Gear

This bass is loaded with flat-wound strings, so Danny uses it mostly for beefy, retro bass tone. He customized this bass with a star-themed Alperious pickguard and abalone star fretboard markers. Danny named this bass “Bootsy” in honor of the influential talent and style of Bootsy Collins.

Danny’s main fretless bass is named “Maullar” (Spanish for ‘meow’) because of the mewl and growl that fretless basses are known for. This bass was originally a fretted model, but converted to fretless for Danny by the expert guitar techs at 13th Street Guitars in Huntington Beach, CA. Danny also enhanced this bass with a custom rosewood and steel Alperious pickguard.

This bass provides that instantly identifiable P-bass sound that adorns so many iconic recordings. Danny named this American Fender Precision 5 bass “Ehukai”, which is Hawaiian for ‘sea spray’ because he customized it with an ocean wave theme, including an Alperious pickguard and blue abalone fretboard markers.

“Xenomorph” is Danny’s primary bass when he’s performing with We’re No Gentlemen. Named for it’s sleek and stealthy appearance, this bass provides the big tone necessary to hold down the bottom in WNG’s heavy emo sound.

When performing dance music and slap bass lines, Danny tends to lean on “Star Child” his Schecter CV-5 for it’s versatility and solid, clear, piano-like tone.

Danny named this bass “Nerd” because it has a high-tech optical pickup in the bridge instead of a traditional magnetic pickup as well as an on-board midi converter. He uses this bass for mostly for funk slapping and for creating synth bass lines along with his Roland GR-55 guitar synth. Danny enhanced his Nerd bass with a video game theme, including Space Invaders fret markers.

Depending on the technique used, this fretless acoustic bass sounds quite a bit like a traditional stand-up bass, so Danny often uses this bass for live gigs and recording sessions where a stand-up bass isn’t practical. He named this bass “Blondie” due to the striking honey-toned finish on the body.