Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Classic Albums: Damn The Torpedoes, The Rickenbacker 12-string
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- Опубліковано 3 лис 2011
- In this video, Mike Campbell talks about the solid-bodied Rickenbacker 12-string he let Tom use for the cover of "Damn the Torpedoes". He also plays a little of the song he wrote on it, "Here Comes My Girl". This was not included in the film and was a bonus feature on the DVD and Blu-Ray discs.
Footage copyright of Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Mike Campbell isn't just a guitarist. He's an artist.
Came here to make that same comment. 💯
He's a professional,eh?
"Guitartist"
@@Aaron-ze1io?
@kurtisbased183 look closer I combined the names 😆
One of THE most underrated guitarists period
Yes He Is and It's a Shame. He's GREAT!! LOVE WATCHING HIM PLAY.
His band sold 70 million records. Score board.
What a cool dude...........waaaaay under appreciated.
Your Absolutely Right!! He's a GREAT GUITAR PLAYER. I Just LOVE To Watch Him Play His Guitars. He Clearly KNOWS HIS STUFF!! I Could Watch Him Play All Night!! It's Such a SHAME HE'S SO UNDERRATED!!
"under appreciated"?? Lol.. you're a clown, Chet.
..So very true indeed! Had pleasure of seeing him, Tom, and the Hrtbrkrs three times, each time touring to support an album. One Helluva a guitarist..and all those cool vintage guitars they own!! He surely got himself a gem of a Rick 12-string there..a FireGlo 620/12 is the designation..
Every guitar has it's sweet spot. Paints different colors. Well said Mike. Gotta show this to my wife
LOL
way to go, lets' justify!! I'm gonna use it too. How does it explain 6 strats and 4 Teles though?
@@toolbros 😅
I loved it when he said that. I always feel like it's hard to explain to friends and family why I have so many guitars. This does it beautifully.
@@toolbros Well, I guess you can never have too many,,eh..??
He totally gets it. Guitars are the palette we paint from. The Rickenbacker has lovely high harmonics. I finally got one and now I just bliss out on that shimmery after-glow of the harmonics. Turn it up.
The picking on the chorus is just beautiful. Mike Campbell is fantastic.
That's What I Say TOO. Mike Campbell RULES!!
Amen to that!! That Rick has got a beautiful jangly, twinky, clinky, chimey way of getting its signals across to us!! It's mostly all in those Split-bar vintage, orig. "toaster"(as they're appelated) single-coil pickups!! They have a proprietary sound all their own, 'specially sitting on maple!! I've had the pleasure of owning 3 Rick 12-strings...my orig, which I still own, FireGlo, a MapleGlo 360/12 like Petty plays on The Waiting..which I sadly had to sell to pay bills.., and a 1988 reissue of Geo. Harrison's doublebound 360/12, which preceded Mr Campbell's famous axe. Wasn't too pleased with that one, though gorgeous. Sold it for what I paid, luckily.. Own a mid-70's Rick 4001 bass in FireGlo, love it..plays beautifully, sounds deep & punchy, like they should. Rickenbacker guitars are unique, a Law into themselves, pros & cons notwithstanding.
Absolutely!! Learned something today by stumbling onto this video!! Wowwee,wow!!
Dear Mr Campbell, if you ever read this, thank you for all the great songs. your riffs, unmistakable. Your solos, unforgettable. Your chords, beautiful. Your strums, colorful!
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Amen to the above as well, Mr Mike Campbell!! Gainesville Fla should be real proud to have begotten two wonderful musicians!!
@@samburkes7552 to say the least ! Legends ! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 !
He’s very active on Instagram if you want to tell him that.
That chorus part is nourishment for the soul.
Truly beautiful.
Agreed. It is probably what Rickenbacker 12 strings do best...provide a colorful, sparkling, sweet background upon which the vocalist can shine. Truly beautiful instruments.
One of the underrated axemen in rock and roll history. Talk about a boxful of iconic riffs. I love Mike's body of work. Nobody talks about him when they discuss great players, but they sure as hell should.
