For custom form components, is it possible to use DefaultValueAccessor instead of ControlValueAccessor?

One possible solution could be using ngDefaultControl attribute on your custom component:

<div [formGroup]="form">
    <jg-search formControlName="x" ngDefaultControl></jg-search>
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
</div>

now all you need to do is to link your input element with existing FormControl as follows:

@Component({
  selector: 'jg-search',
  template: `
   <input [formControl]="ngControl.control">
  `
})
export class MyInput {
  constructor(public ngControl: NgControl) {}
}

For more detals see Ng-run Example