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Choo Lo amp settings — NUX MG-101

The The Local Train guitar tone for “Choo Lo”, dialed in for a NUX MG-101 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Aalas Ka Pedh (2015) — iconic clean/ambient intro and verses

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster / Telecaster into Fender Twin Reverb/Deluxe Reverb clean tube amp with tape-style analog delay and lush hall reverb

Warm, ambient indie clean tone with spacious delay and hall reverb

Amp settings — NUX MG-101

CHANNELTwin Reverb (Twin Rvb) Clean Amp BlockBRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	6
Reverb	5
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor Block (Comp)

Placed before the amp block to level picking dynamics and add sustain

Sustain 5 · Level 6

02Analog Delay Block (Delay)

Dotted 8th or rhythmic repeats to match the iconic intro feel

Time 4 · Repeat 4 · Level 4

03Hall Reverb Block (Reverb)

Post-amp block for wide ambient space

Decay 6 · Tone 5 · Level 5

Why these settings

The original recording utilizes single-coil chime through a high-headroom American clean amp. Using the neck+middle split on your Ibanez GRG170DX thins out the humbucker output to capture the necessary glassiness, while boosting mid to 6 on the NUX MG-101 Twin Reverb model ensures the notes carry full body through the delay repeats.

PRO TIPPick with a light, even touch just over the neck pickup to keep the clean attack soft and avoid pushing the multi-FX input into harsh clipping.

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