Choo lo amp settings — Marshall JCM800 2203

The Local train guitar tone for “Choo lo”, dialed in for a Marshall JCM800 2203 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Aalas Ka Pedh (2015) — Lead Arpeggio & Solo Tone

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster / PRS Custom into Fender Twin Reverb & Marshall tube setup with Tube Screamer overdrive, digital delay, and plate reverb

Sustained indie-rock lead tone with ambient space and articulate midrange crunch

Amp settings — Marshall JCM800 2203

CHANNELHigh Sensitivity Input

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	4
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE8 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Overdrive (Ibanez TS9 / Boss SD-1 style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Drive 3 · Tone 5 · Level 8

02Digital Delay

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (dotted 8th or quarter delay around 350ms)

E.Level 5 · F.Back 4 · D.Time 5

03Reverb

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Decay 6 · Mix 4 · Tone 5

Why these settings

The JCM800 2203 naturally has an aggressive upper-mid spike, so keep Treble at 5 and Presence at 4 to soften the top end into Paras Thakur's singing lead tone. Running your Ibanez ceramic humbuckers on the neck/middle split position thins the output to match the single-coil articulation of the original recording. A JCM800 has no onboard reverb (null), so an external delay and reverb pedal are strongly recommended to capture the wide, atmospheric space of Choo Lo.

PRO TIPPick close over the fretboard rather than the bridge on the intro arpeggios to achieve a softer, rounder attack that mimics a neck single-coil.

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