Beat It amp settings — Enya Guitar amp
The Michael Jackson guitar tone for “Beat It”, dialed in for a Enya Guitar amp with a Enya Enya inspire. Studio version, Thriller (1982) — Steve Lukather rhythm riff, not the EVH solo
Valley Arts Custom Pro (HSS) into Rivera-modded Fender Deluxe Reverb — tight, punchy overdrive with no additional pedals
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 5 |
The Enya amp is a basic practice amp with limited headroom and a neutral-to-bright voicing. The original Rivera-modded Deluxe had tight, focused overdrive with strong mids. I pushed mid to 7 to compensate for the Enya's thinner midrange, kept bass at 4 to avoid flub on palm mutes, and rolled tone knob to 8 to tame harshness. Without pedals, you're relying entirely on the amp's gain stage — push gain to 6 for adequate crunch but don't expect the same saturation depth as the original tube amp.
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