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WIDE RANGE OF FREQUENCIESFROM EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES THAT ARE MORE FELT THAN HEARD TO EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCIES THAT PASS THROUGH YOUR CABINETS TWEETER AND ARE BARELY AUDIBLE TOTHE HUMAN EAR !S YOU
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()'( FREQUENCIES CARRY THE PERCUSSIVE CONTENT OF YOUR PLAYINGTHE ATTACK OF YOUR NOTES THE SOUND OF YOUR FINGER OR PICK PASSING OVER THE STRING FRET NOISE AND IN THE CASE OF SLAP BASS THE @TICK NOISE PRODUCED
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