Dan Briggs (musician)

Dan Briggs
Dan Briggs with BTBAM in 2015
Dan Briggs with BTBAM in 2015
Background information
BornSeptember 27, 1984 (1984-09-27) (age 40)
GenresProgressive metal, progressive rock, jazz fusion, metalcore, death metal, technical death metal, deathcore, thrash metal, experimental rock
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, vocals
Member of

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 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][3] and straight edge.[4]

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.[5] 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."

  1. ^ Neilstein, Vince (August 16, 2007). "Exclusive Interview With Between The Buried And Me Bassist Dan Briggs". MetalSucks.net.
  2. ^ "Dan Briggs Shows His Gear". www.youtube.com.
  3. ^ Godla, Frank (26 November 2014). "10 Vegan/Vegetarian Metal Bands That Skip The Turkey on Thanksgiving". Metal Injection. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Hi Reddit! Between The Buried And Me here to answer your questions!". AMA. Reddit. September 29, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Beller, Bryan. "Dan Briggs of Between The Buried and Me". BassPlayer.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.