It's not that I dislike the chrome panels on Jaguars; it's that with the black on black, they appear to be randomly floating about in outer space.
As for "the whole Jaguar vibe" statement...you do realize that you're saying that about a guitar with two honkin' cream 'buckers and a Tune-o-Matic, right? Is the thing even short scale? It has no real Jaguar vibe, and never has...which I guess is probably why the black panels and knobs came to mind.