Best RELIABLE Wireless System (for Guitar) // Shure GLXD 16 (Detailed Review) // Worth It?

[@EirikHasselberg]

Thanks for a great review. I never buy stuff until I have checked at least one review from Germany. You guys do it properly!

[@michaelseebass]

Haha, thanks 😂 I aprecciate it.

[@seemysea1104]

This is definitely one of the most helpful videos I’ve ever watched. Thanks for explaining it so well. I definitely getting mine this week.

[@michaelseebass]

Thank you for your kind words! I hope you will enjoy yours.

[@robertmoore3065]

Excellent review, very helpful for an english man living in Germany searching for the best wireless system. Vielen Dank

[@bozire]

Great, thorough review. Much needed, as dropping $500.00 USA dollars.... you want to be sure this thing is worth it. TY for the vid.

[@tubular2times]

EXCELLENT DETAILED REVIEW! THANK YOU! I will definitely considering picking one up - If I can find one!

[@joejohnson8966]

Thank you so much for the video. You answered all my questions and did it in such a concise way, also you added time stamps. Thank you .

[@michaelseebass]

Thanks Joe for the feedback. I'm glad the video helped you.

[@tfunkk2000]

Thanks for the review I have had mine for about 4 years easy to update firmware and one of the cool features is that you can use 2 transmitters. Meaning you can switch guitars effortlessly just turn the other transmitter off.You cannot use two at the same time

[@thumb_bass_guy]

Was researching this system and this video was very informative and helpful for making the decision to purchase it.

[@carloscervantes836]

I tried the G10S, which isn't cheap mind you, and it cut out like crazy. This wasn't even in a gig, just at my desk. I then got the newer versions of this, GLXD16+. Connection is super solid, I love it. I think I should have gone with the non pedal version given I play at home, but it's still nice to have a tuner, which I read is quite good on this unit. New unit uses USB C, which makes me very happy, I would hate to see micro USB on this. I wish they could fit this performance in a transmitter shaped like the GT10II. The new antenna design on the pack is better thankfully. My guitar plug is straight. I think the lag went up on the new unit but I hear it fine and it gained 2.4 and 5.8!

[@hummarstraful]

At first I thought you were doing a paid review until you were honest about the negatives. In the end it was a fantastic review. Thanks so much.

[@michaelseebass]

Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it!

[@BradleyLivestreams]

At 7:07 you mention that you can't hear any difference between this wireless and a cable being plugged in. My experience is quite different however. This unit dramatically increased the high frequencies for me. So much so that I've had to go through every preset on my Helix (might be different for analog pedals) and really re-tweak everything. Note: I'm using a short 4" patch cable to go into the Helix from the GLXD16 floor receiver so I have lost a lot of cable capacitance, especially compared to usually using a 20" cable from my guitar. One thing I will try soon is running a 10' or 20' cable from the receiver into the Helix and see if that adds that capacitance quality back or not.

[@cwichura]

The "proprietary" plug is actually an industry standard, called TA4 (or TQG as a specific brand label (think "Xerox")). It is essentially the mini-XLR standard. It's used a LOT in professional wireless systems across multiple vendors. Replacement cables are easy to obtain, and not that expensive (at least here in the US). Professional wireless tends to use TA4, LEMO3 (more expensive, but smaller/more watertight) and more recently MicroDot which allows you to put an adapter on the end (such as MicroDot to TA4) to adapt your cable to whichever connector your system uses. You typically only see 3.5mm connectors in consumer-grade wireless systems.

[@michaelseebass]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I allready noticed (only after making the video), that its actually "Mini XLR", but I wasn't aware that its so commonly used in professional grade equipment. I pretty miuch only used consumer-grade wireless systems before.

[@ronaldwilson9525]

I also have been having the same problem with the rubber piece on the transmitter. Great job on this.

[@michaelseebass]

Thank you ! yeah that rubber piece is a bit of a problem. Thank you for your feedback.

[@ericajohnson7535]

there's a new version of this . The GLXD was great until 2.4 Ghz became unusable due to all the devices that are also using that freq. range.

[@AlexOnBass]

I’ve had this wireless for about 6 years. I use it every week and it always works flawlessly

[@michaelseebass]

Great to hear! Mine works flawlessly too!

[@nailz3815]

Hey, what is the range you are able to get out of this? Have you ever had any dropouts?

