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SPECIFICALLY TO MEET THE PRACTICAL NEEDS OF BASSISTS 4HE 6,% 6INTAGE ,OUDSPEAKER %MULATOR FILTERS OUT HIGH FREQUENCIES TO GIVE YOU A MELLOWER LESS MODERN SOUND !S YOU TURN THE KNOB CLOCKWISE YOU WILL
FIND THAT A WIDER AND WIDER RANGE OF HIGH FREQUENCIES GETS CUT SEE PAGE FOR A GRAPH OF THIS FILTERS FUNCTION 4HIS %1 EFFECT IS ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR ACOUSTIC AND OLDER STYLES OF MUSIC
4HE 60& 6ARIABLE0RESHAPE &ILTER BOOSTS LOWS AROUND (Z AND HIGHS AROUND K(Z AND CUTS MIDS AT (Z 4HIS FILTER HAS VERY POWERFUL USES FOR ROCK MUSIC AND IS ALSO A FAVORITE OF MANY SLAP BASS
PLAYERS SEE PAGE FORA GRAPH OF THIS FILTERS FUNCTION !GAIN WE RECOMMEND YOU START OFF WITH THESE FILTERS IN THE OFF POSITION AND DIAL THEM IN GRADUALLY TO DISCOVER WHAT EFFECT THEY HAVE %XPLORE THEM
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