I have never played the CRVs so I don't really know what they sound like or how responsive they are.

However...

The DKMG I have keeps some pretty serious company in that it has to compete with three Fender Strats, a PRS CE24 and a Gibson Les Paul !

It may also get a better review from someone who was only interested in playing metal.

Go to the shop, play it through a realistic rig (similar to the one you own) and if you like it get it ! What I think sucks my really light some one else's bulb !

Try to ignore what it looks like and concentrate on the way it plays (what it feels like) and what it sounds like in your hand and with your amp.