[@InfiniteRiffs]

I can attest that this unit has been phenomenal. I’ve had it for a number of years. Only issue I had was the transmitter cable started cutting out about two weeks ago. Bought a new one and seems to work again. This unit is the only one that I found that was pedalboard mounted and has tuner. Unfortunately it’s discontinued. Why would they stop making such a great unit? And the used market is ridiculously expensive. Probably because they are discontinued.

[@michaelseebass]

Agreed. I kind of hope they make a follow up.

[@InfiniteRiffs]

@@michaelseebass yeah me too. The GLXD is a Great unit. I wanted to purchase another one for a back up.

[@devlinjones]

I talked to a Shure rep about why this unit was discontinued, since I use the GLXD for wireless mics and have the frequency manager. The reason the GLXD units got discontinued was do to supply chain issues for some components so Shure decided to discontinue them rather than having them in perpetual back order, he said they may come back to market in the future, if the supply chain improves, which I hope they do. To add if you go check a site like Sweetwater you can see the GLXD units are currently labeled new release as GLXD+, I believe they have some new antenna improvements over the previous version, so maybe the supply chain issues have been solved or are soon to be resolved.

[@InfiniteRiffs]

@@devlinjones wow. This is great information! Thank you for taking the time to post this. I would never have known this. I sure hope they bring it back!

[@michaelseebass]

@@devlinjones Thanks for letting us know!

[@toneshop]

Excellent review! good points as well. Curious though that you set the gain +1db to match a standard cable output. I assumed output would be the same ?

[@andrediaz392]

I have and enjoy using the glxd system. The shure ta4f cable is commonly available and easy to repair if it is mistreated. The rubber cover on all of my glxd bodypacks fell off a long time ago and i am very careful with all my gear. Just not a sturdy piece or design. Overall I am pleased with my glxd stuff, great video...

[@PradiptoSenguptamandolinist]

Can I use this for a mandolin with a transducer pickup ..?

[@VapnFagan]

can this be powered off a Pedal Power on your board?

[@michaelseebass]

Yes, the pedal uses a "normal" 9V power plug

[@caesarbarbosa]

I've had one of these since 2015. I've played at major festivals and am only now having problems with the frequency connection. I scan but it persists. I'm thinking of buying the new version because I've really enjoyed using it for these years.

[@whisperedscreams4835]

Great review. Thank you

[@michaelseebass]

Thank you so much!

[@marklepusic7519]

I’ve used it for years. Overall I liked it. But I have had many drop outs and the last year or so there was at least a drop out every time I used it. As a bass player who doesn’t use any pedals this is the perfect setup - a tuner and wireless system all in one. I got a solid 5 or 6 years out of it and it worked most of the time, but it was not perfect. Battery life was always great and tuning pedal was very precise, much better than the sennheiser tuning pedal/wireless system. I bought the new GLXD+ unit with 5ghz recently and hopefully it won’t have the drop outs.

[@johnnyh64]

Care to update us on how the new GLXD+ is working for you compared to the old unit?

[@stevebadachmusic]

could it be that the old was was only 2.4ghz and that frequency has become very crowded in the last few years?

[@elaw2414]

@@stevebadachmusic I am thinking that's what it was.

[@DLC-music]

Great video

[@michaelseebass]

Thank you!

[@markozupanc6865]

Perhaps the wobbly antenna is wobbly on purpose? To dampen hits and shocks? Just thinking ... Great review though, thank you very much. Made my decision much easier. Regards.

[@darmarespati2104]

Thanks for the review! already bought it two days ago, but i met some noticeable latency, is there any troubleshoot?

[@michaelseebass]

Hey there, sorry to hear you experience issues. I would sugggest trying different wifi channels. Also try to remove things from your signal chain to isolate the problem, maybe something else is introducing latency. I never heard anything about latency being an issue with this and also haven't experienced it myself, so it would make sure if it is really coming from the GLXD.

[@pino_7428]

Have the Line 6 G10 and the xvive. Have issues with both and I hate cables. I will try this one.

[@michaelseebass]

Sorry to hear about your problems, I hope you will have a better experience with this one!

