I dunno about that, but everything chrome always pitts eventually barring meticulous care, and to quote the internets: ain't nobody got time for that (when you have multiple basses, and guitars, and drums and cars and...).
Also too shiny; nickel is more (and here my communist upbringing rears it's ugly head) working man's chic. I just like the look of it better (aalways have; Uwe your memory is failing..... though the bit about bondage was rememberd correctly, I have learned to like it in some cases... except cream; cream coloured plastic, whether pup surrounds or binding, always looks cheap to me).