Sounding out of tune - Alesis GuitarLink Wireless

[NoRhino]

I’ve been using the Alesis GuitarLink Wireless pack for several months now on regular gigs with two bands. It’s
inexpensive but does the trick. My Blues band has no problem with it and like the fact that I can offer my opinion from FOH during soundcheck.

The guitards in my other rock tribute band are convinced that an imperceptible lag makes me sound out of tune – even when we know my bass is perfectly tuned.

Always eager to please, I’ve agreed to use a lead on Saturday’s gig to test the theory.
Has anyone on the BC forum experienced this situation and what’s the answer apart from buying a better unit? (Which I might consider)

[bertbass]

Have you all tried tuning to the same tuner? They're all supposed to be the same but quite often they're not.

You get more 'lag' being the other side of the stage than from latency.

[mcnach]

[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1477829744' post='3164650']
Have you all tried tuning to the same tuner? They're all supposed to be the same but quite often they're not.

You get more 'lag' being the other side of the stage than from latency.
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+1

Your guitarist's theory sounds too far fetched...

I'm also struggling to understand how 'lag' can affect tuning... unless your cabs are moving around and you're talking about a Doppler effect

Make sure all tuners are calibrated to the same reference frequency. I had a Korg that was relatively easily altered to, say, 442 Hz, by inadvertently touching a small switch at the back while setting up, resulting in hilarious tuning-recheck moments by everybody.