Best wireless acoustic pickups

[laguitarista]

Hi, I recently acquired a classical nylon string guitar without a built-in pick up. Trying to find out about the best wireless pickup options. Need to strike a balance between utility and price.

[Petty1818]

Originally Posted by laguitarista

Hi, I recently acquired a classical nylon string guitar without a built-in pick up. Trying to find out about the best wireless pickup options. Need to strike a balance between utility and price.

Wireless? I am not sure if I know of any wireless guitar pickups to be honest. You would most likely need to get a pickup and then a wireless unit. You could be looking at anywhere from $500 up for a pickup and a wireless unit.

[AndyC]

You'd need to sort out an onboard pickup to start with, and then once you have decided upon the pickup you could use something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Line-Relay-...uitarfcom05-21

(UK link, but available internationally)

[AndyC]

A good article here:

https://www.guitarfella.com/best-gui...reless-system/

[Kip Carter]

The simple side of this would be to separate the two issues:
1. Select a pickup of your choice that has a 1/4” out.
2. Chose your wireless connection. (I love my Line 6 G-10 which has a transmitter that plugs into the end pin and a receiver/charger that gets put in front of your effects and amplification.)

[Doug Young]

check out the iSolo https://isolopickups.com/

[Petty1818]

The other thing you want to consider is how much you need wireless? Despite the fact that it can be liberating, it does present new issues. I know the Line 6 G10 for example has issues with active acoustic pickups. There's also the issue of drop outs and interference so you would want a good system. Doug's recommendation looks pretty neat.

[tadol]

Get a good pickup, without worrying about wireless. Then look into a wireless adapter. I have the Line 6 unit, and once I got a right angle adapter for it, it works with every guitar and pickup I've tried it on -

[BT55]

+1 for the Line6 Wireless. I have G30 and G50 units and use them to connect my guitars to either my pedalboard or amp. They work great, are affordable and are very functional.

[Petty1818]

Originally Posted by tadol

Get a good pickup, without worrying about wireless. Then look into a wireless adapter. I have the Line 6 unit, and once I got a right angle adapter for it, it works with every guitar and pickup I've tried it on -

which line 6 model do you have? I know the G10 had issues with active pickups but there was an adapter solution for that. I have always wanted to try the G10 but I have heard that the mini usb power cable breaks off easily.

[Kip Carter]

Originally Posted by Petty1818

The other thing you want to consider is how much you need wireless? Despite the fact that it can be liberating, it does present new issues. I know the Line 6 G10 for example has issues with active acoustic pickups. There's also the issue of drop outs and interference so you would want a good system. Doug's recommendation looks pretty neat.

Use of a simple adapter on the Line 6 G-10 corrects the problem with some active acoustic pickups. Or change polarity of the jack. Either one fixes issue.

[Petty1818]

Originally Posted by Kip Carter

Use of a simple adapter on the Line 6 G-10 corrects the problem with some active acoustic pickups. Or change polarity of the jack. Either one fixes issue.

That's probably what I had read. I just wish Line 6 had made a better power adapter set up. They definitely went cheap there. Otherwise, it could be a very affordable and reliable live wireless unit.

I have tried the Xvive U2 which is compact but I had bad experiences with it. I actually tried two and both had drop outs and interference, which was a shame.

[Kip Carter]

Originally Posted by Petty1818

That's probably what I had read. I just wish Line 6 had made a better power adapter set up. They definitely went cheap there. Otherwise, it could be a very affordable and reliable live wireless unit.



I have tried the Xvive U2 which is compact but I had bad experiences with it. I actually tried two and both had drop outs and interference, which was a shame.

The power input hasn’t been much of an issue with mine. It is the weakest part of the configuration. I figured if for some reason it does fail I would just modify it with a different setup running the usb out to a short cord and using the hole the old power input was.

[Petty1818]

Originally Posted by Kip Carter

The power input hasn’t been much of an issue with mine. It is the weakest part of the configuration. I figured if for some reason it does fail I would just modify it with a different setup running the usb out to a short cord and using the hole the old power input was.

True. I saw online that some people had added a DC output so that the G10 could be powered by a normal power supply. Could be an option.

[varmonter]

i use the g50. had it 8 yes or so. no issues.
it really reproduces your pickup well.
garbage in garbage out.