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Beat It amp settings — Nux Mighty lite bt mkII

The Michael Jackson guitar tone for “Beat It”, dialed in for a Nux Mighty lite bt mkII with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio cut, Thriller (1982) - Eddie Van Halen's iconic guest guitar solo

Original rig

1975 Frankenstein Superstrat (PAF bridge humbucker) into cranked 1968 Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W Plexi via Variac, Echoplex EP-3 tape delay

Searing, harmonic-rich British high-gain lead with aggressive upper-mids, smooth sustain, and fast transient cut

Amp settings — Nux Mighty lite bt mkII

CHANNELBrit 800 (Marshall JCM800 model) with GB412 Greenback cabBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	7
Reverb	3
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01NUX Mighty Digital Delay / Tape Echo

Emulates EVH's Echoplex EP-3 tape echo (set delay time around 300ms)

Time 4 · Repeat 3 · Level 3

Why these settings

The NUX Mighty Lite BT MkII has no presence knob, so shape the top-end bite using treble at 7. On your Epiphone SG, the mahogany body and Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers provide warm low-mids, so keep bass at 5 and push mids and treble to 7 to match the cutting sizzle of EVH's cranked Plexi. Use the built-in Brit 800 amp model with a Greenback 4x12 IR for authentic late-70s/early-80s Marshall saturation.

PRO TIPUse aggressive pick attack angled slightly toward the bridge for sharp harmonics, and maintain left-hand vibrato to keep Eddie's singing sustain alive during the tapped phrases.

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