Importing Line6 G50 Relay

[Blade3dge]

Hey guys as the title suggests I'm considering importing a line6 wireless system from America to Australia. What I was curious about is if there is any fundamental unresolvable issue that would prevent me from using it in Australia. I know theirs laws with regards to frequencies and whatnot but I assume Line6 uses the EXACT same product for either country and the difference is the adapter using American style plugs, I'd resolve this by using either an international adapter to use the original adapter or buy a line6 adapter locally.

Please correct me if I'm wrong and there will some other fundamental issue I'm missing.

EDIT: I've ordered in my Line6 wireless and with luck it should be here soon which is all very exiting haha, anyway I've now moved on to what's more of a hypothetical question. That being the idea of importing an Ampeg head does anybody have answers to my questions:

Originally Posted by sidez81

My rule is (even tho its cheaper) always buy your amp in your country and with how much aussie stores charge its BULL POOP! BUT warranty most important with amps and mostly you get to test your amp prior to purchase not just wait and hope lol.... If you dont mind droppin money and gettin the sweet deal, a step up?(lol) transformer is just a little box u sit on ya amp to go from 110 to 240 volts has nothin to do with the amps wattage not that bigger deal alternativly some amp makers are makin amps with voltage switching built in, if ampeg do that i dont know but it aint much either way i just pref to know what im buyin and if i can get it fixed without freightin it back half way round the globe

Be that as it may approximately $1000+ price difference does go a long way, heck I could probably get it repaired for less and since warranties other than dead on arrival go through Ampeg rather than the company who sold it to me it wouldn't matter if it was a local or an imported product I'd be sending it to the same place...

Please correct me if I'm wrong here, I work in brown-goods sales and with the exceptions of our guarantees and replacement warranties in general most warranties have to go through the company themselves, so a broken Sony TV has to be sent to Sony even if a customer returns it to us unless we're authorized to repair it at our repair center, which requires us to speak to Sony anyway so yeah, everything to do with warranty has to go through the parent company unless we already have permission to fix it. The theory here is that a broken Ampeg would have to be repaired by Ampeg or an authorized repairer, that meaning no matter where I bought it it has to be repaired by Ampeg or an authorized repairer anyway, right? Does anybody know if Ampeg will only honour warranties in the country of purchase?

As for the step-up (or down) transformer, transformers have wattage ratings, would I not need to match the wattage rating to the head? If so would I need on rated at 1,200w or is it more complex than that for a amp head?

[sidez81]

Originally Posted by Blade3dge

Hey guys as the title suggests I'm considering importing a line6 wireless system from America to Australia. What I was curious about is if there is any fundamental unresolvable issue that would prevent me from using it in Australia. I know theirs laws with regards to frequencies and whatnot but I assume Line6 uses the EXACT same product for either country and the difference is the adapter using American style plugs, I'd resolve this by using either an international adapter to use the original adapter or buy a line6 adapter locally.

Please correct me if I'm wrong and there will some other fundamental issue I'm missing.

Dude go for it, I live in Brisbane and buy almost everything from the states. Im lookin at gettin the G50 aswell and you'll be fine if your runnin off a 9v battery or say DC brick like i use but if ur usin a seperate wall wart then you'll just have to buy an aus one (20 buck generic one at jaycar will do, maybe a BOSS PSA240 if you really want name) everything is exactly the same other than that.

[BassMonstrum]

I don't think the receiver can be powered by a single 9v battery. It needs about 300-350 mA to work and that would suck a niner dry in five minutes. It also needs to be isolated, so running it in series with a bunch of other pedals is not recommended since it will pick up noise. I think the Boss PSA240 gives out a max 200 (or maybe 240, hence the name) mA, so that won't work either...

I've connected the G50 to the two high-powered outputs of my Voodoo Lab PP2+ and that works fine.

BTW, go for it! It's a fantastic piece of product!

[Blade3dge]

Yeah I'm thinking a local Line6 adapter should work fine, I know I can pick up a generic one from Jaycar but Line6... There's always something wrong with a Line6 unless you use their adapters, but heck just plugging it in with an international adapter should do the trick unless I find it an annoying solution. But yeah from the sounds of things the ONLY existing issue is the plugs on the end of the adaptor which Im pretty sure is resolvable so with that in mind I might get it.

Anyway, does anybody know how long it might take to get here by "USPS Priority Mail International", America to Australia?

[sidez81]

I was under the impression it was able to be battery powered but i think im wrong but yeah it'd chew thru'm for sure why would ya anyways so DC brick or Voo pedal power if you use somethin like that or a wall wart the 240 in PSA240 stands for 240v as in our current not mA output but theres so many on the market you can pick up for chump change.... As for the postage ya lookin at (goin on what it takes for pretty much evthin ive ordered) 2 on average to 3 at worst weeks.
Hope that helps and let me know how it goes, your sure to get one before me im savin for a new P bass.

[Blade3dge]

Originally Posted by sidez81

I was under the impression it was able to be battery powered but i think im wrong but yeah it'd chew thru'm for sure why would ya anyways so DC brick or Voo pedal power if you use somethin like that or a wall wart the 240 in PSA240 stands for 240v as in our current not mA output but theres so many on the market you can pick up for chump change.... As for the postage ya lookin at (goin on what it takes for pretty much evthin ive ordered) 2 on average to 3 at worst weeks.
Hope that helps and let me know how it goes, your sure to get one before me im savin for a new P bass.

Yum, new P-Bass.

Buy Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass | 4 String Electric Bass | Musician's Friend

Got myself one of these last month, beautiful bass. I'm yet to be impressed by it live (I think that's because I haven't used my full rig since I bought it and I'm comparing it to my Stringray) but I picked it up for recording and oh man, best tone! It's got some real growl but what comes through the speakers is so clear and clean (clean growl?). Love it!

