Anyone using the Pete Riggle Woody?


My next tonearm was always going to be a Terminator or a Schick. Lately I've looked at the Woody. It seems fussy and a real oddity. Yet it exists. Anyone here use one? 
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I have assisted a friend in setting up a Woody SPU tonearm.  Here are my impressions:

Pros:
once adjusted, it sounds great.

Cons:
1- it's the ultimate fiddler's tonearm - it requires infinite patience to setup and almost constant tweaking and adjustment.
2- it looks like it was made in Pete's garage. Not a complaint, just a fact.
3- I could not hear a significant difference from my Schick arm on my TD-124.  So while I love the wood look I can't see spending more money and the Schick is a breeze to setup.

Yes, at least on my deck and using the GM MkII E and the Mono 65 SPUs.  But that's my point.  IMO I wouldn't pay more than the Schick and have to put up with the setup/adjustment hassle of the Woody, unless it sounded a LOT better.

But there are guys (mentioned on Pete Riggle's Woody page) who disagree and find that it sounds better.  Again, I did not hear a significant difference between the two.  Maybe the standard Woody (not the SPU version) sounds different.  I haven't seen one so I can't say.

OK.
Just saw this and have to throw in my two cents.
I have a Woody universal. ( 2+ years now )
Gone are a Moerch DP8 and a Fidelity Research FR66s.
That says a LOT.
To my ears, the Woody bested them both.
Yes, it's a touch difficult to set up initially. Lots of variables and somewhat finicky.
But once I got it dialed in, I haven't had to touch it again. In my experience, it doesn't need constant fiddling.
It simply sounds like music every time I lower the stylus onto the record.
Every time.
Of course, YMMV, as always.

BTW, deck is an Amazon Grand Referenz, so no slouch and not holding back any observations and allowing the Woody to perform at it's best.

FWIW, I could hit Lotto tomorrow and the only thing I would buy would be another Woody, probably an SPU

Cheers, Crazy Bill.

PS. Hoping everyone is staying safe in all this craziness.