I seem to be addicted to tinkering with banjo parts, I've thought of sending my walnut 2004 Gibson RB-4 (Kulesh ring) out for an install of the HR-30 tone ring. Has anyone else done this, and if so, how did you like the results? Is the Engineered Rim worth the additional expense? (Maybe I should just save for the whole Huber Truetone banjo, I'm hoping to travel and try one later this year.)
One concern I have is whether the RB-4 will sound the same if I swap it back to the original Kulesh ring & rim. I'm rather fond of this banjo the way it is.
Dithering, dithering . . . .