…I spent about 8 straight hours at Soapbox playing the  electric cello through the Presonus, into Ableton.

Aaaaaaaand was deeply dissatisfied.   Processed cello,  whether it’s done by a bunch of stomp boxes, guitar fx processors or Ableton Live is still just, yeah, processed cello.    The real cello — the wooden one — taken to its acoustic limits is a far more rewarding and deep experience.   Sooooo this may signal a return to the fishman piezo and preamp/EQ, and a move away from the electric.   A return to good old-fashioned mic’ing.  Yes indeed.

Problem is,  the fishmen are lost.