Dan Briggs (musician)
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Daniel Hanford Briggs (born September 27, 1984) is a musician from Erie, Pennsylvania, best known for playing bass for the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me.[1]
In addition to his bass duties with Between the Buried and Me, he also plays bass for
Dan uses
Spector NS-5XL bass guitars with D'Addario EXL160-5 nickel wound strings, a Fender-reissued Sunn 300T amp and an Ampeg SVT-810E.[4]
Dan states that he chose a Spector over other bass guitars because he got it at the age of 16 and it was the "nicest bass in my price range." The Spector Bass guitar has stock EMGs and is tuned in C# Standard. Regarding guitar playing, Briggs has stated, "I never use the pick as I learned with my fingers."
Honors and awards
- Nominated for a GRAMMY Award, Best Metal Performance Condemned To The Gallows[5]
References
- ^ Neilstein, Vince (August 16, 2007). "Exclusive Interview With Between The Buried And Me Bassist Dan Briggs". MetalSucks.net.
- ^ Dan Briggs Shows His Gear
- ^ "Hi Reddit! Between The Buried And Me here to answer your questions!". AMA. Reddit. September 29, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ Beller, Bryan. "Dan Briggs of Between The Buried and Me". BassPlayer.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "Dan Briggs at Grammys". GRAMMY.com. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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