Anyone using a wireless system for guitar or bass (non-tabletop transmitter/receiver versions, just the 2 plugs ins for guitar and amp)?

[lungimsam]

Got any recommendations?
Just the little plug ins you plug one into the bass and one into the amp. No desktop module needed. Like this: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/WL20L--boss-wl-20l-guitar-wireless-system

The Boss one sounds good but they say it rolls off some high ends to simulate cable tone, which doesn't sound good to me.

What do you use?

 

[GAD]

For home or stage? For home I imagine they'd be fine. For stage I would go with something more substantial unless you're talking coffee-shops in which case I'd just use a cord.

I'll admit that it's been a few years since I've tried Guitar WiFi, but I've always found it to be problematic unless using pro-level gear and even then I hate having batteries in the chain.

 

[chazmo]

... but they say it rolls off some high ends to simulate cable tone, which doesn't sound good to me. ...

So, lungimsam, I'm just wondering about this comment, and I profess massive ignorance on the subject... Is that a "thing" though? Would the wireless manufacturers really build in some sort of EQ in their system to do what you described? And is there really some sort of high frequency attenuation that's associated with wired systems I'm not aware of? Again, I am totally ignorant on this subject.

 

[JavelinaJoe]

I recently acquired the Joyo JW-03 2.4GHz wireless guitar system and it works quite well. Granted, I'm using it at home with my practice amp. I did compare it directly with my cable and found no difference in sound quality. Can't beat the price.

Joyo Jw-03

They also have a 5.8GHz and a Bluetooth version.

 

[Maguchi]

Got any recommendations?
Just the little plug ins you plug one into the bass and one into the amp. No desktop module needed. Like this: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/WL20L--boss-wl-20l-guitar-wireless-system

The Boss one sounds good but they say it rolls off some high ends to simulate cable tone, which doesn't sound good to me.

What do you use?

I been using the Carvin WG5 for about 4 years now and they work great.

 

[lungimsam]

So, lungimsam, I'm just wondering about this comment, and I profess massive ignorance on the subject... Is that a "thing" though? Would the wireless manufacturers really build in some sort of EQ in their system to do what you described? And is there really some sort of high frequency attenuation that's associated with wired systems I'm not aware of? Again, I am totally ignorant on this subject.

Yes they even have two levels of this “cable modeling” you can choose from on their pedalboard version. They said their high end roll off approximates the high end roll off you get with using longer cables (never knew that happened) , in case you are used to that sound.
I don’t know if this really happens at a level you can really detect, but I certainly don’t want any tone suck in my signal chain.

 

[chazmo]

Yes they even have two levels of this “cable modeling” you can choose from on their pedalboard version. They said their high end roll off approximates the high end roll off you get with using longer cables (never knew that happened) , in case you are used to that sound.
I don’t know if this really happens at a level you can really detect, but I certainly don’t want any tone suck in my signal chain.

Wow. OK. Yeah, that's bizarre. Well, I hope you can turn off that modeling business. That's very strange to me.

 

[GAD]

Wow. OK. Yeah, that's bizarre. Well, I hope you can turn off that modeling business. That's very strange to me.

But it's not.

Cables, especially long ones, add capacitance to the circuit that is your guitar when connected to an Amp. Brian Setzer famously uses a very long cable on stage because he likes the way it sounds, and remember he's plugged into an ancient Roland Space Echo, so that cable is absolutely making a difference.

I've said forever that guitar electronics are more complicated than they seem, and this is one such example.

 

[chazmo]

Hey, thanks for weighing in, GAD. Well, that's all a surprise to me, but you're right about them being more complicated than you would think. Well, this evening I'm slightly less ignorant than I was this morning!

 

[Rocky]

Hey, thanks for weighing in, GAD. Well, that's all a surprise to me, but you're right about them being more complicated than you would think. Well, this evening I'm slightly less ignorant than I was this morning!

It's primarily an electric guitar thing. I don't think anybody wants/needs it for bass/acoustic/vox.

 

[crank]

I used to use a mid level Line 6 wireless thingy for gigging with a modern country band I was in for a while. It worked fine except for that one time the sound guys wireless miking board messed with my signal. It has a setting that supposedly mimicked a longer cable. BTW, I use a longer cable because I like the tiny bit it takes off the highs. Believe me it's not a lot and is hardly noticeable.

I was actually just contemplating something like the Carvin pictured above for home use. This would be for my G37 which I play through my PA a lot when practicing. MY thought was that when I go to grab her off her stand I won't have to worry about forgetting she's still plugged in.

I would use it for gigs as well but I'm mostly thinking about it for home use.

 

[Rocky]

Unless you're on a really big stage, are afraid of the wiring in the venues you play in, or are really clumsy, I don't see the point in guitar wireless.

 

[lungimsam]

I just am getting tired of stepping all over the cable, flipping it out of the way, unwinding it as it always twists up on itself.
I know…21st century problems?

 

[Rocky]

I just am getting tired of stepping all over the cable, flipping it out of the way, unwinding it as it always twists up on itself.
I know…21st century problems?

I just see it as another piece of equipment to lug around and possibly fail. You will need to bring a cable backup anyway.

 

[ReevesRd]

I have used the Boss WL-20/WL20L Wireless. I used it in the classroom when I was teaching.

 

[GAD]

Hey, thanks for weighing in, GAD. Well, that's all a surprise to me, but you're right about them being more complicated than you would think. Well, this evening I'm slightly less ignorant than I was this morning!

You're one of today's luck 10,000!

 

[chazmo]

Coke and mentos! I know that one!

Thanks, GAD!

 

[lungimsam]

So does anyone detect the lag at all with your devices? That would be annoying.

 

[crank]

So does anyone detect the lag at all with your devices? That would be annoying.

When I got far away, like 80 feet or so, I could detect latency.

 

[Rocky]

When I got far away, like 80 feet or so, I could detect latency.

Most of that has to do with the speed of sound rather than the latency of the unit. Speed of sound is roughly 1000 feet/second. 80 feet gives you ~80 milliseconds of latency. The wireless, around 5-20 milliseconds.