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Wireless for Bass

#41
Another vote for the Shure GLXD system. flawless, and the rechargeable battery lasts far more hours and blows away constantly replacing AA's in anything else. I love mine, and my guitarist tried it liked it so he went and bought one too.
I had a G50, and my Shure smokes it. It always had dropouts, and then Line 6 recommended placing the receiver up high like 4-5ft off the floor... uh that completely defeated the purpose of it, and it still didn't solve the dropouts, it was still too sensitive to interference of it's surroundings.
 
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JGbassman said:
Shure GLxd. Do yourself a favor and check it out. Best club system I’ve used.

Metal transmitter, rechargeable batteries with 16 hour runtime, tuner, sits nicely on a pedal board
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^^^^This^^^^ but I use this one because I don't use pedals. Flawless and the battery time can't be beat:

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+1 GLXD16. I've accidentally dropped the transmitter on the floor about 100 times now and it's still trucking. Can't say the same for my older wireless unit that broke after it fell once, or my X2 that just decided to stop pairing last year. Only issue I ever experienced with the GLXD system was a faulty charging cable.
 
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JGbassman said:
Shure GLxd. Do yourself a favor and check it out. Best club system I’ve used.

Metal transmitter, rechargeable batteries with 16 hour runtime, tuner, sits nicely on a pedal board
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That's what I have been using for the last two or three years. Maybe more, but I don't keep track. It hasn't been babied at all. I have dropped the transmitter, yanked on it by accident, had a singer trip over the receiver, and generally had it come through the usual mayhem without issue. The tuner works well with both BG and DB, too. It has never run out of juice, never picked up a random signal, and never dropped the signal. And, best of all, I don't end up like the dog with its leash wrapped around a tree.
 
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JGbassman said:
Shure GLxd. Do yourself a favor and check it out. Best club system I’ve used.

Metal transmitter, rechargeable batteries with 16 hour runtime, tuner, sits nicely on a pedal board
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My guitarist has one. Without a doubt the best wireless with a small form factor. The price has been shooing me away, but it's worth it. Just got to set more money aside...

Excellent suggestion.
 
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Gizmot said:
As noted before, I’m sticking with cables. Zero latency. Unlimited battery life. No problem whatsoever with low B’s. Very wide dynamic range. No dropouts. No FCC frequency range issues. Absolutely reliable.
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The one thing i noticed with the Sure, is the output is noticeably higher than with a cable.

I have to turn up the inputs on the amp and pedals anytime I use a cable to get the same sound
 
#50
I had line 6 I think the G90 expensive one, terrible. I did all the updates and still it would go out for 2-3 seconds multiple times a show. I moved to the Shure and LOVE it, it has never ever missed a beat. Expensive but well worth it and love the tuner as well.
 
#52
I have the G30. Guitarist has the G50.

I like mine but I have experienced dropouts at somewhat closer ranges. It's not all the time, but enough to notice I need to not wander at outdoor gigs. The plastic problems are also true in my case

If you can safely do so, I'd say go for the G50 if you're set on Line 6
 
#53
I've used the Samson AirLine Guitar UHF Wireless for years now and love it! No belt pack, no wires. Tiny transmitter plugs directly into the bass (or any guitar or other 1/4" output jack) and switches instantly from Strat to Tele-style guitar jacks. Works great and been very reliable. I can't see any reason to hassle with old-fashioned belt packs and wires. Battery life is outstanding and uses only a single easily-purchased and inexpensive AA battery. Sounds GREAT too. A Godsend when playing and moving back and forth from FOH doing soundchecks or the mix and around the stage and dance floor. Could not more highly recommend this system.
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Michael Riehle said:
First of all, I prefer digital systems. My results with them have generally been excellent.

But...

My X-Wire got stolen years ago and I replaced it with a clearly inferior Sennheiser system. The Sennheiser works and doesn't suck.

But...

It's getting old and I'm starting to not like having it rack mounted. I want to stop taking a rack with me to gigs. Basically, too much stuff to carry. I have a need for a few effects pedals (overdrive, chorus, volume pedal) and it's occurred to me that having the wireless receiver as part of my other pedals would be way more convenient.

So, I'm looking at the Line 6 stuff.

*OUCH*

Okay, yes, it's expensive. No, I'm not actually surprised.

The G10 looks like a POS, honestly. I seriously doubt it would work out for long at all.

The G70 is just stupid expensive. But I like the 300' range.

So I'm really down to the G30 or the G50. I like the price of the G30, but I'm concerned it may not hold up. Or may not perform. Especially with my 5-string instruments.

My Sennheiser system still works, it's just becoming a PITA. I want to start gathering information and maybe get a replacement before the thing fails and I'm rushing to make a decision. Rushing to make a decision always ends badly.
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I use the shure glxd pedal wireless. Been using it for a while now and don’t have any complaints. Great battery life, 20-20k frequency range. Never lost signal. Pedal and pack are both metal. Tuner works great.
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#58
I Have used The LINE 6 G10 Relay for the last few months on a steady show gig (7 shows/week). I never wanted to use wireless but this venue pretty much dictated that they didn't want cables on the stage floor. It works well and features a rechargeable battery that rests in the receiver housing. Only downside is that it goes into "sleep mode" if you are not playing for a while and takes a couple of seconds to "wake up" when it senses the signal. (I thump on the strings a couple of times to wake it up before I have to enter on bass.) It is VERY affordable ($150-175) compared to the other wireless systems and I have only occasional issues with the signal dropping momentarily across a large stage. They state the range is 50 feet and since I do not go much more than that during the show, it works well for me. So...the range may be the limiting factor if you REALLY are much further than that from your bass rig.
 

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