New Wireless Day! SHURE GLXD16

[mattattack187]

This thing is awesome! Sold off some odds and ends and it's nice to have that wireless freedom in the practice room and live. Had a Line 6 G30 for a month or so which was great but it was getting old changing the batteries every 6 hours of play. Really impressed with the construction quality of this unit and the thought that went into it.

 

[Daedraziel]

Great wireless, I use it myself so I can check front of house sound (and be a rockstar occasionally) I love the convenience of having the tuner pedal as the receiver.

 

[two fingers]

Wireless on the pedal board.....with a tuner.....nice.

 

[michael_t]

Just sent off an email to Santa, asking for one of these for Christmas.

 

[marmadaddy]

I went from a G30 to the GLXD. Huge step up.

 

[Gluvhand]

I went from a G30 to the GLXD. Huge step up.

It better be for the price difference.

 

[marmadaddy]

Once you factor in the cost of replacing the G30 transmitter, price becomes a plus. I had two transmitters die within two years. If I had bought a third my total outlay would have been comparable to the price of the Shure. Add in the Shure's excellent feature rich tuner and it's a better value.

The G30 transmitter is just very poorly made. 13% of it's Amazon ratings are one star which is very high for this type of item. Based on my experience and those of others, a Line6 G30 is definitely a caveat emptor purchase.

 

[walterw]

my only complaint about the GLXD 16 is the way the battery gets recharged; you have to plug your micro-USB cable into the pack, which means you can't charge a battery while you're playing.

the special li-ion battery is supposed to last a really long time, and to charge up really quickly, but it's still possible to run it out during a show and have no way to use the wireless for the rest of the set.

they do make a little dedicated charger, so if you bought that you could have an extra battery charged up and ready to go on your pedalboard, say.

 

[s0c9]

my only complaint about the GLXD 16 is the way the battery gets recharged; you have to plug your micro-USB cable into the pack, which means you can't charge a battery while you're playing.

the special li-ion battery is supposed to last a really long time, and to charge up really quickly, but it's still possible to run it out during a show and have no way to use the wireless for the rest of the set.

they do make a little dedicated charger, so if you bought that you could have an extra battery charged up and ready to go on your pedalboard, say.

That is one of the reasons I went with the newer Senn D1.. it can use regular AA's (that go into a "pack" that comes with the unit) or Senn's Li batteries.. I bought 2 of those. I've gotten 3 gigs out of one Li battery so far, but [having 2] there's always have a backup available, and if not.. AA's in reserve.

Problem now is - I'm going ampless and building a pedalboard. The receiver unit is "big" [for a pedalboard - much bigger than the Shure or L6 units designed for pedalboard us] and uses reverse polarity (center ground) 350mA 12v DC power - what appears to be a 1.2mm jack. The DC cables that arrived Friday with the Voodoo Labs 4x4 unit only have a 2.5mm reverse polarity cable.. too loose to work.. So gotta call Voodoo Mon am and order a couple of 2.1mm cables (tick, tick...)

 

[BassmusM6674]

My favorite wireless so far. They do charge fast. A 20 minute charge is usually good for a couple sets of playing. Running out of juice has never been an issue for me. I bought a 2nd transmitter (for switching basses) so I'm more than covered..
I also found a seller on ebay that makes custom connector cables for the transmitter. I got angle plugs as I hate straight plugs on my instrument cables..

 

[mattattack187]

My favorite wireless so far. They do charge fast. A 20 minute charge is usually good for a couple sets of playing. Running out of juice has never been an issue for me. I bought a 2nd transmitter (for switching basses) so I'm more than covered..
I also found a seller on ebay that makes custom connector cables for the transmitter. I got angle plugs as I hate straight plugs on my instrument cables..

Yeah that's my only issue is the straight angle plug. Ordered a right angle from BTPA.

 

[bikeplate]

Love mine.

 

[mattattack187]

Is it just me or does wireless seem to pick up more sounds you wouldn't usually hear with a cable. Like string vibrations?

 

[s0c9]

Is it just me or does wireless seem to pick up more sounds you wouldn't usually hear with a cable. Like string vibrations?

idk..but many "purists" will tell that wireless can never match cable for tone, etc.
Personally, I've never had an issue with tone via wireless..

 

[mattattack187]

idk..but many "purists" will tell that wireless can never match cable for tone, etc.
Personally, I've never had an issue with tone via wireless..

I tend to notice more when I play solo. Mix is no issue. The wireless tone is def brighter but eq helps. No regrets. I love the system I bought.

 

[walterw]

I tend to notice more when I play solo. Mix is no issue. The wireless tone is def brighter but eq helps.

that sounds more like "active vs passive", the wireless is by definition an active system and has that kind of sound.

my line 6 G75 has a "cabletone" feature that's supposed to let you recreate the sound of a passive instrument into some length of cable, that slight treble loss. the "15 foot" setting sounds right to me.

 

[Vic Winters]

Love mine. The only thing I'd change would be to add an AUX in like on the G70 for recording purposes and in the off chance you have an issue with the transmitter.

 

[JGbassman]

It better be for the price difference.

It is. I have two of the rack mounted versions. With 16 hours of run time on a rechargeable battery that comes with the unit, it will pay its self off in a year of casual gigging just from the lack of having to buy batteries. Add all of the other features they have and it's a no brainer.

 

[JGbassman]

Is it just me or does wireless seem to pick up more sounds you wouldn't usually hear with a cable. Like string vibrations?

I don't think so. I can only speak of the rack mounted versions, but I can't imaging them not having the same electronics.

I've toured with these running high end in ear monitor systems, where you can hear everything. I've done the test with going to a cable, and it seems very transparent. If you are running a really long cable you might notice a little lack of high end in the cable, as the wireless isn't sucking the life out of your guitar. If it's too bright, then just eq it a little.

These are taylor made for the gigging musician, and more than most casual gigging club musician will ever need.

 

[mattattack187]

It is. I have two of the rack mounted versions. With 16 hours of run time on a rechargeable battery that comes with the unit, it will pay its self off in a year of casual gigging just from the lack of having to buy batteries. Add all of the other features they have and it's a no brainer.

It really is a thing of beauty. I'm surprised other companies haven't taken a similar path.