Absolutely. That's What I Think Too. It's a Damm Shame.
to hear the first cords from " hear comes my girl" just tears at my heartstrings.. I miss you tom.
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..Same here..used to do it in a cover band..did best we could, even with the blond, MapleGlo Rick 12 I used..just didn't come across! We tried.
And one of my favorites, “Here comes my girl”. Has it really been 41 years already? Time is a wonder, and some songs take you back to a better time.
Don't Do Me Like That! The bedt
Mike Campbell might be the greatest guitarist alive today. He's so cool, his pillow doesn't have a cool side, he is the ice.
Impossibly beautiful chime coming out of that guitar... ❤️
SolamenteVees only a Ric has that.
@@joellebrodeur1015 Yep..totally concur there!!
I could listen to Mike talk about his guitars and all the music he has written for hours. The man is a legend and sooooo humble. Each guitar has its own color.
"It's basically how it went." LOL...Yeah, it's basically how a platinum, gaZILLION-$$ record is done. Can this awesome living legend be any more cavalier? NO ONE else on UA-cam is teaching this song accurately, and here's Mike showing me in thirty minutes. I loved it so much, I found a guy 90 minutes away selling his 2007 Model 620/12 (same body & color), drove there and snatched it up! And Mike's right... It has beautiful, high-harmonic overtones.
Bless this guy's heart!
Yessir, agree there wholeheartedly!! The 620/12s are not that sought after, but they sure do sound great!! it's those chrome bar/toaster pickups, wiring, and the units sitting on dense maple! ! What a mind-blowing sound!!
They had no idea if that record was gonna be a smash or not. Nobody ever does when they set out to make a record or do any creative endeavour. Easy to look back now and be nonchalant after most of those songs are still on the radio to this day. Anything showbjz related is a crapshoot really.
They were also not doing a lot of overdubs. Just playing straight through printing right to the multitrack through that Neve 8028 at Sound City that Dave Grohl now has.
Imagine being the guy that sold the guitar for $200 - only to find out later it was used in the recording of a classic album and featured on its cover!
Yeah you forgot also that it was the next guitar off the production line after Harrisons. Probably best that the guy never found out.
150-
Yes, kinda like being Pete Best.
TELL ME ABOUT IT ................................. THAT GUY WAS ME.
Look at this way. If it hadn't been sold to him, it wouldn't have been used on the classic album nor featured on it's cover (and would be worth a whole lot less today.)
Such a brilliant guitarist.
ABSOLUTELY
You double-aught betcha!!
The overtones are 'magic'. I thought they had chorus as an effect on his part but no that was the natural chime of the instrument.
Alwats loved the early Hearbreakers' sound, and Campbell was the guy instrumental in allowing that to happen. A great musician, and a class act.
ABSOLUTELY
Iovine, producer, had a small role towards contributing to that early sound, tho hard to deal with in sessions..
Mike Campbell is tied with David Gilmour at #1 in brilliance. Nobody touches these guys.
Not that it’s a competition but look up “yes awaken 1977 live” and obviously Roger mcguinn too
Beautiful guitar. I remember seeing that "Damn the Torpedoes" poster in a record store window around 1980 or '81, when I'd bought a 1966 Rickenbacker 330 for $115. Other kids in high school only knew of, or had, Gibson or Fender. I was happy to see somebody recent and cool at that time with a Rick.
You and me both!! Got my 360/12 FireGlo..my first guitar..in 1967. We went to the factory, met Mr F.C.Hall, he steered us to a dealer in Orange, next to Santa Ana, met the proprietor, back to the plant/factory, picked out my guitar, new as an be, Dad paid for it with a credit card...rest is history!!..And I've hung on to it!! SN: GD2101, Apr '67!!
One of the greatest grooves ever! Thx Mike …RIP TP
The Rolls Royse of 12 string electric guitars bright jangly chiming best sounding as he said nice high harmonic overtones played by one of the masters of this guitar
Rickenbacker for $150 OMG!!!, Rickenbacker is like fine wine the older it is the better it sounds
Absolutely true, indeed!! My '67 Rick 360/12 sounds better than it did first time I plugged into an old Gibson tube amp..Needs new strings really badly. Such a major pain to re-string one of those..but well worth it!!
