Spectrum13

You just demonstrated the difference between a CPA and MBA (Me Being Amusing) =MBA

Cause you can sell buttered bread for more that the ingredients alone. Take coffee: A bag of beans is $6 for 10 ounces. Add hot waters and you can sell it for $5 for 12 ounces of mostly water. If you can make 30 cups out of 10 oz of beans that's $150 from a $6 investment.

Remember when ordering a custom from Jay Wolfe, Graham asked my opinion on CNC vs hand carved / cut. All I had was a gut response based on internet chatter. We the end user /consumer of fine guitars know little about building vs manufacturing. We purchase and play. Pete's "wood therapy" displays the vast knowledge gap between the people who visit and work at 225 Parsons. RESPECT

Super thanks for posting

This times infinity

Welcome to the cult! We have a saying, photos or it never happened.

Check out the truss rod cover! Give a way much?

There was a reason when the old guard retired, Heritage only made the 535 and 150's and discontinued or limited production of archtops. They opened to Sweatwater and other large retailers and cut off lots of brick and mortar, mom and pops stores. They were looking at the bottom line. The time and expense of building one-off for Boomers and dealing with expectations of same was altruistic and a money suck. Having a website promising future "bespoke" and making the occasional for a high-profile player and influencers is smart marketing. I was fortunate to have my builds made in 2009, 2011 and 2013. Those days are gone forever over a long time ago, oh well!

CP Thornton https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=7ae64cafba0f6c458fe46b9b335271fcf99aa38659a8add00fbdb51ad70f72aeJmltdHM9MTc0MTkxMDQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=2333531d-5b6d-6ebb-0060-471b5a7a6fdb&psq=chuck+thornton&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3B0aG9ybnRvbmd1aXRhcnMuY29tLw&ntb=1 Can't believe Kuz or Tim don't have some of them

Skunk works? Don't know

Thanks for posting. I attempted to look up "Jerry Reid Aria Pro 2" but got bombarded with pages of junk via my bruiser.

Brockburst much? That's the ticket!

What model is Jerry playing? The cutaways look very different and the headstock appears to have a model name on it.

No disrespect but does your engineer hat cover your ears? For real. All talk and studies on what is or is not on pickup design and construction lack two of the most important considerations especially for players and listeners as we age. When was your last hearing test and what is the spectrum of frequencies you can actually hear? There is as much a chance everybody you are communicating with has the same number of hairs on their heads as the same drop off of high frequencies. Fact The way our brain interprets sounds and vibrations hitting our eardrum is unique to each of us. Suggest you read

I would prefer more of that curl and less of the dark edges on that burst as well. Don't know what we can't see under the finish though. Fantastic top!!!