Terrance Hobbs (born April 6, 1970) is an American musician and the lead guitarist in the American death metal band Suffocation. Hobbs has been a constant member in the band since their first released title ''Reincremated'' along with band mates

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and Mike Smith, who all met in high school. Hobbs also played in the

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project, Criminal Element, which featured fellow Suffocation member '' Derek Boyer''.

Techniques

Hobbs is renowned in the death metal scene for having combined fast and repetitive barred riffing closely accompanied by other ''swept'' and often technical unexpected patterns: laying down the basics of Technical/Brutal death metal of today. He is also well known for his bizarre sounding, swept mocking solos famously accompanied with his signature tremolo utilization, usually in the form of ''divebombs'' and ''trills'' along with finger tapping. '' Pierced from Within'' is a classic example, containing an array of complex breakdowns and atmospheric solos, along with '' Effigy of the Forgotten'' and '' Souls to Deny'', which features a great deal of layered riffing and unusual melodies.

Equipment

Hobbs mainly uses a custom

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installed with a Floyd Rose locking tremolo, a DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge pickup, Gotoh tuners, and fitted with D'Addario strings. His pedals include a Maxon OD-9 overdrive pedal, and a

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NS-2 Noise Suppressor. His amplification consists of a Peavey 6505+ played through Vader cabinets.

References

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