I was giving Bob a fair bit of static about his Aria, so at some point it was time to put my money where my mouth was, so to speak. The Aria was not a terrible banjo, but it has an almost archtop-type quality to the sound. Very bright and nasal. That's OK if you're Ralph Stanley, but I never thought it worked very well for Bob's style, thus the surplus Vega went to Colorado. Ok-maybe I'm a bit of an instrument weenie........ And Mark-if the Brothers ever get out my way again, I'd love to take a look at that Vega Vox.
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