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What guitar does Tom Petty play?

Tom Petty was seen using Mike Campbell's 1964 Fender Stratocaster in the early Heartbreakers years, Campbell's 1950 Broadcaster for the Mary Jane's Last Dance solo, Campbell's 1963 Rickenbacker 625 12-string on the Damn the Torpedoes cover, his own 1967 Rickenbacker 12-string, a Toru Nittono electric and a Gibson SJ-200 Wildflower.

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What guitar does Tom Petty play?

Early on he borrowed Mike Campbell's 1964 Fender Stratocaster, which Campbell says was his guitar for the first few years. He was also photographed playing a Fender Telecaster around 1980, and played a custom blonde Toru Nittono electric in the Wildflowers era.

What guitar did Tom Petty use on Mary Jane's Last Dance?

Mike Campbell told Guitar Player that Petty played Campbell's 1950 Fender Broadcaster for the song's electric guitar solo.

What acoustic guitar did Tom Petty play?

Gibson made a one-off custom SJ-200 Wildflower for him in the early 1990s, and in 2021 released a limited Tom Petty SJ-200 Wildflower based on it.

What Rickenbacker did Tom Petty play?

The 12-string on the Damn the Torpedoes cover was Mike Campbell's 1963 Rickenbacker 625. Petty owned a blond 1967 Rickenbacker 12-string, stolen from a Culver City rehearsal studio with his Gibson SG TV Junior in 2012 and later recovered by police.

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Tom Petty (1950 to 2017) led Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and made the solo albums Full Moon Fever and Wildflowers. This legacy guide covers the guitars he was seen playing, from guitar press interviews with his bandmates and the official Tom Petty site.

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