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.

[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.

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.

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