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The Way You Make Me Feel (Single Version)

Michael Jackson

Guitarother1980s

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown Strat-style guitar (likely Fender or Valley Arts Custom Pro, session-era typical for Dann Huff)

AmpUnknown clean amp (likely Roland JC-120 or Fender Twin Reverb, typical for 1980s LA studio pop/funk sessions)

PickupsSingle-coil pickups (exact model unknown, likely stock Fender or Valley Arts single-coils)

Amp Settings

gain3

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb3.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1987. No direct evidence of exact guitar or amp model for this track's riff section. Dann Huff is credited for guitar on the album, and was known to use Strat-style guitars and clean amps for pop/funk sessions. No evidence of live rig for this part.

Tone Character(10)

crisp and percussivebright and articulateclean, glassy single-coil soundtight, snappy attackminimal breakupdynamic and responsiveslight studio reverbrhythmic, syncopated feelno audible overdrivefunk/pop clarity

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise muting and articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it accessible to intermediate players with some funk/pop rhythm experience.

Sources

Style bass synth : r/basspedals - Reddit Bruce Swedien | Equipboard

This tone has been researched 2 times by the community

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Guitarother1980s

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown Strat-style guitar (likely Fender or Valley Arts Custom Pro, session-era typical for Dann Huff)

AmpUnknown clean amp (likely Roland JC-120 or Fender Twin Reverb, typical for 1980s LA studio pop/funk sessions)

PickupsSingle-coil pickups (exact model unknown, likely stock Fender or Valley Arts single-coils)

Amp Settings

gain3

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb3.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

Style bass synth : r/basspedals - Reddit Bruce Swedien | Equipboard

This tone has been researched 2 times by the community

Notes

Studio recording, 1987. No direct evidence of exact guitar or amp model for this track's riff section. Dann Huff is credited for guitar on the album, and was known to use Strat-style guitars and clean amps for pop/funk sessions. No evidence of live rig for this part.

Tone Character(10)

crisp and percussivebright and articulateclean, glassy single-coil soundtight, snappy attackminimal breakupdynamic and responsiveslight studio reverbrhythmic, syncopated feelno audible overdrivefunk/pop clarity

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise muting and articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it accessible to intermediate players with some funk/pop rhythm experience.

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