Airlane1979 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I'm a purely home electric guitarist, not gigging, with a small budget. Because I keep tripping over my lead, I looked at the cheapest wireless systems such as this one on eBay for £17. Has anyone tried these ultra-cheap ones, and if so are they useable - not for gigs or anything professional, merely at home instead of a lead? I'm thinking that they might have a lag, crackle or interfere with neighbours' TVs and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribbetingfrog Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I bought a £60 one, I like the idea, they are very convenient. However, it couldn’t cope with the output of my active guitar or my active bass so it went back. I’m using a friends spare line 6 wireless now and it’s great. The two guitarists in my band use line 6 wireless and they’re great. I love using wireless, very liberating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyman Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 This uses the UHF band and looks similar in concept to those FM transmitters you can plug into an iPod and have it play through the car radio. They suffer terribly from interference, particularly as you drive around and signals come in and out. If you're only using this in the house, you should be able to find a 'spare' slot in the UHF frequency range that's free from other channels. There's a chance that passing taxi drivers could end up listening to you playing (although i doubt the transmitter has enough power for that). I suspect there'll be quite a lot of compression so the sound won't be brilliant - but that's speculation. You'll only know if you try - and for £17, it's not a big risk. I have a g60 system which is superb. But that uses the 2.4ghz band and is designed for stage use - with a corresponding price tag. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Worth having a look on That Ebay for second-hand reputable wirelesses - for example https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NADY-ENCORE-DUET-Instrument-Duel-Wireless-System/183282297230 and try offering £30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWH Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 On 08/03/2019 at 16:17, tauzero said: Worth having a look on Ebay, With you there, I bid on few before ending up with an Audio-Technica ATW-R09, 860 Mhz, about sixty quid-ish. Heaven knows if it was worth it financially, but I do like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyman Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 AT stuff is generally excellent. Sixty quid sounds like a decent price. I'd consider that a bit of a bargain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Smoothhound, quiet very reliable, we use 2 of them for guitar and bass. Faultless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
