JohnDaBass

Received an email from Thomann this morning stating that they are unable to supply a UK adaptor for the Airborne PSU. But they are kindly going to send a EU to UK converter FOC. https://www.thomann.de/de/thomann_adaptor_euro_psu_uk.htm Problem fixed but it sure looks like Brexit has influenced their sourcing and procurement policy. I will revert back later.

Transmitter is 90mm X 45mm X 15mm, is very light, just a few grams with a nice bright display. The angled jack plug sits really well on basses with bottom mount sockets and with surface mount sockets. The transmitter folds nicely into the bottom contour of the bass. It sits neatly onto the receiver base unit with quite a strong magnet. The base receiver unit is 95mm x 130mm x 30mm, comes with stick on rubber feet that should be easily for some Loop & Hook tape for fixing to the pedal board, made from a robust plastic the base receiver has a non adjustable bright display. The tuner works "Okay" is adequate but registers pitch slightly flat compared to my other tuners. Nothing really to be worried about. Setup at home and the unit works really well with no ( not to my ears) apparent latency. Remember my ears are 70 yrs old and have been abused over the years. The "cable tone" effect works very well and found that the optimum position for my setup was 12 noon. It offers a wide range of adjustment and seems to be more flexible than the simple ON/OFF/LONG/SHORT offering of others. The setup I used to test the unit was P Bass>>>HB AirBorne>>>Thumpinator>>>>Zoom B1 Four>>>>Tech21 VT Bass DI>>>>>Fender Rumble 500>>> BF Super Compact. Clearly this is a value for money solution that fits my pocket for performance and price. It will go permanently onto my small Pedal Board but with the Thumpinator positioned in such a way that if the HB Airborne ever failed I could easily plug a lead into the Thumpinator directly. Apologies for the "Layman" type review, I am sure some of the more technically competent amongst will offer a more in-depth update once more units are in circulation.

£90.80

Well it finally arrived Thursday. First impressions, there's no UK adapter on the 9v psu, (email sent to Thomann) it's very light, seems quite robust for plastic, foot switch has a very positive action and the LED screen is clear & bright. Once fully charged I'll run some listening tests.

Landing tomorrow, some glitch with PayPal holding the order as "Pending". Got an email from Thomann to fix the glitch, I think it's something to do with the new export stuff.

Has anyone else tackled a Basschat easy build lockdown cab? It would be great if you could share your experiences.

Agreed but the sub 3ms units are £70 more expensive plus none of the three bands I play in use IEM. Forgive me, but I was merely sharing the availability of what seemed a reasonably priced, reasonable quality , flexible wireless unit from a brand that many on here seem to appreciate. Nothing more than sharing some product information. Its my first opportunity to try wireless.

Plan to place on my small pedal board Airborne >>>Thumpinator >>>Zoom B1 Four >>>Tech 21 VT Bass DI. Zoom used for always on compressor + occasional Dark glass patch. I seem to recall that the Smooth Hound was 5.8ms ?

Order Acknowledgement states item 48514 GBP 82.80 Shipping GBP 8.00 Merchandise value GBP 90.80 Net amount GBP 75.67 20% VAT GBP 15.13 Total amount GBP 90.80 Not sure if there will be any brokerage or handling charges added by UPS, I'll let you know.

HB Airborne Boss WL-50 Sub Zero Latency 5.8ms 2.3ms 5.6ms Channels 4 14 4 Frequency 5.8Ghz 2.4Ghz 5.8Ghz Receiver Power 9v only 2x AA + 9v 9v +onboard rechargeable cell Transmission range 35m 22m 35m Cable tone Variable off/short/long variable Tuner yes no yes Pass-thro no yes no PSU supplied yes no no Price £92 £168 £99.99

Maybe a short socket/cable to a pouch mounted on the guitar strap? For less than £100 I think it's worth checking it out.

Ordered one, should be here Tuesday. I'll let you know how I get on with it. BTW £92 delivered. That's the same price as the Sub-Zero system and £70 cheaper than the Boss WL-50. Let's see????

This looks like another value priced offering from Harley Benton. https://www.guitarworld.com/news/harley-benton-launches-sub-dollar100-wireless-guitar-system-with-onboard-tuner-and-cable-tone-simulator

The Fender Rumble 500 combo is the minimum to replace the SMX 4x10. I still think you should take the head out and get a light weight cab.

Nigel purchased a TC Helicon VoiceLive pedal from me. He arranged his own shipping and was one of the fastest smoothest transactions. Great Guy, pleasure to do deal with. Thanks Nigel

Now that is beautiful.

Will the tort make it better for Metal?

Thanks for sharing the sound clips. The Nordstrand was my favourite.

That really appeals to me. Great starting spec and space for a number of permutations of upgrade routes. Warman MM Pup, with a Retrovibe "Stinger" pre, methinks ??

This could be an alternative with a little less fettling 😎