GotMetalBoy
Power User
The topic of getting shocked while playing came up the other day at band practice. It got me thinking, now that I use FRFR and go direct to FOH and don't get mic'd to break the flow of electricity, what are the chances of me getting shocked or even worse, damaging my Axe-Fx II? A lot of the places I play don't have the greatest electricity and not sure how good their grounds are or if they even exist. I don't have a wireless anymore and haven't used one in over 15 years but was thinking it might be a good excuse to get one.
If using a wireless will prevent the risk of getting shocked, what's a decent Brand/model to get? Nady used to be good a long time ago but they seem to be really cheap now. I use a 10' guitar cable and don't plan on going much farther away from my rig even if using a wireless. Cell phones and wireless mobile devices didn't really exist the last time I used a wireless, so I have no clue what features I need to look for, so I won't have issues with interference.
Back in the day my bassist and I had are shares of being shocked. I've gotten zapped on the lips by mics many times, especially when playing guitar at the same time. My bassist used to have a super old Acoustic bass amp with I think an 18" speaker mounted backwards in it and one day he dropped his pick, so I went to hand him another one and our fingers touched and we got shocked pretty bad and caused both of us to fall to the ground. The worst I ever got shocked was when I was working for a music store and I went to plug in a keyboard for a customer to try out. There was an extension cord hanging from the ceiling. I'm really short (No pun intended), so when I went to reach up to plug the keyboard into it, my fingers touched a part that was frayed and I couldn't let go. I had my tongue pierced at the time and the first thing I felt was my tongue, throat and teeth buzzing. The customer kicked me, so I could let go. I lost that sale haha.
If using a wireless will prevent the risk of getting shocked, what's a decent Brand/model to get? Nady used to be good a long time ago but they seem to be really cheap now. I use a 10' guitar cable and don't plan on going much farther away from my rig even if using a wireless. Cell phones and wireless mobile devices didn't really exist the last time I used a wireless, so I have no clue what features I need to look for, so I won't have issues with interference.
Back in the day my bassist and I had are shares of being shocked. I've gotten zapped on the lips by mics many times, especially when playing guitar at the same time. My bassist used to have a super old Acoustic bass amp with I think an 18" speaker mounted backwards in it and one day he dropped his pick, so I went to hand him another one and our fingers touched and we got shocked pretty bad and caused both of us to fall to the ground. The worst I ever got shocked was when I was working for a music store and I went to plug in a keyboard for a customer to try out. There was an extension cord hanging from the ceiling. I'm really short (No pun intended), so when I went to reach up to plug the keyboard into it, my fingers touched a part that was frayed and I couldn't let go. I had my tongue pierced at the time and the first thing I felt was my tongue, throat and teeth buzzing. The customer kicked me, so I could let go. I lost that sale haha.