More chug

[Edgecrusher]

What is the rest of your rig? Good chug sounds are a combination of things and at least for me the pickup is fairly low importance. You can take the nastiest chug pickup but if you are plugging it into a BD2 and a pignose, well good luck. Yes thats an extreme example but its just to illustrate the points.

Never underestimate the value of a good boost pedal of some sort in your chug quest. I have a Rivera KR7 that i still use a SD1 with just cause it adds something to the chug that the amp doesnt get on its own.

[El Dunco]

I have a Rivera KR7 that i still use

Maaaaate! /drools

[solspirit]

This pickup will either go into a chinese LP copy or a Strat, the amp is a Carvin SX 200 and all I have for effects is a Vox Stomplab. I plan on getting some real pedals this year and maybe eliminating the Vox.

[Edgecrusher]

Maaaaate! /drools

LOL Thanks, Its a killer amp all the way around, Its the first amp that ive owned where I actually use the Rhythm channel for my Rhythm sound and not the lead channel. Funny enough I wasnt even looking to buy one, I had driven up to Vienna cause a shop up there had a Diezel Hagen and a Engl Powerball II i wanted to try out. While I was there the salesman kept hounding me to try the KR7. When I did I was sold. Its been so good I havent bought another amp in 8 years now. Which for me is some sort of record.

[El Dunco]

LOL Thanks, Its a killer amp all the way around, Its the first amp that ive owned where I actually use the Rhythm channel for my Rhythm sound and not the lead channel. Funny enough I wasnt even looking to buy one, I had driven up to Vienna cause a shop up there had a Diezel Hagen and a Engl Powerball II i wanted to try out. While I was there the salesman kept hounding me to try the KR7. When I did I was sold. Its been so good I havent bought another amp in 8 years now. Which for me is some sort of record.

Damn! I'd love to spend an hour or two in that place. You got any clips of the KR7?

This pickup will either go into a chinese LP copy or a Strat, the amp is a Carvin SX 200 and all I have for effects is a Vox Stomplab. I plan on getting some real pedals this year and maybe eliminating the Vox.

We'll have to shotgun it then and look at pickups that will get along with any amp with decent gain you'll plug into in future or maybe one of those spiffy AMT or Mooer preamp pedals seeing as the Carvin is pretty pedal friendly from what I hear. What tunings are you planning on playing in and are you opposed to active pickups?