I am a pretty practical guy. Yet I like my music gadget to look cool. I notice both in the virtual and real world I am more likely to using thing with a appealing visual style. The is just something inspirational about a good looking piece of gear.
So, here is some combinator backdrop for you. As well as being practical I like to be honest. Some are pretty good but some aren't so great. I am not a Photoshop guru by any means but making these helped me learn a little. I will try and make some more at a latter date now that I understand things a bit better now. Despite there varying quality I hope they offer some inspiration.
All you music creative people that would like to do some visual stuff this is a good way to mix the two mediums together. I can barely draw stick figures but I found it to be fun.
Gear Backdrops look-a-likes and graphics from clarinets to synths.
Colors, Patterns & Textures woods, metals & basic colors.
Art, Pop Culture & Illustration contains everything from famous paintings to Russian propaganda posters.
Space & Sc-fi has rockets, robots and interstellar views.