schilcur

After snapping a cable plug in the input jack....I've decided I can't be trusted not to trip over cables any more. I like the Relay G10's, but they're not robust enough for live gigs. I have used a pair of 5.8Ghz transmitter/receiver units live before, and they worked ok. But I thought I'd upgrade to a semi-professional unit. I went with a Shure BLX system. I have both a Spider V 120 and HC240 head with matching cab. Use depends on the gig size, but I figured the Shure would work with both. Turns out, not exactly. I'll spare you the details, but the Shure receiver has to be a certain distance away from the Spider V input jack, which is directly connected to a circuit board assembly that is likely the antenna for the Relay G10. If the Shure is within a couple feet of the jack....no sound. If I move it 6 feet away, it starts working. Just a heads up for anyone thinking about dropping some cash for a wireless system. Find one that uses a different frequency band than the G10 transmitters. I'm still going to use the Shure system, as it has multiple frequencies available, and will search the bandwidth at your gig site to find the optimal frequency.

Had an unfortunate incident with my old Spider V HC240 MKI, forcing the purchase of a new (used) head, because I can't seem to get a replacement part (if the repair shops would ever return my calls). It came with a G10TII transmitter that had obviously not been charged for a while. I grabbed one of my older G10's and plugged it in to pair with the amp. After plugging it into the guitar, it worked for about 30 seconds, then drops the connection. I've got the G10TII charging to see if that works better, but the question remains....do the older G10's work with MKII amps or not? And, can the G10 firmware be updated so that it does work with the MKII amp? Any input is appreciated, Curt

I did a quick search of the forum and didn't find any posts matching up with my problem. During a couple recent gigs I ran into an issue where my sound was intermittently dropping out. Did a lot of changing on the fly to solve the issue but I'm still a little frustrated as to why it's happening. Main rig consists of a few pedals in addition to the FBV3. I run into a wah pedal, talk box, distortion pedal, and tuner, then to the amp. Use the head/amp as a personal monitor, depending on the sound level I need. I have experienced the dropout with both the head only, and the head running mono into the Line 6 cabinet. Once the issue started occurring, I took the foot pedals out of the signal path and ran instrument cable straight to the amp.....still encountered the problem. Problem wasn't patch-specific...it happened with a couple different patches Problem cropped up later in the second set After still experiencing the problem with the instrument cable, I switched to wireless, and that seemed to "cure" it. I have a voltage meter on the end of our multi-tap power cable to make sure we're getting the right voltage.....never dropped below 123V. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue. Love the amp.....I play mostly covers and need a range of sounds, and the Line 6 fills that need nicely. I would really like to get to the root of this issue. Doesn't happen all the time, but really annoying when it does.

Good point. I should have been more clear in the initial post. My live rig is the 150 2X12 amp (can't imagine running 4X12, it's plenty loud). We have had gigs in smaller rooms where I don't need the power of the 150 and the 75 would be easier to drag around. If I can upload all my 150 patches to the 75 then I'm not starting from scratch. Appreciate the help. Curt

I typically gig with a Spider IV 150 and am looking at potential backup scenarios. 1) buy a Spider IV 75 and upload all my current gig patches to it 2) get an HD500 and backup all my gig patches to that, and bring any one of the other amps I've accumulated through the years. One thing I haven't been able to find easily is whether the patches on an updated Spider IV will "translate" to an HD500. Anyone ever done this? Thanks, Curtis