Do graphic designs play a part in your purchases?

[Gorilla Monsoon]

I own 45 pedals now. Im a big fan of utility over presentation, thus my affinity for Broughton pedals. I own two Jam pedals and one Walrus. I am not using the Jams nor the Walrus, and will likely lose them soon. The one thing, though that ruins a pedal for me is a blinding light. Why?!?…Whats the point?

 

[lowfreqgeek]

I own Ass in the Tub Hot Sauce…

"Own", as in, you have a bottle sitting on the shelf? Or "own", as in, you own the company that makes it?

 

[monsterthompson]

Absolutely. I love having art I like on a pedal. It has to sound good too. A builder's choice of art can be a bit of insight into their personality and interests (particularly with smaller builders), which might be something that comes through in the sound.

I'll still buy a "plain" looking pedal too.

 

[Gorilla Monsoon]

"Own", as in, you have a bottle sitting on the shelf? Or "own", as in, you own the company that makes it?

Own, as in have a bottle of it somewhere…Been sitting on a shelf unopened since 1991. It may be “Ass in an Ice Bucket” by now, if i can find it.

 

[monsterthompson]

The Beavis & Butthead box was definitely based on art, though it turned out to be a good fuzz.

 

[JimmyM]

Not even a little.

 

[corvette_br]

I like it when the pedal looks nice, but can't say aesthetics play a part in the decision. Many of my purchases had cooler looking runner-ups. I like the looks of some of them (Empress Compressor, Pork Loin, the Walruses), but that was not a point taken in consideration to decide.

 

[bassbrad]

I appreciate pedals with nice graphics but it does not influence my purchases as I'm generally more driven by need/want for particular effects qualities and sounds. Art work or graphic designs do go to branding and each makers has their own approach. I appreciate the differences between those that enhance their products with interesting colors and graphics like Fuzzrocious, Sushi Box, Seamoon, EHX and others. I also appreciate the humor some makers put into their designs and names.

 

[Michedelic]

Sure, why not?

FTITCTAJ
My wife uses the Cioks PP on her board as a source of pride. And she has a sense of humor, which a lot of people don’t these days.

 

[ThinCrappyTone2]

Does the look of a pedal have any influence when you purchase a pedal? Do you like detailed art on your pedal or do you like simple "To the Point"?

The look doesn't inspire me to buy, but it can inspire me to not buy. If there is a pedal whose function I like, but it's ugly to me, it's usually pretty easy to find something similar that I could be happy with.

I also avoid products with what I consider to be cringe names. Friedman Brown Eye, I'm talkin' to you

 

[SLO Surfer]

Does the look of a pedal have any influence when you purchase a pedal? Do you like detailed art on your pedal or do you like simple "To the Point"?

I choose pedals based on how they sound/function, not how they look.

 

[Grizelda100]

It's not going to make me buy or not buy a pedal, but I can appreciate when someone makes an effort to create something special.

Taste is subjective though.

I certainly leave a few pedals out on display that I think look particularly fancy.
Shout out to Champion Leccy and OBNE.

 

[chazolson]

Functional design, of course. Graphic design? Of course not.

 

[Phe]

Absolutely, aesthetics matter to me, although it is impossible to predict what draws me in and what deters me.
I love old Peavey things, hate too busy graphics but sometimes love tacky graphics. Most of the time I prefer no illustration at all, so it's down to typography.

 

[thunesBARROW]

No pedal will ever look as nice to me as a classic Boss pedal.

 

[AteThePrincess]

The look of a pedal is very important to me. Not primarily as an aesthetic factor (although it has to be said that to my mind, a good many pedals have awful artwork), but mostly because pedals with complicated and detailed artwork have a tendency to make settings on a pedal harder to read, particularily on a darkened stage. I don't mind nice colours or a cool logo, but I do prefer pedals not to be too busy-looking, with clearly marked and labeled controls, and readable displays. This is an example of what I mean:

Big agree here. I want everything labeled clearly. I don't need 5 unlabeled knobs because there's a super cool graphic, and I don't need colors that don't provide enough contrast to see from a couple feet away just because the designer thought the colors were cool.

I will however buy a nicer looking pedal of the same model over an uglier one, but I don't base pedal purchases on it. I've definitely hunted down different editions to avoid a case I didn't like (when it's a small $ difference).

 

[JakobT]

No pedal will ever look as nice to me as a classic Boss pedal.

I will say for Boss pedals that they’re very consistent design-wise, though I personally find their color choices less than appealing. But they certainly have managed to avoid most of the pitfalls discussed here.

 

[Bruiser Stone]

My wife is a graphic designer, so I’d like to think it does

 

[Auspuff]

Does the look of a pedal have any influence when you purchase a pedal? Do you like detailed art on your pedal or do you like simple "To the Point"?

Yes.

 

[Romain909]

Boutique pedal names and graphic designs make me wonder if they are all built by people who make hot sauces.

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Pedals REALLY look like hipsters handmade beers made over here in Europe. Identical
Guys I want to do a game. Beer label or Pedal art ? ahhahaah