Wireless guitar is a great idea when combined with wireless in-ear monitoring.
So piezo-equipped instruments with seperate outputs? Have fun wearing two body packs!
- batteries. Depending on the length of the gig, a battery might not even last through the entirety of the gig. And rechargable batteries are even worse. You will end up buying batteries in a bulk. Fun for the entire family (and the environment).
- frequencies... might not be a problem if you are the only one using a wireless system. But good luck finding multiple open frequencies without audio bleeding all over the place.
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Piezo equipped you say?? Not true mate. Well, if you have an EBMM JP with the dual inputs, then yes. I have an ESP Eclipse with a piezo bridge installed on it (after market, Graph Tech Ghost I think?) and I can flick the second toggle switch on the guitar and not have to worry about dual inputs etc. Depends on the guitar/your rig setup I guess. THIS DEFINITELY doesn't affect me/my sound/my tone at all.
Batteries.. not an issue. My rehearsals go for anywhere between 4 - 6 hours, and I'll get two rehearsals out of two AA batteries no problem. I don't smoke, I don't drink, (I do have G.A.S. though
) so buying a big bulk pack of 20+ batteries for $10 is nothing in the broad scheme of things every few months isn't so bad.
Lastly,
frequencies, also not an issue. It took me aaaaages to find a good, frequency-worthy wireless unit that was durable and reliable. Hence, nothing could beat Sennheiser for me. Ultimately, your rig will only be as strong as your weakest link.. The band-width of my EW100 is.. errm,
massive? If that's the right word?! I did a lot of homework before handing over serious $ for the EW100. Here in Australia, it's ok for now.
Rest assured mate, I'm not re-butting to your comment, I'm just chipping in my 2c worth. What works for you might not work for others and vice versa.