Seymour Duncan Woody Hum-Cancelling Acoustic Guitar Pickup

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Instant mounting hum-canceling soundhole pickup that gives you warm, full sounding acoustic tone.

Description
The Woody HC is a passive, noiseless, magnetic soundhole pickup that delivers a warm, rich acoustic tone that is great for all types of acoustic playing. It is a hum-cancelling design delivers a fatter, more compressed sound than the SC (single coil) version. All of the Woodys are available in our custom maple, walnut or black stained housing, and are double potted to keep them resistant to feedback. It mounts instantly into your soundhole, with no modification of any kind needed to the guitar and can easily be removed at a moments notice. It comes with a 14-foot low capacitance, studio quality cable that will plug directly into your favorite amp, PA, direct box, or console. Fits all standard soundholes (3.75 (94mm) to 4.0 (100mm). Great for all standard types of steel string acoustic guitars. NOTE this is a magnetic pickup, and will not work with nylon stringed instruments.Available Colors Maple, Walnut, or Black.

 

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For amazing clarity and detail without sacrificing the full warmth and body of an acoustic guitar, look no further than Woody HC acoustic pickup by Seymour Duncan. "HC" stands for hum canceling, as this pickup is designed to eliminate 60-cycle hum and is double potted to diminish feedback. The result is a clean articulate sound with an amazing presence and richness that will compliment any steel string acoustic guitar. Skip to 2:00 in this clip to hear the pickup in action, noting its fat sound that allows each individual note to shine with dynamic distinction. The Woody HC is a great pickup for finger-plucked arpeggios, fast passages, dynamic solos, or even just strummed chords.

The player is Steve Booke and he is using a Larrivee LV-03RE acoustic guitar.

 

 

Here is a quick clip highlighting some of the detailed sounds you can get with the Woody HC pickup. The noiseless nature of this pickup lends to a very clean tone with amazing clarity. There is a very organic compression that allows each note to attack and breathe with great dynamic control and presence, making it especially useful for finger-plucked passages. The Woody HC does a fantastic job preserving the integrity of a traditional acoustic sound, but it also does a lot to accentuate the unique sonic characteristics of the guitar in a very musical way -- adding a subtle electric character to the sound, elevating it for a livelier tone.  

The player goes under the name Stealth and is using an Ibanez PF60S acoustic guitar through a BOSS GT-10 effects processor.

 

The Woody HC acoustic pickup will breathe new life into your arpeggiated chords and finger-plucked passages, capturing all the subtle nuances in your playing with its hum-cancelling design. This pickup yields a warm compressed sound that allows each note to smoothly attack with resonate with a natural decay -- adding a melodic and electric presence to a rich sounding acoustic guitar.  Listen to this clip and hear just how the Woody HC preserves the crisp and rich nature of the acoustic, while adding a bit of electric twinkle to the sound.

The player goes under the name Stealth and is using an Ibanez PF60S acoustic guitar through a Behringer Acoustic ADI21 pedal.

 

Add a little life to your acoustic sound with the Seymour Duncan Woody HC pickup. Simply attach it to your sound hole and you'll be able to amplify your acoustic guitar instantly, adding sparkle and dynamics to your notes for a more vibrant sound. This clip demonstrates the Woody HC's ability to preserve the mellow character of the acoustic guitar, while providing greater response to each note for a bolder sound. This pickup especially accentuates a more articulate and percussive style of playing, allowing each note to punch through with natural attack and dynamic control. What's impressive about the Woody HC is how it manages to keep the sound relatively balanced without ever sounding too tinny and weak (like many acoustics do in their amplified state). There is always plenty of low-end warmth and high-end shimmer on tap for a full and rich acoustic sound.

The player goes under the name Stealth and is using an Ibanez PF60S acoustic guitar through a Behringer Acoustic ADI21 pedal.

 

 

Here is another clip highlighting the rich sounds of the Seymour Duncan Woody HC pickup. What surprises me about this pickup is its ability to glorify the organic sounds of the acoustic, detailing its unique steel string sound while coloring it with subtle electric elements. You still get the full warmth and detail of the acoustic itself but the pickup adds this fat compression, adding strength to each note for a clean and articulate sound.

The player goes under the name Stealth and is using an Ibanez PF60S acoustic guitar through a BOSS GT-10 effects processor.