Originally posted by cgiles:
I don't mean this to in any way disparage the looks of the GROOVE but when I look at it, I can't help but wonder how I (personally) would feel performing in public with such an uh....aggressive??? look.
I'm rather conservative when it comes to how keyboards look.
I can barely deal with the silver colors being used so much today, and, if given my druthers, I'd like to see the return to darker colors (grey or black), or even a decent looking, not Mac-Tac, walnut wood grain.
The red Nord instruments turn me off, and I'd wonder how many jazz organists, other than yourself, would be more likely to buy a C1/2 if it was in polished black or wood?
I never minded any marks or bruises on my Hammond...it gave it a "well-used" look, in my opinion, and each scar had a story, much like people.
The red Groove just doesn't appeal to me at all...the black one is a little better looking, in my opinion, but I still think it is, in your words, too "aggressive"...the graphics and brightly colored switches aren't what I want to see facing me every night.
It makes me want to say, "The Groove is trying
too hard to be cool."
Ian