Relay G10s Overview | Line 6 

very very cool Paul, great stuff. Line 6 keeps putting out great gear.

Paul, your playing just keeps getting better and better. Love your musical ideas! Rock on brother! Oh yeah, the G10s is pretty awesome too!

Awesome looking golden Variax :-)

Dang!!! Once AGAIN WHAT A GROOVE BRO!!!

OK, here are some of the answers to the questions I'm seeing on this video. I was able to check this out and demo this at NAMM, as well as discuss the technical details with one of the Line 6 folks who actually worked on the design team. First off, it is completely compatible with any of the older transmitters. The receiver/base is a pretty robust metal and plastic. It runs off a standard 9 volt power connection - so none of the issues with the old USB connection remain. That said, you can still power it from the USB connector which could be useful if you are recording with it and near a computer. It will fit a Stratocaster just fine. I have a Ibanez JEM with a recessed jack and it even works (tho it's very close) on that. The channel selection can be set for automatic and it works just like the old one. You can set it to a manual channel to avoid interference or if your band mates have other units. It may or may not work with active pickups - that depends on how the pickup jack is wired. The unit ships with the L-shaped adapter which allows it to work with active jacks by changing the 3 ring plug on the transmitter to a standard TS plug. If you want one that folds over closer to the guitar body, check out the brand new Sennheiser unit which will be on the market soon. The guys at the Line 6 booth said that the receiver/base unit will be sold by itself and I'm hopeful that is the case because I will definitely get one. And with that, let me add that I think these are great units. Very clear, great reception, great sound, very reliable (other than the power supply deal - which I personally have not had an issue with) and very easy to use. Line 6 heard the concerns about the base unit and responded with the new pedal sized receiver. Nice. I've tried the Boss ones, Xvive and others and IMHO, this is the best of this type.

Mine comes today....cant wait...

Thank you for updating it so it doesn't use that f'in usb cable for power. I will be buying this to replace my g30.

Looking good brother

Nice Riff Bro! I'll take That over wireless!

I could be wrong but seems he’s plugging into/out of the angled adapter (not visible) when playing the acoustic to likely resolve the active pickup issue. Shame it wasn’t resolved with this release but with no change to the transmitter guess that would be asking too much. Otherwise good improvements over the G10.

I wonder if the quality is similar or better than the G50. To me, that one sets the standard for reliability and sound quality.

Makes it real hard to care about the product when Paul Hindmarsh is such a phenom.

- do the old sender of the G10 work as well? - does a cable connection into the G10S work? this was a lack of the old one! - is there any sound difference to the old G10? thanks matt

I wanna know about latency, i can really use it on the professional stage ? this is better of my g50 ?

You guys really need to build a G90 with a charging point on the front like the ‘Shure GLX’ with a G10 style transmitter that just pops in a front panel charging point and then straight into the guitar...that would be amazing! Any plans for such a thing??

Will it be more reliable than my G10 which got the Red Halo Of Death after only 5 month of not close to intensive use at home ?

How about a input jack receiver with a built in rechargeable battery we can plug into the Helix? The G10 relay and receiver both with rechargeable batteries....

Agh, damn you Line 6. I got the G10 unit, decided to live with the mini usb thing, bought another portable power supply for it. A matter of maybe two months or so after I buy it, they release this, which has a 9v power option, which is what the first one should have had (why mini usb?). I use a lot of Line 6 stuff: the Helix rack + controller, the G30, G10, PODs and all that over the years; I actually had a Guitar Port. I know they release stuff fast...but this time I feel kinda burned. I'm really curious if they would offer some kind of upgrade path for this. I know a lot of people that are going to grip about this one. This is a WAY better unit. Buying it would essentially just burn the cash I spent on the other one.

I am pretty sure it comes with a right angle also just like the first model did. It seems pretty cool why so much complaining all the time. Get one try it... if you don’t like it send it back. That’s the beauty of living today all major music stores give you 30 days to try the product. It’s amazing!! The Tech we have today is coming faster than ever just enjoy it people. Smile 😊

When will Line 6 make a wireless system for VDI?

I own the G10 and this looks way better. Having it's own power supply is essential, IMO, as the G10' got power via the flimsy mini USB cable that would eventually break. And channel options are a big plus too. I still wish the transmitter folded/angled though like other competitors, instead of jutting out of the guitar.

Any future plans to allow the transmitter sync/charge 1/4 in jack to also function as a pass-thru, so if for any reason the transmitter stops working or encounters interference to be able to plug in an instrument directly?

Wow I love you the golden variax. What's the street of both the variax and g10s?

Im not really sure where this fits in the line up. Theyve already got like 5 wireless rigs. Did they really need another? What does this do that couldn’t be done with one of the others?

Is this any better with active pickups than the original?

