Mike Campbell talks about the guitar he FOUND in a video store while on tour with Tom Petty. The guitar would go on to be the Gibson SG he used to write the “Runnin’ Down a Dream” guitar solo for the Tom Petty album ‘Full Moon Fever.’
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In this excerpt from The Collection with Mike Campbell, Mark Agnesi sits with Mikle to talk about a guitar you've heard, probably without knowing it. This 1962 Gibson Les Paul™ SG™ Junior, owned by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist, singer, songwriter, and iconic musician Mike Campbell, is the guitar you hear on the track ‘Runnin’ Down a Dream’ by Tom Petty. In this excerpt from The Collection with Mike Campbell, Mark Agnesi sits with Mike to discuss how he found this guitar in a video store while on tour in Hartford, Connecticut, paying only $120 for two guitars that they had in a back room!
Watch the full episode of The Collection with Mike Campbell, where Mark Agnesi talks about vintage guitars and uncovers some incredible instruments with Mike Campbell!
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