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Choo Lo amp settings — Fender Champion 40

The The Local Train guitar tone for “Choo Lo”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 40 with a Aria STG-003. Studio version, Aalas Ka Pedh (2015) — Signature lead arpeggio and intro tone

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster / PRS into clean platform amp with warm hall reverb, analog delay, and TS-style overdrive boost

Warm, ambient indie rock clean-to-edge-of-breakup tone with lush delay repeats and hall space

Amp settings — Fender Champion 40

CHANNELChannel 2 - Voice: '65 Deluxe (Blackface)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	5
Treble	6
Reverb	5
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE8 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Champion 40 FX: Delay + Rev

Select 'Delay + Rev' on the FX SELECT knob; tap TAP button to match song tempo (~105 BPM)

FX Level 6

Why these settings

The Champion 40 lacks a dedicated mid knob, so presence and body are shaped by setting the Voice to '65 Deluxe for natural scooped clean headroom. The built-in Delay + Reverb FX engine provides the signature ambient wash without needing external pedals. Gain is dialed to 4 on Channel 2 to keep the Aria STG-003 single coils clear with just a touch of organic warmth when digging in. For the driving chorus sections, dig in harder with pick dynamics or roll the guitar volume to 10.

PRO TIPPosition 4 (neck+middle) on your Strat copy gives the hollow 'quack' heard on the arpeggiated intro; roll tone down slightly to 8 to shave the glassy edge and soften the delay repeats.

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