Which Aesthetic Elements will cause you to not purchase a bass or other piece of equipment?
You may love it, or even want it, but one thing puts you off.
Is it a design element? A brand name? Your need for a closer relationship with your father? Or are you purely practical in your decision making?
Different Strokes as we all know, so no harsh judgement. Sometimes I wish I could not care. I guess we do to this whenever we make choices in life (new car, house paint and design, significant other).
For me, it's usually headstock shape on a bass or guitar.
I don't like natural wood finishes.
I can't play pedals with stupid sexually juvenile names.
What is your example?
Pink anything. nothing yellow, purple, or sparkly anything , no pearloid pickguards, cabs with 18s or 15s, skinny nutted JBs from the early 70s, right now any basses from the 60s or 70s until sanity prevails, drop D tuners, flat wound and heavy gauge strings, bass mutes, effect pedals (exception for compressors), cheap instrument stands, skinny straps, smooth leather straps, nothing looking like it was abused in areas not likely to be abused in the course of normal wear and tear, ear plugs (ear filters offer much better protection), amps with baked in sound you can't get rid of, inefficient cabs, cabs that are not full range, no tweeters, amps with minimal midrange control, amps without pre-effect XLR out, tuner out, and headphone outs, no sealed cabs, no cabs or amps with strap handles, especially in weird locations, overly modified basses, cabs without the OEM speakers, and finally, anything with mold on it.
Other than that, I'm game for anything..LOL!
