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Beat It vs. Do The Evolution

xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
edited August 2008 in Musicians and Gearheads
I've heard Ed is a fan of Michael Jackson but have you ever noticed the the "Do The Evolution" solo from Stone is stinkingly similar to the guitar riff from Michael Jackson's "Beat It"? I was listening to "Beat It" and I was wondering if there was a certain type of distortion used on it. It's pretty 80's and I'm guessing I'll be able to get the sound with my DS-1.
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  • StuffnJunkStuffnJunk Posts: 896
    i think thats with a wah pedal, leave it in one position so you get that tone
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    I also heard Slash soloed on it
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  • GVN2FLIGVN2FLI Posts: 46
    I think Eddie VH did the solo? Or am I thinking of another MJ song?
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    I was wrong, this is what I was thinking about

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0oKgwAL2vQ&feature=related
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  • StuffnJunkStuffnJunk Posts: 896
    oh, i thought you meant the sound of stone's DTE solo

    and yeah, Eddie Van Halen solos in Beat It
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    StuffnJunk wrote:
    oh, i thought you meant the sound of stone's DTE solo

    and yeah, Eddie Van Halen solos in Beat It
    Oh no, I was talking about his solo (in terms of how it sounds a lot like the opening of Beat It)
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  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    GVN2FLI wrote:
    I think Eddie VH did the solo? Or am I thinking of another MJ song?

    No you're right. And what someone else said, it's that spot with the wah pedal pulled back a little that people call the 'sweet spot.'
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  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o_6QurG1pY
    BTW: EVH didn't use a wah on his solo.
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  • jcmark611jcmark611 Posts: 93
    This is so confusing. What part of "Beat It" sounds like "Do the Evolution"?

    I just don't hear any similarities in the songs.
  • BetterThanYouBetterThanYou Posts: 853
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    jcmark611 wrote:
    This is so confusing. What part of "Beat It" sounds like "Do the Evolution"?

    I just don't hear any similarities in the songs.
    The opening riff in Beat It (the guitar one)is similar to the solo in DTE at the 1:05/1:06 part
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  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    The opening riff in Beat It (the guitar one)is similar to the solo in DTE at the 1:05/1:06 part
    Personally I hear no similarity, but yes Stone is using a wah left open.
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