@@samburkes7552 I hated the R tailpiece on my 360/12. Ended up selling it and getting 660/12s after with trapeze tailpiece. Easier to deal with.
One of my favorite videos.... but I can't even get through it today. RIP Tom Petty.
When 17 In 1967 I was in Westminster Ca at Music Shop,had a Rickenbacker on the wall, owner said the first guitar he bought for the shop in 1957 & Closing after 10 years,I asked 2 see, plugged into a Standel Amp.1 Cord, It Sang Sweet Sustain I unplugged it & gave it back. I returned with a Fender Mustang w/Custom Solid Burch Body & $100 & Asked 2 trade,HeSaid Yes! I Still Own 1957 625 Rick 6String Stereo Guitar with Rare ChromeTag"By Paul"OnRear Trapeze Bridge OrangeBurst-Color LikeGlass Finish
Underrated because his playing is understated. He is on point and to the point. We are lucky those two found each other.
So cool seams so humble, that's so amazing!!! What a great guy.
I love the colors I hear Campbell lay down.hands down one of my all time favorite musicians.
Beautiful sound. Recognized it immediately! ❤ Thanks for sharing. ❤ to Tom and the Heartbreakers.
The real music and musicians, I was 16 when that song came out and I still remember hearing It for the first time it debuted on 94 WYSP Philly,gettin dressed for school.
I remember 94.1 when it was rock. Lived in NJ but could pick it up.
Damn. Just listen to that rickenbacker it’s a whole other world. Whoa!
Absolutely love my Ric! And Mike Campbell's sound is amazing...
Same here as well..they sound wonderful thru older tube Fenders, Voxes, Matchless Amps(earlier ones, Sampson era), etc..
Mike is so talented love that beautiful sound! Actually love Here Comes my girl more than American girl but both awesome! Beautiful guitar!
Of course, he is playing the guitar parts for Here Comes My Girl...
That was an amazing story!! Now I want a Rickenbacker!!!
This was amazing . Thanks a lot , really . Mike Campbell rules .
YES HE DOES. HE'S SUCH A COOL GUY. I LOVE TO WATCH HIM PLAY GUITAR. HE'S "SUPER GREAT"!!!
Each guitar has its own color, but the brightest color for me is the Rick 12-1993 plus model (with the wider neck). I just bought a Rick 12 1993 Plus model (with wider neck). The model happened to be a demo, so had a welcomed discount of about $500 dollars. When I got this baby home, got it tuned and set up...that first full sound sent chills through my body. After God and then my wife, I'm still free falling in love with this Rick-12. For me, personally, nothing communicates such divinity and purity than the jingle jangle of 12 string Rich. Heck with the Harps! In heaven I have no doubt what Angel's really play are Rickenbacker 12-string electric guitars! DUDE!
I gifted my brother the same 1993Plus model. I have a video on my channel. It’s a treasure.
I Just LOVE Mike Campbell. He Plays Such GREAT 🎸....I Truly LOVE To Watch Him Play. He DEFINITELY KNOWS HIS STUFF!! I Could Watch Him Play All Night. I Just LOVE How They All Take Their Musical Instruments Seriously and Personally. LOVE To Watch Tom Petty Play His Guitar and Sing. This is a Super Great Band!! I Just CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THEM. They Are: Runnin Down a Dream!!
Mike Campbell is the most underrated player ever.
He's the note miser.
Absolutely Brilliant
When he played it, i teared up. Man I wish I played like that. Soooo beautiful. Thanks. I'm Cryin... all the way back to my soul. Damn, that's a torpedoe1
Agreed..when
I heard/saw what I did, jaw dropped..yelled out, " Oh man, alright! ! Neato!! Dig it!" Learned a few things other than what i learned by ear with this tune!! Thanks Mike!!
God bless Tommy and the Heartbreakers and everyone
This is one of my favorite videos on UA-cam. I love Rickenbacker and to hear a world class artist talk lovingly about them is always a treat for me. This story, in particular, really touches me. Very special guitars. Not like anything else.
