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Wireless Guitar Systems?

#24
+whatever on Line6 Relay G30. The unit rocks. Using 1/4" connectors also rocks.

But, Line6 customer service is pretty abysmal. If you get the G30, plan on buying a pouch to put it in because the metal belt clip will break off sooner or later. Fortunately, when it does break off, it doesn't affect the working of the unit at all.
 
#27
backdraft641 said:
I use a Carvin UX16BP for my bass. Not only is it extremely reliable, but you sacrifice almost ZERO tone. The price is right too - $199. I highly recommend it, and I also recommend that you buy an extra cord to go with it.
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It's actually on sale right now for $159.

But, the lack of any information on their site that says it's digital makes me think it's probably not. And if it's analog, color me skeptical that it doesn't have the same "compander" tone issues as other analog wireless systems from the past.

That is what is so great about the Line6 Relay G-series units. They are fully digital, so no compression/expansion of the signal to make it fit in the RF bandwidth of the transmitter.

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#30
JimmyM said:
Technically they didn't. They bought the X2 company, then tweaked their designs to use frequencies that were legal in most countries, as opposed to X2's which only operated legally in America. But they are great wirelesses.
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I believe X2 bought the technology from Sennheiser, who in turn bought it from XWire. I owned a couple XWire units a few years back, and at the time, they were the only ones without companders, which accounts for the great tone.
 
#35
I think digital is the way to go. I used to have an X2, but the battery life wasn't that great. I've been Line 6 for the last four or five years and have zero complaints. Any of the available digital options will give you the best tone and frequency response. The specs on some of the analog units are not stellar when it comes to frequency response.

As far as batteries, I've had great success with Maha Energy PowerEx rechargeable batteries. They charge fast and they seem to put out a voltage more in line with normal alkaline batteries which the units seem to like.

And finally regarding pouches. I finally solved my wireless problem a couple of years ago. I used to put it in my back pocket. But if I moved my bass around a lot, that could cause problems. I started mounting the transmitter to my strap with velcro and I love it. Of course, it depends on your strap material. But I was so sold on the idea that I had a custom leather strap made with the velcro sewn into the strap. Love it!
 

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