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Mike Campbell
Tom Petty's longtime co-writer and lead guitarist, Campbell is a master of the perfect part over the flashy one. His tone philosophy is small amps cranked hard and the right guitar for the song — on 'Refugee' that guitar was his modified '72 Telecaster 'Red Dog,' with its onboard Destruct boost, the one instrument that finally 'just fit that track perfectly' after weeks of trying. He has played the Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac, and the Dirty Knobs.
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