New guitar cable/plug = Tone control !!!

[Longways to Go]

On the G10 does the transmitter stick straight out of the guitar?

I'm kind of interested in one, but I wonder if that would be in the way when playing seated with a 175 or a tele?

[Robertkoa]

Line6 Relay G10. As close to idiot-proof as it's possible to get, it just works. To my ears it has better tone than any high-end cable. But that's purely subjective. What I like even more is that I'm not attached to any wires.

Cool info - you are saying this sounds as good or better on clean Jazz type tones than a cable ? (because if it can do that it could do anything well ).

Good to know ...

[Runepune]

The tonal impact from cables comes from capacitance. It adds up with length, and capacitance per length unit varies considerably between cables. Here's a chart of some cables:

Guitar Cable Capacitance Chart • Comparison of pF Ratings by SHOOTOUT! Guitar Cables UK

Line6 have added some capacitance to their wireless units (else, all guitars would sound like active guitars ). Some guy measured it to be 230pF. That's quite low compared to your average guitar cable, and would sound more....hi-fi (lo pass and resonant peak at a higher frequency). But if one prefers this, 11 feet of e.g. George L would give about the same capacitance, and should sound the same (not considering what else the G10 may do to the signal).

[sgosnell]

The G10 sticks straight out, but it comes with a 90 degree adapter, which turns it at a right angle, and it can rotate 360 degrees around that. I mostly use the G10 as is, but in some situations, such as sitting on a couch or something else that is wide, the adapter works better. On my straight wooden practice chair, and most other chairs I've used, it misses the chair because the jack points it toward the rear. Even on my old Epi archtop, with the jack perpendicular to the strings, I don't hit the seat with it. But on a couch, or a really wide chair or seat, I might, and I use the adapter.



To my ears, it sounds better than a cable for clean jazz tones, although not everyone will agree. I do tend to turn the tone control back a little more than I would with a cable, because more highs are present. I've been using George L cable, cut to ~10 ft in length, for years, and I do hear a difference between the cable and wireless. It's subtle, but I hear it, just a slightly livelier tone with some more treble, which can be dialed out on either the guitar or the amp, or both. It's always possible to cut treble, but you can't add it if it doesn't exist.