Line 6 Relay G10SII Guitar Wireless System

It works flawlessly with my line 6 spyder V60 MKII. It has a line of sight range of at least seventy feet. I have turned away from it.And if there's anything between the receiver and transmitter, it will drop. I just love the freedom of being able to move about the entire garage without being tethered to a cable. I don't think I could ever go back to a guitar cable, unless it's a dire emergency.

I actually bought a used one some how the first time (had a sticker that thanked me for giving the product a second life). I totally thought that was why i had so many issues with it, so I sent it back and bought another (hoping this time it actually was "new"). But even when the "new" one arrived, it responded the exact same way... if i turned my body and put it (my body) in line between the transmitter and the receiver it would drop the signal entirely. I could barely get 6 feet from it and the signal would degrade drastically (is that why they call it a "line 6", it has to be inline at no more than 6 feet?). When I entered a room with an active WiFi router... it cut out at random intervals, often. I was super disappointed. If you stand real still and keep the receiver on the floor just below the transmitter where there is no WiFi signal transmitting... it's awesome. It stayed charged OK... was very easy to use, plug and play... but beyond that... not so much. My search for playing without a cord continues...

So I have been rocking an old Nady wireless system since the early 2000's that survived some pretty serious abuse over the years but it finally died. I was dying a little inside when shopping for a replacement and seeing the prices for a decent wireless system these days. After reading through several online testers the consensus was that this was the best in it's class and price range. At the time of purchase, this was on sale for $150 so I pulled the trigger and ordered it. I've been running it pretty hard for a couple of months now and I have zero complaints. I have even forgotten to put it back on the charger after hours of playing and recording, then plug it in the next day and just keep playing. I would trust this to keep running through a full gig with no problem at all. Some have mentioned problems with noise and interference but I haven't gotten any of this, even with the unit surrounded by lots of other audio equipment. The signal quality is great as I can walk all the way to the other end of the house with several walls between me and my amp and the signal is still flawless. The battery life is phenomenal because, as mentioned above, I forgot to charge it after a practice session and it still worked the next day. This is well worth it and I'm glad I got it.

First, I want to start with saying I’m a Line 6 guy. I’ve been using their products for 30 years. I also want to say I never leave a poor review as an emotional response. I always give a product and opportunity to prove itself. I thought the Relay G10S would be a good solution for keeping my rig flexible and free of cables. In fact, I was so convinced I bought two. But in real world scenarios, the units are too problematic. In an absolutely perfect situation they work. But for a gigging musician I would look elsewhere. I bought two units for my Helix Stadium XL because I constantly switch between my Taylor acoustic and Strat. First couple gigs I thought.. cool! Final solution! But then came a couple gigs where I’d be in a solo and the sound would drop out even though I was only five feet from my pedal board. Same thing happened with the acoustic in the middle of an intimate ballad. So I’m thinking okay maybe it’s a channel issue, so I switch them up. Same issue. Odd channel even channel. Fibonacci sequence. Same issue. I tried different orientation on my pedalboard. Then I used only one unit…same issues. The other thing I noticed was that the sound quality would be markedly better with cables. The Helix Stadium has insanely good tone. I would highly recommend it for every situation. But the Relay G10S seems to be a bottleneck tone wise as well. The coup de grâce was after the return window closed one of the transmitters went sideways and isn’t charging right. So now I have to reach out to Line 6 on it. I’m sure they will set me up with a new transmitter, but in the end, the units themselves in my opinion are flawed. This is just my experience. Yours could be different. But Im afraid the odds aren’t in your favor. Two out of two units didn’t satisfy the need. So after two months of trying to make it work, I’ve got $500 in bookends. You can buy a lot of great guitar cables with $500. For me, that probably would have been a better choice.

First one I received was DOA and transmitter would charge for 1-2 minutes and bail out, signaling red-amber. Support was reachable within 10 minutes and they advised to return it. Amazon accepted return and shipped replacement even before I returned dead unit. Easy. Second one (received next day) works just fine. I live in an 3 story apartment and have 2 wifi routers, every neighbor around has at least 1, also I have hue lights, wifi fans, wireless 5.1 sound and plenty of other wireless stuff. Pretty busy RF environment. So far I don’t have any problems with dropping signal or latency, I can walk around to other rooms and keep playing with no interference or interruption. I’ll update the review after some time passes or if it breaks suddenly but so far I’m very satisfied. 1 star off for DOA unit.

I wanted 2 of these, I had to purchase 4 and return 2 to get 2 that worked. Line 6 says that the boxed product spends so long on Amazon shelves that the transmitter battery becomes profoundly discharged. 2 of them were eventually chargeable by unplugging and re-plugging the transmitter into the base station several dozen times. The other 2 quick-blink red and do not charge at all. When they work, they're good. But waiting on the shelf definitely damages the system.

Great unit! Works brilliantly. Only cuts out when I move throughout the house and the signal has to travel through three brick walls. The receiver also works with my older g50 transmitter which is handy! The reviews on this unit are definitely mixed but if you get a good one, it seems to be amazing!

Great wireless rig! Charge lasts a long time. I had to learn the hard way, that once it is charged you shouldn't plug it all the way into the dock when not in use. It will drain the wireless 1/4 stereo jack.