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4HE END RESULT IS A PRODUCT THAT COMBINES OUTSTANDING SOUND QUALITY WITH INTUITIVE FEATURES ATTRACTIVE DESIGN AND EXTREME RELIABILITYALL IN ONE IMPOSSIBLY LIGHTWEIGHT UNIT

4HISAMPWILLALLOWYOURINSTRUMENTTOSPEAKINITSNATURALVOICEFAITHFULLYCONVEYINGYOURMUSICALIDEASTOYOURAUDIENCEWITHSTUNNINGCLARITY

9OUR AMPLIFIER HAS PASSED RIGOROUS PRODUCT TESTING AND SHOULD SURVIVE EVEN THE TOUGHEST OF ENVIRONMENTS ON THE ROAD IN CLUBS REHEARSAL HALLS AND CONCERT STAGES

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PLEASETREATITWITHCAREANDYOUWILLBEREWARDEDWITHMANYMANYYEARSOFGLORIOUSRICHPOWERFULBASSTONE

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ACTIVE BASSES ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 4HANKS TO MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGHQUALITY COMPONENTS LIKE LOWPROFILE TOROIDAL TRANSFORMERSNEODYMIUM

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FORBASSISTSWHOSWITCHOFTENBETWEENTWOVERYDIFFERENTBASSESFOREXAMPLEANACOUSTICANDANELECTRIC

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