Guitars are way too subjective. A lot of people here on the forum do not like the sound of Duncan P90s. They find them too hot, too rude, etc. Guess what? I love them. Why? Because there are hot and rude. In my Artist Korina they sounded amazing for ZZ Top, AC/DC, George Thorogood type tones. To each their own. I've bought several Hamers and sold several Hamers too. Not one was a dog. My first one and only one that I actually tried was a Diablo. The rest I bought without ever playing them. The ones I kept were the ones that spoke to me in a special way. I feel sorry that your first experience with a Hamer was not as good as you expected it to be. It could be that the Artist Korina with P90s is just not for you. I love the look of a PRS but I have never played one that knocked my socks off. I'm not crazy about the shape and feel of their necks and I really do not like the sound of their pickups. That's just me.