Line 6 Relay G50 Wireless Guitar System: Wired Tone, Wireless Freedom, Black

I had been stepping on my guitar chords and it was reaping out of the guitar socket. Not good! This had been going on for a long time. In fact I think I ruin one of my guitars that way. @##$$!.Then I had a revelation and a challenge to find a wireless guitar hookup. Question was, are there any good wireless guitar systems out there? I did some research and read many reviews. The cheaper ones were too inconsistent. Badly made. Had interference. Affected the quality of the guitar sound.Then I found the Line 6 Relay G50 wireless system. I was very impressed. It sounded great! The quality was just as good if not better. I am not a very technical guy, so there is no way for me to measure the differences. I could only depend on my good hearing. The sound was very acceptable to great. It depends on which effects you use. I generally play a "clean" guitar sound. I only use distortion very rarely. That is not my type of music.I was skeptical of the product. There were some mixed reviews, but for me it has been great. I like the "free" feeling of not being physical or emotional tied to the amp space with its chord limitations. I feel more comfortable and less worried about stepping on wires. As a result its one less thing for me to worry about when I am recording or at a gig.I was also surprise of the distance it provides. I can be at about 50-75 feet away and it still has a strong signal. I think the promo for this product mentions 200 feet, but I will never be that far. The other thing is if you don't have ear plug monitoring, you can not hear yourself from that far anyway.Just to be clear here. I used this product with a Line 6 Jam amp 75 watts. A Taylor T5z classic guitar. I also use two EV-1000 watt PA system, mixed through a Yamaha 10 channel mixer. Your sound may vary but it will work just as good.Now for the negatives. There are absolutely no instructions on the setup. You figure it out. Bah!. It simple to those who know, but again nothing on the connections. 1. Plug G50 transmitter on to guitar. Plug guitar chord from base "main out" unit to amp or to in to stomp box" 2. Second chord from stomp box to out line to amp. Again easy but no instructions what so ever. To avoid noise or large feedback lower all volume controls until unit lights up and increase slowly. Initially there was a hum but that was an "Aux" plug from my Zoom recorder that needed to be removed from the amp.Other than that unit works flawlessly, No hums, no interference even though I only use channel 1, the unit has 12 channels to choose from.The base receiver unit is small enough to sit on a amp or PA cabinet. It has two folding antennas. Easy to store. You will need an electrical plug for power on the receiver device. The pocket transmitter is sturdy and durable. It has a small display which indicates power is on and shows channel selection, as well as battery life,which is expressed in minutes. The transmitter requires two AA batteries. The batteries don't last very long.Always carry extra AA batteries. I am going to guess that the batteries life on the transmitter will last about 6 hours the most. Don't ever depend on your host to provide any help. And always install fresh batteries when you go on a gig. You won't be sorry. It has never happen to me, but there isalways a first time.Cons: No instructions included, not even online. Transmitter battery life is limited. Transmitter pack is a bit heavy. Secure the transmitter body pack to the guitar strap, or purchase a case. I like to attach the transmitter to my 2.5 inch, leather guitar strap. I can then check the power on and also mute it if I have to.Great product

This thing is great! Maybe even better than a cable, and I have tried them all. I messed around with the different settings on the cable length, I ended up just setting it to 0. I purchased an extra transmitter (after searching everywhere, nobody seems to sell them). I set both transmitters to the same channel and turn one off then the other on when switching guitars, works great, plus it leaves 11 channels open for the other guys, even though we only need 3 total.Both the transmitters and the receiver are solid, well built. The batteries last a long time, and I especially like the battery meter on the receiver, makes it easy to tell when you need to change them.I haven't gone too far from the receiver yet so I can't talk for that, but I have used it in my house, which has noisy electrical, right next to my computer, a cell phone, and a wireless router and there is absolutely no noise. Also on a stages with crazy lighting, and nothing, no noise at all.Easy to use, plug it in, turn it on, and play.

I like the sound. it was a little bright at first but taking the cable tone to about 15 worked good.It's "line of sight" with dropouts. even walking with the drums in-between me and the unit caused dropouts.I ran into the crowd and also had many dropouts. I'm probably gonna have to go with the expensive Senhizer....

In my search for wireless I bought this the other month... then returned it. It worked just fine from what I could tell, but I had a few minor issues with it.A) The negative reviews scared me a little bit.2) It didn't fit on my pedal board particularly well. I was really going to have to rearrange things to make it fit.D) It looks a bit dated.So... I returned it, and decided to pony up more cash for the better reviewed, slightly more mordern looking Shure GLXD16. Well, the signal dropped consistently with the Shure from even just a foot away from it. It was constantly rescanning. Tried different groups, etc.. everything. It just didn't work. So it got sent back... then, it showed up again on Prime Day lightning deal for a price that couldn't be beat... I must have got a lemon that first time... I'll try again... and try I did. And guess what...? Same thing. I was lucky to go two minutes without a drop, and not just a note or two, for up to 25 seconds in some cases.I decided to give the G50 a proper try. Well, I have just burned through the first set of batteries (about 5 hours of play time on the cheap in-box batteries) and not had a single drop out in my finished basement where my rig is, then walked up two levels to the furthest corner of the house, and still no drops. I can definitely recommend this over the Shure from my personal experience.I have not gigged with it yet (will in about a month and will try to update the review after that). But so far I have not experienced anything like the battery door issue, or other things that people have mentioned in negative reviews. Another guitarist I know and have played with also has this unit and has gigged with it for years and has said he's never had a single issue with it in any venue.UPDATE: I did my first gig with this thing in a decent sized venue and it was rock solid! Not a single drop and range was great.Don't let the reviews scare you away. This is a great unit and so far has been more reliable for me than the higher priced Shure.

Funciona Excelente, el Relay G50 es de metal, por lo que lo hace mas resistente a caídas o golpes accidentales, a diferencia de sus versiones "menores" G10, G30 (Plástico en su totalidad). Lo uso con una Helix Floor, POD HD500X, POD X3 LIVE, sin problemas o retardos.

Excellent produit , fais disparaître toute parasite , j'ai jamais eu un son de bass aussi claire et jouer sans Jack c'est écœurant

excelente sistema inalambrico digital como todo lo que fabrica line 6, el transmisor es de metal

Going wireless is awesome. This product is so easy to use. Love it

I've had this system for a long while now and I love it. Very useful to have a choice of channels in the rare event that you find yourself at a gig alongside someone on a similar frequency. The system is reliable, clear and the radio pack works for 6-8 hours on rechargeable batteries which keeps running costs down. The receiver unit is solid and hard-wearing. The cable tone' feature seems a bit of a gimmick to me, but as a wireless system I cannot fault it.