Dan Briggs (musician)
Daniel Hanford Briggs (born September 27, 1984) is a musician from Erie, Pennsylvania, best known for playing bass guitar for the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me.[1]
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| Born | September 27, 1984 (age 39) |
| Genres | Progressive metal, progressive rock, jazz fusion, metalcore, death metal, technical death metal, deathcore, thrash metal, experimental rock |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, vocals |
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In addition to his bass duties with Between the Buried and Me, he also plays bass for jazz fusion band Trioscapes and progressive rock band Nova Collective as well as both guitar and bass in the band Orbs. He is a vegan[2] and straight edge.[3]
Dan uses Spector NS-5XL basses 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 bass over other basses because he got it at the age of 16 and it was the "nicest bass in my price range." The Spector Bass 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."
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.