I do get that the relic job alone isn’t worth the extra (not least as you’re doing it deliberately)
edit - I hadn’t realised that this is your battered aria that I’ve seen before
It is - the Schaller allows fine intonation adjustments of the gut strings
he will use grolsch washers on the strap buttons as it the traditional way, around these parts
That is f***ing awesome
there is a parallel universe where I would create something like that (as well as being a millionaire aristocrat with my own harem) but sadly I don’t live there
My sire jazz sounds huge even in passive mode, and even with a hefty dose of back pickup mixed in.
perhaps it’s because I run it through the ampeg modelling on my ancient zoom b2?