To each their own. I found it to have essentially one tone, with just different levels of gain. It still produced a passable mid gain sound, but nothing I would call great, personally :dunno:
My first one, which is the one I still have, plays, sounds, and feels great. It has great resonance and sustain and isn't lifeless at all. I did swap out the pickups, but the guitar itself isn't a dud. I got in in 2012 so who knows about current quality. But, objectively, it's actually one of...
That's a bummer. I would have returned the guitar after that ordeal as well.
My experience with them overall has been pretty good. When I got my 2nd Carvin a few years back, I was going to return it. Albert asked why, and I told him I didn't think the fretwork was as good as my first one. He...
From the Keith Merror clip, the Omega and the Custom sound pretty different. The Custom seems to have a sharper, more cutting treble while the Omega sounds more mid focused. Who knows for sure unless you try it out in person, though.
The Crunchlab isn't really similar to any Duncan I've tried...