To be fair, the Howes paint job can be customer choice I believe. The pair that I have (bought second-hand, so I didn’t get to choose) are much nicer to look at. You can see one on the bench here http://www.ampregen.com/ampregenrestore.html. It’s not broken, it’s just one of the tidier Quad IIs I’ve got.
Given my customers’ demographic I don’t think that subliminal messaging in that direction would bring me much extra business. At least not the sort of business that I could put through the books …
I saw that and noticed it was based in Wigan, and let’s say it’s not the kind of bit of Wigan where you’d expect someone dealing in high-ish end vintage kit to be based.
Still, it is a lovely, lovely thing and he has excellent feedback.