I love my G10. But the transmitter dongles are quite vulnerable to accidental damage - particularly if moving around the home. I'm on my second one because of this. So how cool would it be to have a Variax ( or even Revstar ) - with the circuitry of the G10 built-in. In the case of the Variax it could require far less components than an external G10. No need for the A/D converter ( can just use the internal A/D circuitry and digital feed straight from the Variax circuitry to feed the digital transmitter itself. No need for the rechargeable battery and associated components (just draw off the power supply + battery in the Variax ). No need for the plastic case. And a whole load of "break" would be off my mind.

can i send it digitally straight to my laptop?

I used mine at a live gig and I got 1 bar of battery life after about 45 minutes..then it would charge up full during the break..is this normal?

Bonjour, quel modèle de Variax est utilisé pour cette démo, Merci. Hello, what model of Variax is used for this demo, thank you.

Just bought the previous model for Christmas, I hate you for this. ;)

Does it fit in a 1HE Rack?

Is there a wireless system for the Variax RJ-45 port?

Is the old G10 Transmitter compatible with the new receiver?

Can I assume that with having a manual channel selector that I won't face the same 1 second random drops that my current G10 Receiver suffers from? I really love the concept of wireless but my original G10 suffers from random dropouts that make it useless. Willing to upgrade to this if that has been fixed here.

Does it work with active pu's??

Finally added a proper power supply. The crappy USB port on my G10 broke after only a few months. There was no physical damage, it just stopped receiving power. That was the only down side to the system... well that and the fact that when used with a guitar with active pickups the transmitter began charging when plugged into the guitar instead of transmitting, probably coz of the battery. And when using my Les Paul that has a built in boost, the boost would creat a horrible noise by interfering with the transmitter. Other than that though...

I've worked with so many loopers, but unfortunately non work that great with Distortion or heavy rock. The overlapping simply becomes too muddy. If the G10s can deliver with crunchy leads and rhythms, then I'm sold.

Does it work with active pickups???

This is the first time I've seen a tortoise pickguard look good on a guitar.

Does it use the 2.4Ghz spectrum?

Does anyone have dropouts using G10s on live performances? At least, the G70 wireless system has too many dropouts on live performances.

Doesn't look like it will fit in a Stratocaster's cable cup. Tell me I'l wrong please

bueno hubiese sido probarlo en un escenario con todo y equipos y pedales y otros dispositivos inhalambricos, denotando asi el grado de interferencia, ya sea por pasajes de corrientes, iluminacion u otro tipo de aparatos que emiten radiofrecuencia y que bien pueden entorpecer el funcionamiento de este, el cual, al menos, lo hubiesen probado a una distancia prudencial o alejado, porque para usarlo a esa distancia, mejor le conecto un cable.

Again 2.4GHz? In most places not usable for me :-(

Ooh nice new beard

Redesign it so the send has a more rounded contoured look instead of a cylinder sticking out of the guitar. Then I’ll buy it.

Micro usb? USB C would have been way better, still the addition of a regular 9v power supply input is awesome.

L6 - I own a G10 ( got as a gift - what were you guys thinking not having a standard 9v adapter input?) and a G30 - I would love to upgrade but I feel you missed the boat by not incorporating a tuner into this new model.

Ok, been using the G10 for over a year now. It was obviously not designed for a working musician. I love the transmitter but the base is charged by a flimsy chord which is useful if you are within 8" of an outlet! I use the G10 for my acoustic instruments which makes it easy for changing instruments quickly on stage. For my electrics I prefer the Sure system. The G10 will cut out around strong wifi systems in Casinos, hotels etc. I do like the shape of the new base since it would fit in a pedal box, but I don't use a pedal box for my acoustic instruments! Fender/Line 6 really should put this stuff out in the hands of working musicians for feedback before introducing it!

Legal ? Why would i even have to contemplate that an attachment to a guitar is legal ? ( cool gadget btw)

First two minutes they must have mixed up whether they were demoing a looping pedal or wireless solution. I dunno, I love the concept of wireless to some extent, but what I've found is that unless you are professional and have a full time guitar tech who charges your battery packs and swaps them mid gig as they hand you off guitars, it's cumbersome to keep on top of charging things (my disdain for bluetooth apple earbuds reminds me). But the biggest issue I've found is that with two separate wireless solutions, Roland Katuna Air and Line six G, when the battery is in a certain depleted statae, the system will still run but the tone definitely suffers. You can hear the difference immediately when you plug in a cable. I then reminded myself that the gigs I play aren't on 50+ foot stages, and in the f5 square feet of real estate I have when playing with my band a cable is not an issue. God I was hoping for some new Variax models

1:48 - Holy Digital Bokeh!

The transmitter looks like a crappy design. It's sticking out of teh side of your guitar like that, it needs to be a lot lower profile or angled.

i wish the guitar would mute while he is talking - it's distracting against his accent. ANd why not show how the thing is hooked up - I assume the 1/4" cable plugs into the first pedal on a pedal board or the guitar input on the Helix?

Not going to look so great on a ES 335. 3 of my guitars have surface mounted jack sockets. This will just get in the way.....No thanks

The dongle is 3x bigger than a patch cable.... have fun sitting and playing with that 🙈

So it's not wireless lol....