If you have not owned or played Carvin/Kiesel's LP clone you need to. It's like playing a LP Axcess for a fraction of the cost -Total beast of a guitar
Your comparison of this guitar to an axcess isn't quite right . These are better.I bought a cs3 to try these out ,after which I sold my LP axcess which was my main guitar for 6 years .I then used the money to have a cs6 built . Best decision I could make .