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Solo Tone
The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney)
Michael Jackson
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Steve Lukather's main studio guitar, 1982 Thriller sessions)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (commonly used by Steve Lukather for clean studio tones in early 1980s, no evidence of Marshall or high-gain amp for this part)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, April 1982 at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles. Steve Lukather credited for guitar on this track. No evidence of live performance gear or alternate guitars for the solo section. Gear inferred from Lukather's known Thriller session rig and era-appropriate studio practices.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear and cleanwarm and roundedbright and articulate highssmooth and dynamic responsesubtle spring reverb ambiencestudio-polished clarityno audible distortionno modulation effectssoft attackslightly compressed, even sustain
Difficulty
The solo is technically straightforward but demands clean execution, dynamic sensitivity, and precise articulation to match the polished studio sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Steve Lukather's main studio guitar, 1982 Thriller sessions)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (commonly used by Steve Lukather for clean studio tones in early 1980s, no evidence of Marshall or high-gain amp for this part)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, April 1982 at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles. Steve Lukather credited for guitar on this track. No evidence of live performance gear or alternate guitars for the solo section. Gear inferred from Lukather's known Thriller session rig and era-appropriate studio practices.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear and cleanwarm and roundedbright and articulate highssmooth and dynamic responsesubtle spring reverb ambiencestudio-polished clarityno audible distortionno modulation effectssoft attackslightly compressed, even sustain
Difficulty
The solo is technically straightforward but demands clean execution, dynamic sensitivity, and precise articulation to match the polished studio sound.