Help with X-Vive Guitar Wireless

[musicman7722]

So I have w purchased my second X-Vive unit and neither unit that I have will pickup audio from my guitar. I play a Kiesel Vader bass. The pickups are active. At rehearsal I had a guitar player with am ES335 try it to see if it was my guitar but his didn't work either. I know are cheap but I only need for one gig. I am going back to GC in Portsmouth NH to try to sort this out. Thoughts

 

[tb-player]

I have a set of those. Are your units on the same channel? On mine, there are 4 channels to choose from. When you turn them on, the blue light on each unit will flash either once, twice, 3 times or 4 times. Both have to be on the same channel to work. So if you're using channel 2, each unit should flash twice to show they're each on channel 2. If they're flashing a different number of times, they're not on the same channel. Just click the silver button til they're the same. Hope that helps.

 

[musicman7722]

They are on the same channel as the blue light on the receiver is on but there is no blue light on the guitar unit to show signal, bizarre

 

[tb-player]

They are on the same channel as the blue light on the receiver is on but there is no blue light on the guitar unit to show signal, bizarre

Yeah, you might just have a dud. I’m sure GC will stand behind it.

 

[pglaser01]

If you have a GC and this is only for one gig, can you just rent a wireless from them?

GC typically has Sennheiser products or Shure they rent out and you can check if it’s working or not.

 

[tshapiro]

I have many XVive systems that my band uses for weekend gigs. After 2 years, all continue to work flawlessly. You either have a dud or there’s something else missing.

 

[DWBass]

If there is no light on, the unit is dead. Just to be sure.......did you charge both units before using?

 

[onlyclave]

Are you plugging the transmitter into a monitor send on the mixer or did you put the xlr-1/4” adapter on it and plug it into your bass? Just asking. I have an xvive set and it works great.

 

[jeffb28451]

I got a NUX dud like that. Just dead out of the box. Cheap, but come on…a little QC, folks! Full refund.

3 other cheap wireless have been okay, if a little “iffy” with active basses. I buy nice basses and then put them through these: so I’m not
that smart, I guess.

 

[musicman7722]

Yes I have to agree it is just a DOA unit. I took it back and bought an even cheaper one which worked well enough for the gig. Cheers all