That is so very, very true!! They're unique..laws into themselves!!
so cool love this guys playing he made Tom Petty
1800NoFault He certainly helped a great deal! Of course, they all "made" each other, I guess.
YES HE ABSOLUTELY DID. HE'S A GREAT GUITAR PLAYER. LOVE TO WATCH HIM PLAY. VERY FASCINATING!!
@@lukemeacham1282 Most Exactly..Shame how Howie Epstein met his demise..Least,they got back their orig. bassist, Ron Blair.
Great story on how he bought the guitar. I remember The Recycler!
Wonderful guitar.
..Yep..
Probably one of my favorite guitar players so melodic and tasty!👽🎸🇺🇸
Mike Campbell... guitar arranging genius...
I love this video and have watched it about 4 times, months between watchings. I enjoy it and it keeps coming back to my mind so I watch it again. I like the Rickenbacker 12 story, I love how he got a great deal on a guitar that he didn't even want at first but it turned out to be a gem. I like the line about every guitar having a sweet spot, that makes me like my guitar better knowing it has a sweet spot that other guitars might not have. I wish I had a lot of nice guitars to play like Mike does but I don't. I do envy that.
Beautiful guitar. Love the sound.
Hearing Him Play The Guitar Made Me Smile:)
TomPetty&TheHeartbreakers!
Truly a master
RIP Tom Petty
yes he has been missed...sad...
Indeed. It tears me up every time I think about it.
So hard to believe.
Yes, he is badly, sadly missed. I'm sure Mike Campbell is wading harshly thru his grief for his long-time friend, bandmate, musical soulmate, etc..Rough deal to get on through past..
TP and The Heartbreakers simply one of the best American Rock bands of all time...I could watch Mike talk all day...
LOVE THE COLOR ANALOGY, JUST THEE BEST BAND EVER!
What a great video and story. Thanks for putting this up l! ❤️
Such a cool dude. Makes it all look so simple. I have always loved his style.
Mike Campbell is Totally AWESOME!!
This is so awesome to hear. Boy did I love that album and the guitar on the front cover. And boy did I ever want to get one of those guitars, which I finally did years later. So cool to hear the back story on it! Thanks for posting.
We love ya Mike! Thank you for everything. Love the deets!
I could listen to this all day!
An all time great gtr hero on so many levels...Awesome footage!
thanx n praises and all the best to mike campbell!
🙏🏻wow a real peace of history
Thats cool man, really loved watching and listening to him talk about his guitars and insights ... nice!
I'd be SO happy with that guitar, I could do backflips, and I'm 72 years old! I love Mike's humble approach to telling non-players about this guitar and how it works and what it means to him ... I've always told people that these guys would go to their warehouse and pick out the guitars they needed to record the songs they were doing in the studio; because ... the song, calls the guitar! And here Mike is, proving me right ...
Right on..I'll be 72 next month in March..couldn't agree more! Big fan of these guys' earlier material..
What a beautiful piece of work. Sounded great. Used great. Looks beautiful. Damn the Torpedoes I love it
Mike Campbell awesome lead guitarist! One of my favorite TP songs, thx for the tutorial!
Amazing guitar and as always great video from Mike!
Love here comes my girl and the riff on it thanks Mike you are one of my hero’s on guitar 🎸 and inspired me to this day,
I love Mike's guitar work.
A fringe-trimmed jacket is weirdly simpatico with a twelve-string guitar. Keep it stringy, everyone.
Mike Campbell RULES!! HE CLEARLY KNOWS HIS STUFF!! LOVE TO WATCH HIM PLAY. HE'S "FANTASTIC"!!! ABSOLUTELY
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Man , the cat can wear whatever he wants...he's one of the best Gainesville could put out to us!! He & Tom both!!
I’ve heard this story. Love it. “Mesmerizing “ thank you.🦆
I remember Tom buying a 12 string. I never knew they existed. My memory of it was that is was an acoustic. We were still in High School.
love the stories.......
