If a real expensive banjo uses the same types of wood for everything, the same tone ring, and is built with essentially the same specs, then what makes it sound so different.
I've seen some 1k banjos use the same tone rings and woods as REALLY high end banjos but sound so much worse. How is it possible that such little things make a banjo sound SOOOO different.
I know setup makes a huge difference but other than that, what other things can make these differences?