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Demented aggression amp settings — Harley Benton HB-20mfx

The Cannibal corpse guitar tone for “Demented aggression”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-20mfx with a Harley Benton R-466. Studio version, Torture (2012)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual/Triple Rectifier, Dean Cadillac customs & Ran Guitars with EMG 81/85 pickups, B standard tuning

Tight, scooped death metal with razor attack, crushing low-end, and aggressive high-gain saturation

Amp settings — Harley Benton HB-20mfx

CHANNELOD/Distortion channel (highest gain voicing available)BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	3
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz

This is your primary gain source. The SF300 on Mode 2 provides the tightest response for palm-muted death metal riffs. Amp gain is dropped to 2 to prevent mud from double-gain stacking.

Level 6 · Tone 7 · Gain 8 · Mode Mode 2 (Fuzz 2 - tighter, less woolly)

Why these settings

The HB-20MFX is a practice amp with limited headroom and a digital modeling section — it cannot replicate Mesa Rectifier saturation natively. The SF300 on Mode 2 becomes your gain engine; amp gain is cut to 2 to keep the platform clean and avoid flubby low-end. Mids are scooped to 3 (Rectifier voicing), treble pushed to 7 for pick attack definition. Your R-466 has passive humbuckers vs the original's hot EMG actives — the SF300's gain at 8 compensates for the lower output.

PRO TIPTune down to B standard (BEADF#B) or as low as your strings allow — the R-466's 25.5" scale will need .012-.054 or heavier to maintain tension. Palm mute directly over the bridge saddles, not near the neck, for the tight 'chug' attack that defines this tone. Pick hard and consistent — death metal articulation lives in the right hand.

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