Lovely

Perfect with my sm57. I was really looking more towards the R-121 but i fell in love with this mic. sounds amazing. every single one is unique. Give it a chance.

This is a sweet sounding microphone

I finally tried blue microphones after getting over the fact that they looked too "cute" to be serious. This woodpecker microphone is wonderfully sounding and engineered. I have owned recently two ribbon microphones,a Crowley and Tripp Studio vocalist and a Royer R121 (which I traded in for this microphone).
The main use for these microphones were for male jazz vocals and brass instruments (mainly trombone).
The best sounding trombone recording I have done were done on the Royer R121..but I found the woodpecker to be as good as or better. The woodpecker has a wider frequency response which make it oh so sweet for vocals as well. The sound is smooth and very realistic with excellent mid-range detail.
I did not expect much of this microphone but i would think that it would sound great in front of any acoustic source where you want to capture the true sound. The advantage of the ribbon is that it can handle high SPL levels from sources like a trumpet of trombone and not distort.
BTW This microphone replaces both my Crowley and Tripp and the Royer..it is that versatile. If you are looking for a ribbon microphone this is the one in my opinion...everyone has to listen for themselves..

Nice and smooth

I was working on a session and needed an acoustic guitar part tracked. In the middle of setting up the standard condensor mic I changed my mind and reached for the Woodpecker instead. On playback, the guitarist was blown away with the sound we had captured. If you want to hear a smooth, natural tone from whatever instrument you're tracking, the Woodpecker is a great choice. Just be sure to invest in a good pad if your preamp doesn't have one onboard, as this is a pretty hot mic. Well worth the price!

Amazing

This mic sounds incredible. It makes whatever source you put it on sound smooth and warm. I have had great results on every source I have put it on.

A fine microphone

The good: it's sounds really smooth on vocals and acoustic guitar. It has a lot of gain and looks cool. The not so good: has a bit of self-noise when the ribbon is vibrating, but it's not horrible. Also, despite the 136 SPL rating, it distorts a bit when placed face-on a loud over-driven guitar amp -- moving the mic back and lowering the volume yields a nice result, however.

sorry to be the bad review buuuUt.......

glad i bought this b-stock or i would have been FURIOUS!

noise floor is through the rOOF, definitely need to pad this mic too, extremely hot... as far as the sound.. its a ribbon trying to be a condenser.
VERY dark, and extremely aggressive proximity effect. works best on loud sources. if you're looking for a ribbon, save your bucks and do the real deal.. get yourself a royer R-121/122 or an AEA R88, i have both and they DESTROY this thing in all the shootout apps ive done so far.. also... dont even try and convince me that anyone spending a grand on a mic shouldn't consider another 700... do it big.. and do it right....

NOISEY!!!

The noise floor is ridiculous. It's like tape hiss, but with no charm. It sounds nice on vocals and acoustic guitar, but I ALWAYS found myself scrapping the tracks because the noise was infuriating. I even sent it back to BLUE, they installed a new ribbon, solved nothing.