Yes his painting analogy is what I should use to explain to people why I have so many different looking and sounding guitars and amps. It’s always metal dude who always ask me why I have Rickenbackers and Gretschs even though I’m more of a “hard rock/punk” musician or whatever. And I’m like, sometimes even the heaviest of songs needs a layer or two of super delicate, clean, jangly guitar. Or maybe a layer of crunchy 50’s style rock n’ roll guitar. Subtle dynamic shifts in the instrumental aspect of a song are equally, if not more important than the melody itself. You don’t have to hate the classics to be punk. Pop rock is the ultimate music teacher
Great video with lots of info about a very cool guitar! Thanks!
Brilliant, thanks for sharing this !
Genius player
Wow, great video clip. Very interesting history in that Rickenbacker. Very recently we were talking about TP and the HB's overall sound and how well put together it is. What Mike just said about selecting a particular guitar tone for a song being like choosing color for a painting is so true. Great tone is a beautiful thing!
Beautiful sound!
He kinda looks and sounds exactly like Tom 😅 Love you, Mike!
Well, they've been best buds for many years, coming out of Gainesville Fla, and all those yrs working, writing, producing, together..
Awesome sounding guitar, I had a 360/12 and had to sell it due to Financial down turn and I intend to buy another one, j[they are unbelievable Priced!] just because of the sound and The Heartbreakers and Roger McGuinn. Thanks for showing this one of Yours.
This is ever so true..Mine new, in 1967, was $525 w/ gray/silver naugahyde case, how they were pkgd. then.
..Had to sell a MapleGlo one I had..like Petty's and early Jim McGuinn's, csuse of financial downturn. .Wish I had her back..Mfd: Dec '67, a real good one!
Hardly any guitarists really talks about the personality that each guitar ever made has.. and he’s right.. every guitar whether $100 or $100,000 has one sweet spot. What a great piece of Rock history that Rick is.. and sweet to behold ..
awesom...freakin simple and genious...
Gorgeous sound, love TPATH
great video and story..makes me want to buy a 12 string
I think I’ve watched this video over 12 times the past few years. Never get tired of this story. Didn’t realize this was your upload man. Hello friend! 🤗
That sound ! Desert island dream Guitar for sure .
Love this guy
What a great story!! And told by yours truly, does it get better;)
The man is a master and paired Tom Petty the results are timeless... shame we'll never hear more new material from them:(
Sounds really good. Great guitar.
Great video! Thanks for posting it.
Mike is the man!!
MAGICAL FINGERS .
Awesome! Thanks for posting this!
i really want one of these guitars, and mike cambell kicks ass as always
“An’ sometimes I catch myself waitin’, wond’ring, worryin’ about some little thing that don’t add up to *nothin’* … and then …” I hear that incredible harmonic “saturation” of a Ric-12 😎❤️🤩😁!
Thanks, Mike - your stories and insights are the *best* ❤️! I’m still gob-smacked that this was consecutive-production with George’s Ric … as we said in Texas: “Yew Cain’t Make This 💩Up!” 🤠😂🎸
Thx for sharing! always been a big fan of the whole group and Mike Campbell is amaze balls! I think my favorite Guitar Riff of his is on the track "Even The Losers" off Damn the Torpedoes album at 2:50 minutes in he just kills it!! great stuff!
The voice at the beginning of the song is Mike Campbell's wife. He happen to record her at their home and they used it on the record . : "It's just the normal noises in here."
Okay! Thank you I have always wondered about that!!!!!
I Agree with him on: the ric 12 is delicate and you need to be precise or things can get messy. He handles it well.
..So very true!! Theyre not for just sny guitarist. One had to meld into its idiosyncrasies..
To Sam B
idiosyncrasies is a good description...... you can’t just treat it like a regular guitar. I try to emulate these sort of sounds. Lots of cascading notes overlapping each other. The Byrd’s tambourine man or turn turn turn.
wow, superb video!
Love the way Mike describes each guitar as a different color paint that forms a picture( song). So true..Love this interview!😊
By the way, I'll give you my 360-12 ( and $150.00) for Mike's Ricky any day. 😊
That is beautiful...