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Review on 🎸 BrianFay Wireless Guitar System - Rechargeable Charging Case | 36 Hours Playtime | UHF Band Transmitter and Receiver for Guitar and Bass Instruments (Black) by Andrew Kay

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A wireless guitar set with charging case that's in a league of its own

This Brian Fay Lollipops wireless set is the third wireless set I've tried in the last 6 months and I can honestly say it's discontinued is in a league of its own in every respect! When the box arrived I thought it contained a brick. My other two sets weigh next to nothing, but both only charged via a USB cable and didn't have the MEGA iPod-style charging case found in this set. The case with lollipops inside weighs just over a pound, while the case itself weighs 14.7 ounces. It definitely has a sizeable battery in it! It also appears to be bulletproof, with a metal body and magnetic lid. The design of everything included is brilliant and quite frankly a work of art. And surprisingly, the asking price is identical to the last foldable plastic UHF wireless kit I tried, which without the charging case was nowhere near the quality of this kit. So I loaded the case up when I started testing the devices. This set is too easy to use. Plug and play with no setup, all functions are controlled by one button. A long press turns each device on and defaults to channel 1. If you have someone in the room playing on the same wireless device, you can easily change the channel of one device or another. Just press the button twice, then one press will switch five different channels. When you get to the channel you want, just double tap and it will be installed. When you turn it on, it will display the battery level for 5 seconds with 5 indicators. It then changes to a single display showing the channel it is on. A short press during use also shows the battery level for 5 seconds. Btw before trying them I used my regular guitar cable and then plugged it in. There was absolutely no added background noise, and the clarity and tone are the same. I don't notice any delays either. I checked reception by going downstairs from my music room and then walking around the backyard while I kept playing. You never lost touch. By the way, now I know what my neighbors hear when I play loud 😎 After playing for about 2 hours last night, I still have four lights on both lollipops battery power wise. It is impressive! Other devices I tested were about 50% discharged after 2 hours. I really like the look of these lollipops. Connecting is similar to connecting a guitar cable. If you want to disconnect one guitar from another, simply turn it off before unplugging it, and then turn it back on after connecting it to the next guitar. This way you avoid all the pops and noise that usually occurs when you connect a cable from one guitar to another. The elephant in the room, of course, is that the shape of these cords really suits Strat-style outlets. I'm sure the designers struggled with this, either to make it more complex and collapsible, or just to create a simple, straight forward, elegant design. In my opinion, despite the obvious disadvantage, they made the right choice. For an amateur like me, who tends to sit on the couch half the time I play, this makes it difficult, if not impossible, to use a Tele-style guitar that tucks into the rim of the guitar becomes. However, this is not a problem with a Strat or other guitar with a front jack. The designers behind this beautiful wireless lollipop set with charging case could have done something similar too 😁Of course for a Tele style guitar it's okay to sit on a stool or stand up. Anyway, for me this is the end of my search for an excellent compact wireless guitar system. Thanks to the developers and I also believe this system is listed at a great retail price and therefore a great price.

Pros
  • Microphones
Cons
  • Something different