what kind of chug chug metal?
I have a cold sweat and it kicks tons of ass, though not super brutal. But it does great for like Exodus, Death, Pantera, Anthrax etc. Its somewhat natural sounding so it lets the wood tone really jump out. Its a transparent and tight sounding pup but in a good way that lets the guitars individual character shine. I don't know how well I'm describing it, but for me it sounds very natural without sacrificing sustain, character or tightness. And it holds clarity very very very well, you can strum a chord on heavy distortion and usually you can hear all the notes, a really great and unique pickup. If I had that guitar I'd go cold sweat set. But it really depends what kind of tones you're after., you might be looking for something more aggressive sounding.
Oh and the Cold Sweat neck seems to be really really great for fluid metal leads, I havent tried one but the clips are great and alot of metal players around here tend to stick it in the neck position.
That axe is incredible looking by the way. Ive been wanting a USA Dean ML forever now haha- I bet it plays really nice