[@fhelu]

I wish I would’ve bought one of these units when it was available. Went to the Shure website and unfortunately it was discontinued

[@michaelseebass]

Ah I was not aware it's now discontinued, can't be too long ago. That's sad but you can probably get it used or from a dealer

[@TSRThom]

Unfortunately mine is broken so I have to look for a new one. BUT the GLXD 16 is discontinued! Why?? I have to look for an alternative. That's really hard. Had it for 8 years. Never ha d a problem. What to do? Greetings Thom

[@actionjacksondan]

There is a new version GLXD16+

[@recellegende2453]

Danke für den super Test. Rasselt dein Sender auch wenn du ihn schüttelst? Meiner rasselt hier sehr auffällig, vor allem wenn er schnell nach links und rechts gekippt wird

[@michaelseebass]

Hi, nein bei mir rasselt der nicht. Liest sich so als wäre da etwas lose im Sender, ich denke dass sollte nicht so sein. Da würde ich mich mal an den Verkäufer wenden und den austauschen lassen.

[@recellegende2453]

@@michaelseebass Nach etwas herumprobieren, habe ich den Übeltäter gefunden: Es ist die Betriebs-LED. Sobald ich auf diese den Finger von oben auflege, macht das Teil keine Geräusche mehr. Da ist wohl minimal Spiel :D

[@michaelseebass]

@@recellegende2453 Ich habe jetzt nochmal bei mir geschaut: "Rasseln" tut das nicht. Bei mir wackelt die Antenne leicht, das hört man wenn man den Sender schüttelt. Von der LED kommt bei mir nichts.

[@reddoggie100]

I have this but too many dropouts. I think it’s the number of other devices that use 2.4… solidly built tho.

[@JGorg8]

Do you know if you use this on wireless band 1, 2, or 3?

[@flyaway9629]

Sell it now and buy the new version GLXD+. The new one works even better on 2,4GHz and 5,8GHz which is a big plus and makes it even better.

[@lukasmenkhoff9035]

I’ve had the line 6 relay systems and all of my transmitters have had their battery doors break. So frustrating!

[@michaelseebass]

So sorry to hear that! I was reading about these issues and it kept me from actually buying a Line 6 wireless

[@thefrogga84]

0:50 WOOOOOOOOORD!!! ;)

[@kimberlyjacobsen4148]

Does it have input? If your battery dies ? Do you have to unplug it to get your guitar in to the chain ?

[@michaelseebass]

There is no separate input, if the battery dies you need to plugin a cable to the next thing in your signal chain.

[@kimberlyjacobsen4148]

@@michaelseebass thanks for the reply. So you would need a extra tuner for that occasion. Or I’ll just have to be not stupid. And charge the battery 😉

[@michaelseebass]

@@kimberlyjacobsen4148You are welcome! Good point, if you use this as your tuner and the battery dies, you are without a tuner. But then again (at least for me), switching to a cable would be something I consider an "emergency" event. I basically keep a cable somewhere near to me, but I have not needed it so far. When the battery goes below half loaded, I recharge before I play. And recharging is fairly quick, so I never had issues with that.

[@elblopex]

there's no "value for money" or "bank for the buck" crap with this unit. It's simply the best (and because of that, the most expensive as well)

[@twodudes9932]

Hey everybody! Can anybody please tell me, whether if or which system is the replacement of this nice little thing?

[@michaelseebass]

I was wondering myself, looks like they discontinued it without a direct replacement

[@TheFiskerlars]

To me the cable sound is much more clear!? Too fuzzy with the wireless. Or is it just me? Try and listen again!

[@michaelseebass]

I don't perceive the wireless as fuzzy. Any cable will sound a bit different because cables each have their own capacity and length, but I think the wireless sounds pretty close

[@smallybigs7012]

Yo this guy GERMAN German 😂 great video 🤟🏼

[@michaelseebass]

😅😅 true. Is my accent giving it away?

[@BagusWibisono]

How about their sound quality?

[@michaelseebass]

I compare it to a regular cable 07:07 ... I think the sound quality is really good and I never felt that it was lacking sound quality.

[@joelrosas3667]

Can I buy it from you?

[@joelrosas3667]

nvm you live far

[@michaelseebass]

Sorry, I don't sell this. You can buy it from amazon or probably any bigger music equipment online store.

[@nicholashoule3378]

too bad they discontinued it!

[@grzegorzkrasicki4349]

long movie and you didn't answer the questions you asked yourself at the beginning, nothing comes from this movie