[sidez81]

haha clean growl nice yep thats fender... Im usin the aerodyne jazz, but lookin for a standard P (hopefully 80's era japan) and settin on some flats so i can nail that old skool mo-town tone. but those deluxe ones are VERY tempting.

[Blade3dge]

How about another question based on a more out there proposition:

Buy Ampeg SVT-4 PRO Series Bass Head | Hybrid Amp Heads | Musician's Friend

I know I would need a step-(up or down I always forget?) transformer for one of these but what would I need exactly? With this claiming to be a 1,200 watt head would that mean any concept of using a transformer is basically out the window? Or am I completely wrong about this. Conversely is there another (perhaps easier) way of making it usable in Australia?

[RNV]

I couldn't get my G50 to work properly with anything but it's own power cord that came in the box with it. My Voodoo Lab PP2+ couldn't do the job.

[BassMonstrum]

Originally Posted by RNV

I couldn't get my G50 to work properly with anything but it's own power cord that came in the box with it. My Voodoo Lab PP2+ couldn't do the job.

Be sure to use outputs 5 and 6 in normal mode (the dip-switch). These two outputs are the only ones that give enough power. Also, be sure that the Y-cable doubles current (mA) not voltage. Works fine with mine...

[RNV]

It doesn't matter any more. I sold off all my pedals, board, and PP2+. Now I just plug it into an extension cord. All is normal in my life again.

[sidez81]

Originally Posted by Blade3dge

How about another question based on a more out there proposition:

Buy Ampeg SVT-4 PRO Series Bass Head | Hybrid Amp Heads | Musician's Friend

I know I would need a step-(up or down I always forget?) transformer for one of these but what would I need exactly? With this claiming to be a 1,200 watt head would that mean any concept of using a transformer is basically out the window? Or am I completely wrong about this. Conversely is there another (perhaps easier) way of making it usable in Australia?

My rule is (even tho its cheaper) always buy your amp in your country and with how much aussie stores charge its BULL POOP! BUT warranty most important with amps and mostly you get to test your amp prior to purchase not just wait and hope lol.... If you dont mind droppin money and gettin the sweet deal, a step up?(lol) transformer is just a little box u sit on ya amp to go from 110 to 240 volts has nothin to do with the amps wattage not that bigger deal alternativly some amp makers are makin amps with voltage switching built in, if ampeg do that i dont know but it aint much either way i just pref to know what im buyin and if i can get it fixed without freightin it back half way round the globe

[Blade3dge]

Originally Posted by sidez81

My rule is (even tho its cheaper) always buy your amp in your country and with how much aussie stores charge its BULL POOP! BUT warranty most important with amps and mostly you get to test your amp prior to purchase not just wait and hope lol.... If you dont mind droppin money and gettin the sweet deal, a step up?(lol) transformer is just a little box u sit on ya amp to go from 110 to 240 volts has nothin to do with the amps wattage not that bigger deal alternativly some amp makers are makin amps with voltage switching built in, if ampeg do that i dont know but it aint much either way i just pref to know what im buyin and if i can get it fixed without freightin it back half way round the globe

Be that as it may approximately $1000+ price difference does go a long way, heck I could probably get it repaired for less and since warranties other than dead on arrival go through Ampeg rather than the company who sold it to me it wouldn't matter if it was a local or an imported product I'd be sending it to the same place...

Please correct me if I'm wrong here, I work in brown-goods sales and with the exceptions of our guarantees and replacement warranties in general most warranties have to go through the company themselves, so a broken Sony TV has to be sent to Sony even if a customer returns it to us unless we're authorized to repair it at our repair center, which requires us to speak to Sony anyway so yeah, everything to do with warranty has to go through the parent company unless we already have permission to fix it. The theory here is that a broken Ampeg would have to be repaired by Ampeg or an authorized repairer, that meaning no matter where I bought it it has to be repaired by Ampeg or an authorized repairer anyway, right? Does anybody know if Ampeg will only honour warranties in the country of purchase?

As for the step-up (or down) transformer, transformers have wattage ratings, would I not need to match the wattage rating to the head? If so would I need on rated at 1,200w or is it more complex than that for a amp head?

[CAW]

Originally Posted by Blade3dge

and since warranties other than dead on arrival go through Ampeg rather than the company who sold it to me it wouldn't matter if it was a local or an imported product I'd be sending it to the same place...

This is absolutely NOT true. Many companies will not support a product unless it is purchased from an authorized dealer in the local country. Just because it's an Ampeg doesn't mean Ampeg AU will support/repair/honor warranty if you import it from another country.

I see this frequently come up on both the Denon and Pioneer forums where users complain when they try to get support on their DJ equipment after importing it from the US (since the US price is significantly cheaper than their local price -- especially with the way the USD has tanked). If you go this route, do your homework to make sure Ampeg will actually support the unit rather than just assuming "an Ampeg is an Ampeg, they have to support it".

[Blade3dge]

Originally Posted by CAW

This is absolutely NOT true. Many companies will not support a product unless it is purchased from an authorized dealer in the local country. Just because it's an Ampeg doesn't mean Ampeg AU will support/repair/honor warranty if you import it from another country.

I see this frequently come up on both the Denon and Pioneer forums where users complain when they try to get support on their DJ equipment after importing it from the US (since the US price is significantly cheaper than their local price -- especially with the way the USD has tanked). If you go this route, do your homework to make sure Ampeg will actually support the unit rather than just assuming "an Ampeg is an Ampeg, they have to support it".

Well that's why I'm asking to avoid making assumptions, I thought that might be the case. I'll try and chase it up myself but does anybody know for sure?

[sidez81]

Not a clue on that one bud sorry.... the transformers tho dont get silly in size but yeah find one for the wattage