What is it with people not liking black hardware? On the right guitar it looks excellent.
I think we're basically a pretty conservative lot. After all, the electric guitar itself has barely changed in 60-odd years!
I'm not a fan of black myself, I like the traditional nickel, chrome, occasionally gold. Black just looks too "modern" for me, it can look great on some guitars, usually ones with bold, solid colours. But those guitars themselves are a bit modern for my taste!