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Seeds of the Suffering amp settings — Nux Might 40 bt

The Suffocation guitar tone for “Seeds of the Suffering”, dialed in for a Nux Might 40 bt with a Washburn Rx 12. Studio version, Effigy of the Forgotten (1991, Roadrunner Records), produced by Scott Burns at Morrisound Recording

Original rig

Likely ADA MP-1 preamp or early Peavey high-gain head, passive humbuckers, 4x12 cabinet with Celestion speakers—standard Morrisound death metal chain of the era

Tight, scooped, aggressive death metal chunk with razor-sharp palm mutes and cutting high-end for tremolo clarity

Amp settings — Nux Might 40 bt

CHANNELHigh Gain / Metal channel (or closest high-gain model if modeling amp)BRIGHToffBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	4
Mid	3
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Donner Equalizer

Use to tighten low-end and add pick attack clarity; place before amp input to shape signal going into high-gain channel

100Hz 4 · 200Hz 3 · 400Hz 2 · 800Hz 3 · 1.6kHz 5 · 3.2kHz 6 · Level 5

02Behringer HM-300 (Heavy Metal)

Stack lightly with amp gain for added aggression and sustain; if amp channel is already saturated, drop Dist to 3 and use as a mid-boost

Level 7 · Low 4 · High 6 · Dist 6

Why these settings

The Nux Mighty 40 BT is a modeling amp—select its highest-gain metal voice. Your Washburn RX12 has passive humbuckers which match the original's output well, no compensation needed. I scooped the mids to 3 and pushed treble to 7 to replicate that early 90s death metal 'V-curve' EQ. The EQ pedal tightens flubby low-end that budget amps struggle with on C Standard tuning.

PRO TIPFor authentic Suffocation palm-mute chunk, anchor your picking hand firmly near the bridge saddles and pick with the thick part of the pick at a slight angle—this produces the percussive 'thock' that defines their riff attack. Also, when tuned to C Standard, consider slightly heavier strings (11-54 or 12-56) to maintain tension and note definition.

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