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Suspended in Tribulations amp settings — Hartke HD15

The Suffocation guitar tone for “Suspended in Tribulations”, dialed in for a Hartke HD15 with a YAmaha TRBX174EW. Studio version, Pierced from Within (1995)

Original rig

Chris Richards: Modulus / Spector active 5-string bass (C standard tuning, fingerstyle) into Ampeg SVT-CL / SVT-810E and Morrisound console DI with subtle tape/preamp grit

Percussive, punchy 90s Florida death metal bass tone with pronounced low-mid growl and clear clack attack

Amp settings — Hartke HD15

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Bass	7
Mid	8
Treble	6
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Joyo Extreme Metal

Used strictly as a subtle dirt/grit shaper (Drive kept very low to avoid losing low-end fundamental); run direct into Hartke input

Low 7 · Mid 7 · High 5 · Level 5 · Drive 2 · Boost 0

Why these settings

The Hartke HD15 uses a clean 3-band EQ and an aluminum/paper HyDrive speaker that delivers plenty of natural high-end clack. We use the Joyo Extreme Metal at near-minimum drive (2/10) to emulate the gritty Scott Burns Morrisound console saturation without blowing out your low end. Mids are boosted on both the pedal and amp to cut through heavy downtuned rhythm guitars.

PRO TIPChris Richards plays fingerstyle with a hard downward stroke right over the bridge pickup so the strings hit the frets, generating the signature percussive clack integral to Pierced from Within.

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