Choo lo amp settings — Engl Fireball 100
The Local train guitar tone for “Choo lo”, dialed in for a Engl Fireball 100 with a Cort G110. Studio version, Aalas Ka Pedh (2015) — Signature clean arpeggio riff / intro & verses
Fender Stratocaster (single coil neck/middle) into clean Fender tube amp with light analog delay and warm plate/spring reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Master | 4 |
01Analog Delay / Tape Echo (e.g. Carbon Copy or Flashback)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in FX loop)
02Hall / Plate Reverb (e.g. Hall of Fame)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in FX loop)
The Engl Fireball 100 is voiced aggressively for high-gain metal, so you must use its Clean channel with Gain 1 kept low around 3 to prevent unwanted compression and preserve pristine indie-rock headroom. The Cort G110's neck+middle single-coil combination gives the exact glassy chime needed, while bumping amp mids to 6 prevents the clean tone from sounding too sterile through the modern Engl power section. For the energetic distorted chorus/outro, switch to the Lead channel with Gain 2 set around 4.
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