactly how many guitars I have. I just got three this month ---- near 200 I guess. I'm starting to give some of them away --- no room. My favorite is my Fender Broadcaster......I'm designing one right now with a guy from Detroit. It will be a cross between Garcia's tiger and a Fender Jaguar. 31) Mike asked: Is the Telecaster you've been playing on this tour the Broadcaster that you used to play in the '70s and '80s? If it is, what made you decide to take a guitar of that value back out on the road? I brought the Broadcaster out for two reasons: It sounds amazing and I figured why not share the tone?

On pg. 4 of this interview in Tone Quest Report Vol. 9 #5, published March 2008, Mike Campbell states the following about acquiring the Broadcaster:

The first time I saw you live in the ‘70s, you were playing a goldtop Les Paul with the P90 covers removed and the pink coils exposed… It sounded great.

I love that guitar, and it was my first Gibson. When we were in the studio for the first album and we just had the Fenders, I thought, “I’ve gotta have a Gibson,” so I went into a store, and I actually got the Gibson and the Broadcaster the same day. I got the goldtop because I wanted something that I could play solos on – something with more sustain. As far as the Broadcaster, I didn’t know what I was getting – I thought it was just a Telecaster. These are amazing guitars that we’ve used on just about every record. So really, my original ’64 Strat, the goldtop and the Broadcaster are our recording gold. Anytime that we needed a sound we could go to those guitars. Even to this day, you just pull them out and get the job done.

Developed in collaboration with Campbell.

A transitional blond tolex stack was listed for sale on Reverb.com on July 21, 2017.

This Fender Showman Head and 1x15 Cab is owned by Mike Campbell

Serial: A 00824 The head and cabinet both have a decent amount of dirt on them. The tolex on the cabinet is ripped in several places. The grill cloth on the head is also slightly ripped and worn. Aside from cosmetic flaws the amp functions and sounds great! This head requires a vintage style foot switch to control the vibrato which we did not have so it is uncertain if the vibrato works. A foot switch will need to be purchased separately. The cabinet comes in a road case that has "TB & HB" stenciled on the side. The head does not come with a road case. Super cool relic of the road!

All items in The Official Mike Campbell Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Mike.

Listed for sale on Reverb.com on July 21, 2021.

This Harmony Stratotone is owned by Mike Campbell

Serial: N/A There are some light scuffs and scratches from use. Some of the gold paint has turned green over time. The pick guard and pickup appear to be replacements. The guitar functions as expected.

All items in The Official Mike Campbell Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Mike.

Listed for sale on Reverb.com on July 21, 2021.

This Guild Thunderverb is owned by Mike Campbell

Serial: 4506 The amp is a bit dirty but is in overall pretty good shape. When the amp fired up it was a bit noisy at the start but that seemed to fade. Other intermittent white noises come up here and there. This amp would likely benefit from a tune up. The reverb and tremolo both function and this amp comes with the foot switch. This is a unique amp where there is one main speaker and then a smaller speaker that is strictly for the reverb. This thing sounds so incredible!

All items in The Official Mike Campbell Reverb Shop ship fully insured with delivery confirmation and a signed and embossed Certificate Of Authenticity from Mike.

"'59 Falcon, Stereo, and this is pretty much a backup for the Tennessian," says Mike Campbell's guitar tech.

"We use the Line 6 wireless because of the cable emulator - you can set the cable length. They've been around with us for about four or five years. You just A/B with a cable and keep the closest sounding one, whatever the setting is. We do that in rehersal and that it never changes," says Mike Campbell's guitar tech about the Line 6 Relay G90 Rackmount Digital Wireless Guitar System. There are two of these mounted in Campbell's rig.

A Furman P-1800 AR Advanced Level Voltage Regulator and Power Conditioner can be seen in this Mike Campbell rig rundown video.

We spotted a Boss TU- 2 Chromatic Tuner in Mike Campbell's pedalboard.

A Boss RC-20XL Loop Station, which is connected to a Line 6 MM4 Modulation effects pedal and a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, is used in Mike Campbell's pedalboard.

Mike Campbell's guitar tech mentions a Dunlop Original Cry Baby Wah Pedal is used in their rig.

Designed in collaboration with Campbell.

Designed in collaboration with Campbell.

Campbell himself mentions the OC-2 in this September 1999 "Spotlight on a Heartbreaker" interview from the official Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers website.

24) Mark in GA asked: What kind of guitar, pick-ups, amps, any effects pedals, etc. did you use to get the sound for "Don't Come Around Here No More?" On "Don't Come Around Here No More" I used a gold top Les Paul through a rat distortion pedal with a boss octaver and a wah wah pedal through an Ampeg rocket amp.....also used a slide bottle.