At first, I was going to say, "HELL NO!" but, upon reflection, it's true that many people - including myself - hear with their eyes. If they decide they don't like its looks, then they're automatically not going to pick it up and discover whether or not it's a diamond in the rough.
Admittedly, I won't even give an ugly guitar a second glance, unless it's a brand name I'm familiar with and like. The best example of this was my Hamer Cruise bass, which looks like it should be onstage with Def Leppard. I saw the thing in a music store, thought, "You have GOT to be kidding me" but then saw the name on the headstock and played it for a bit. Yes, Virginia, it was a Hamer which meant it was "bad-ass" (that's a quote from former Chick Corea bassist Mike Pope, who tried it at Wootcamp).
At the time, I wasn't in the market for a bass (that was my wife's job!) so I just put word out to anyone who was looking for a bass to try this one out: it's ugly but it sounds smokin'. No one bit: they'd say, "I'm sure it's a nice bass, but it's too ugly for me."
Two years later, I decided I wanted a bass so I bought it. Their loss, my gain. 
Originally Posted by Warren Buffett
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