"Guilt by association"
I immediately have a negative response to a design like that, cos I associate it ( rightly or wrongly ) with shredding / clever-Dick million notes a minute / completely OTT stuff that I personally loathe, and lend no ear-time to.
Before I cop a serve from some of you younger jokers about my neanderthal prejudices, let me say that yes, some of the "clever Dicks" are indeed very competent guitarists, and, thank goodness for musical diversity.
On reflection, I think that aesthetically, it's those bloody ugly headstocks that I most loathe ! Some of those offbeat designs do actually appeal, by virtue of their offbeat-edness.