Wireless guitar systems.

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Wireless guitar systems.

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Hey folks. Got a friend asking me for some recommendations for a wireless setup for his guitar. I have none so I figured I’d ask here as I myself may need one if I get back to playing out. Not looking for cheap crap but not crazy expensive either. Hit me with what you got.
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Kimmi gave me a Lekato WS90 as a Christmas gift after I kicked my XVive off the stage. :lol:

The Lekato works really well. It's 5.8ghz so there are no interference with cell phones, no dropouts etc and it sounds pretty much like a cable.


The more expensive/high-end option that everyone seems to like is the Shure GLXD16+, which is cool because it doubles as a tuner.

I thought about buying one many times but idk the $60 Lekato works fine so :idk:

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Yeah the Shure with the built in tuner is awesome. It scans various frequencies constantly to ensure the best signal connection. And…tuner.
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I've got the Boss WL-50 for about three years now. Works great at gigs. Probably 40 shows and never a problem.

Its time to buy another wireless, so, probably another Boss.

The Shure looks good, also.

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I use the Shure GLXD16+. Noise problems have been solved by pressing the scan button, and it resyncs with the transmitter automatically, so I don't need to hold the transmitter up to an IR light to resync. The tuner is great, and that it displays remaining charge/time on the tuner is handy.

It's not super well documented, but there's also a low latency mode and a high reliability mode, so you can prioritize based on what you're dealing with.

I also like the stubby antenna as it doesn't get caught and/or fucked up on things.

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Also all great points about it. My favorite thing is I don’t have to think about all this stuff. It just works and saves a pedal board spot.
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Guitarbilly wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:37 am Kimmi gave me a Lekato WS90 as a Christmas gift after I kicked my XVive off the stage. :lol:

The Lekato works really well. It's 5.8ghz so there are no interference with cell phones, no dropouts etc and it sounds pretty much like a cable.


The more expensive/high-end option that everyone seems to like is the Shure GLXD16+, which is cool because it doubles as a tuner.

I thought about buying one many times but idk the $60 Lekato works fine so :idk:
I have the Lekato WS50 and they are a bit noisy.

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Yeah I was told not to get the ws50. The 90 is the updated version and much better.

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Guitarbilly wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:46 pm Yeah I was told not to get the ws50. The 90 is the updated version and much better.
I have the WS50 and have had zero issues with it. I actually got that and the 90 but I didn’t like the size of the 90 and it would unfold on its own (had it in a side mount jack) so I sent it back. Either way, nice no frills wireless unit.

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