Metzger's choices in instruments involve strings and necks but he is not content to leave them in their original state. On "1300", his ninth solo album and third for Nero's Neptune, Paul performs on modified guitar and 23-string banjo. The cover of the album features the artwork of Paul's paternal great-grandfather Max Kleiter, whose drawings appear in early issues of the German art nouveau publication "Der Jungend". The piece dates from 1901, but is as timeless and singular in style as the music contained within.