What are the WORST hyped pieces of gear you've owned..

Randall Thrasher - I was extremely excited for this one, but it was totally uninspiring to play. Flipped it once I realized I bought the hype.
 
SonVolt said:
So I just installed a Custom in a Strat. It's definitely scoop-ished, but I do find it pretty aggressive. To me it's similar to a Duncan Distortion but a little less compressed and PAF-y (slightly).
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I find the Distortion is more my thing. Just more aggressive, more midrange, more output.
 
Diezel D-Moll is up there with letdowns. Just sounded thin to me and I couldn’t dial in anything I liked.

SLO. Just a lower noise floor 5150 for a lot more money.

Peavey Vyper 60W. Mine always had bias runaway issues and it was a thin sounded pile.

One of the most surprising amps I loved was the Fortin Bones and the Randall 667 which ironically has the bones circuit in one of the channels. Just super fun to play.
 
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ENGL Powerball. Back in the day on the Harmony Central broads they were on fire with hype. It was completely processed, thin and sterile sounding...Evaporated in the mix when I tried it with my band. Sold it while the hype was still inflated. Went right back to the Peavey 5150II.
 
PRS guitars. I kept giving them a shot, but I just could not bond with them. They all felt lifeless. I owned three core models at different times.

PRS DGT
PRS Fiore
PRS 594 McCarty
 
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