Green's + tort do also rub me in the wrong way. I know the bassplayer of Otis Redding's liveband (before he used Booker T. & the MG's) had a green+tort P-bass, and it's hideous!
On reading the title my initial reaction was
But.. due to my shallow nature, after seeing Otis bass player sporting surf/tort im thinkin Hmm cooool