Duncan Woody

[pathofspirit]

I've pretty much settled on a Duncan Woody for the new Ibanez acoustic. I have a Baggs M1 active in the Masterbilt but don't feel like spending that much right now.

I've read all the reviews I can and now I'd like to hear from anyone who's using these. Which one, in your experience, is the one to get- the single coil or the double coil (hum cancelling)? Is there much difference in sound?

[Hudman]

Bump, because I am curious to hear the answer.....

[simplygoodmusic]

I don't have any experience with it myself, but a friend of mine keeps telling me to stay away. Says its uneven, and horrible sounding.

 

Again, I don't know myself.

[Michael Martin]

I have a friend who uses a Fishman Neo-D and really likes it. I have heard him play it amplified pretty loudly and the sound is very good. Much cheaper than the Rare Earths, but still good sound. It is passive, of course...I think he paid about $50. I too have heard negative things about the Woody. Guess you just have to try them on for size. Let us know what you do and how it works out.

 

As I noted recently, I love the sound I get from my recently acquired Baggs I-Beam (a passive bridgeplate pickup) played through the Baggs Gigpro preamp.

[pathofspirit]

It sounds like the initial response does not bode well for the woody. OK. The Neo D might be an option. Additionally, this evening I came across a Markley Tahoe I bought a while back and forgot about. I put it in the soundhole of the AW100, ran it through my Behringer Acoustic DI and plugged it into my acoustic amp. It actually sounded ok. Granted, it's not a Baggs M1 but it's probably going to be usable for a while.

[mrspeed]

I have one though I haven't used it in two years. I think mine is the single coil and I remember that it sounded ok considering what I paid. Maybe I'll make some sound clips if I have some time.

[Michael Martin]

Another thought: Is the Baggs M1 the one you can get with plug connections (as opposed to soldered connections) that facilitate moving it from one guitar to another? It's either that one or the Fishman Rare Earth. That seems like a good money-saving idea, unless of course you play two guitars at the same time...

[guit30]

Really have liked the tone of my NeoD single coil which I have had for 2 years, no problems, you do need a preamp

Jim

[pathofspirit]

"Another thought: Is the Baggs M1 the one you can get with plug connections (as opposed to soldered connections) that facilitate moving it from one guitar to another? It's either that one or the Fishman Rare Earth. That seems like a good money-saving idea, unless of course you play two guitars at the same time..."

My M1 could be switched between my Masterbilt and my Ibanez . . . . if I hadn't had it hardwired into the Masterbilt

 

"Really have liked the tone of my NeoD single coil which I have had for 2 years, no problems, you do need a preamp"

How is it with single-coil buzz noise? The Markley Tahoe I mentioned above makes a LOT of buzz when I play by my amplifier. If I turn ever-so-slightly while near the amp the buzz is very prominent.

[guit30]

The single coil buzz is minimal, if you get real near a speaker or something, but when I run it thru a DI, I never have a problem, once I had to hit the ground switch and that got rid of the noise. I have had DH Lawrence , dimarzios, I like this the best

Jim

[mrspeed]

I just made a video comparing the woody the the built in pre-amp on a Fullerton FW20-CE. The woody is quiet. It's not as bright sounding as the built in pre-amp which you may or may not like.

 

 

[pathofspirit]

 

I just made a video comparing the woody the the built in pre-amp on a Fullerton FW20-CE. The woody is quiet. It's not as bright sounding as the built in pre-amp which you may or may not like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nsSXHS_aCk

 

 

Thanks for the clip. I actually like the sound of the woody - I prefer a "warmer" to a "brighter" sound.

[bsman]

I have a Dean Markley Promag plus - I rarely use a pickup on acoustic, and this was very cheap (around $35 IIRC). I usually use it through a pre-amp - lately I've been using a Zoom G2.1u - and this gives it the boost it needs to have sufficient output to drive an amp or PA plus provides more tone-shaping. I have no complaints, and I'd imagine the woody would be similar. Essentially, I think that a higher-quality (and higher-priced) pickup would be more appropriate if I knew I were going to be using it more than once or twice a year, but for my needs, the Promag does the trick.

[jjang1993]

 

I just made a video comparing the woody the the built in pre-amp on a Fullerton FW20-CE. The woody is quiet. It's not as bright sounding as the built in pre-amp which you may or may not like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nsSXHS_aCk

 

 

i like the sound of the undersaddle pickup in the fullerton better.

but i do agree that the seymour duncan would be better for a mellower tone for jazz.

 

dang

that fullerton was only 80 bux according to music123

sounds pretty dang good

better than my 320 dollar alvarez!

[mrspeed]

I like the sound of the undersaddle pickup better too. I suppose I could have tweaked some EQ settings for the Woody to make it a little brighter. Once cool thing with soundhole pickups like the Woody is that it's easy to transfer them from one guitar to another.

 

 

Unplugged the Fullerton sounds pretty good. I think it could use a little more low end when strummed. At least it doesn't it doesn't sound boxy like some cheap acoustics do. Plugged in I think it sounds very good, which will be the primary use for it.