๐ŸŽธ Other ยท 1980s

Billie Jean โ€” Guitar Tone

by Michael Jackson ยท solo
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Amp settings (0โ€“10)

0
GAIN
5.5
BASS
6
MID
7
TREBLE
5
PRESENCE
2.5
REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different โ€” ToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

Original gear

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Pickups

Bridge pickup

Effects / signal chain

chorus, reverb

Tone character

bright and glassy, tight and percussive, articulate single-note clarity, distinctive chorus shimmer, studio-polished clean, minimal reverb, no distortion or overdrive, funk-inspired attack, dynamic response to picking, clear note separation

Recording context

studio

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Settings are community-researched estimates, not official. ToneAdapt adapts them to your gear. guitartoneadapt.com