Terrance Hobbs (born April 6, 1970) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the death metal band Suffocation. He has been a constant member in the band since their first released title Reincremated along with bandmates Frank Mullen and Mike Smith, who all met in high school. Hobbs also played in the deathgrind project Criminal Element, which featured fellow Suffocation member, Derek Boyer.
Typically, his Shred guitar-heavy guitar solos are accompanied with tremolo use, usually in the form of divebombs , trills and other techniques. Pierced from Within contains many examples of this, with an array of atmospheric, Palm mute breakdowns and complex riffs, along with Effigy of the Forgotten and Souls to Deny, the latter of which features a great deal of layered riffing and melodies.
Hobbs mainly uses a custom B.C. Rich Warlock 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 Effects OD-9 overdrive pedal, and a Boss Corporation NS-2 Noise Suppressor. His amplification consists of a Peavey 6505+ played through Vader cabinets.
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