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Beat It amp settings — Soran Dual Stomp Lite

The Michael Jackson guitar tone for “Beat It”, dialed in for a Soran Dual Stomp Lite with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Thriller (1982) — main rhythm riff

Original rig

Steve Lukather: 1959 Gibson Les Paul into modded Fender Deluxe Reverb with light overdrive

Punchy, tight mid-gain rock crunch with clear note definition and articulate percussive attack

Amp settings — Soran Dual Stomp Lite

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	6
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Overdrive Block (Tube Screamer / TS-style)

Used as a clean-to-moderate boost to tighten the low end and drive the amp model block

Drive 3 · Tone 5 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Pacifica 112V bridge humbucker matches Lukather's Les Paul attack well, though it has slightly less low-mid thickness, compensated by keeping the amp block's mids at 6. The TS-style overdrive block pushes the modded clean amp model into tight crunch without blurring the riff's percussive muting. Reverb is dialed back to 2 to replicate the dry, focused studio mix.

PRO TIPUse aggressive palm muting with a heavy pick right against the bridge saddles on the low string notes, releasing pressure completely on the staccato open-string accents for the signature percussive snap.

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