https://melonheadmusic.com Professional Southern California session & touring bass guitarist. Studio recording, live performance, tribute productions & national shows. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:47:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/melonheadmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Danny_Knapp_Melonhead_Bass_Guitarist_Website_Icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://melonheadmusic.com 32 32 171946873 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/04/27/three-of-my-basses-have-a-one-of-a-kind-custom-pickguard-made-by-alper-from-alperiouspickguard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-of-my-basses-have-a-one-of-a-kind-custom-pickguard-made-by-alper-from-alperiouspickguard Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:54:53 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/04/27/three-of-my-basses-have-a-one-of-a-kind-custom-pickguard-made-by-alper-from-alperiouspickguard/ Three of my basses have a one-of-a-kind custom pickguard made by Alper from @alperiouspickguard. I couldn’t be happier with how they have turned out. These pickguards help to transform each […]

The post Three of my basses have a one-of-a-kind custom pickguard made by Alper from @alperiouspickguard. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1441 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/03/04/im-fine-really/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-fine-really Thu, 04 Mar 2021 19:01:04 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2021/03/04/im-fine-really/ I’m fine, really! This is just how I change my bass strings and get a little extra iron in my diet. 🤘😎 Photo by @red_hareimages

The post I’m fine, really! appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1332 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/12/27/much-thanks-to-red_hareimages-for-capturing-the-werenogentlemen-shenanigans-at-soundcheck-before-one-of-our-performances-on-takeover/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=much-thanks-to-red_hareimages-for-capturing-the-werenogentlemen-shenanigans-at-soundcheck-before-one-of-our-performances-on-takeover Sun, 27 Dec 2020 00:20:28 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/12/27/much-thanks-to-red_hareimages-for-capturing-the-werenogentlemen-shenanigans-at-soundcheck-before-one-of-our-performances-on-takeover/ Much thanks to @red_hareimages for capturing the @werenogentlemen shenanigans at soundcheck before one of our performances on @takeover.live — Was I aiming for a yoga pose or a ballet move?

The post Much thanks to @red_hareimages for capturing the @werenogentlemen shenanigans at soundcheck before one of our performances on @takeover. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1240 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/12/25/remember-this-december-that-love-weighs-more-than-gold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remember-this-december-that-love-weighs-more-than-gold Fri, 25 Dec 2020 21:01:08 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/12/25/remember-this-december-that-love-weighs-more-than-gold/ Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold. — Josephine Daskam Bacon

The post Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1238 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/11/12/waybackwednesday-to-commemorate-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-release-of-the-album-jagged-little-pill-i-did-an-impromptu-interpretation-of-the-bass-line-for-you-oughta-know-on-a-fretless-five-s-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waybackwednesday-to-commemorate-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-release-of-the-album-jagged-little-pill-i-did-an-impromptu-interpretation-of-the-bass-line-for-you-oughta-know-on-a-fretless-five-s-2 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 02:52:05 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/11/12/waybackwednesday-to-commemorate-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-release-of-the-album-jagged-little-pill-i-did-an-impromptu-interpretation-of-the-bass-line-for-you-oughta-know-on-a-fretless-five-s-2/ waybackwednesday To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of the album “Jagged Little Pill”, I did an impromptu interpretation of the bass line for “You Oughta Know” on a […]

The post waybackwednesday To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of the album “Jagged Little Pill”, I did an impromptu interpretation of the bass line for “You Oughta Know” on a fretless five-string bass. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1180 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/10/04/merlins-beard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=merlins-beard Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:01:33 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/10/04/merlins-beard/ Merlin’s Beard! I’m ready for my first Quidditch match!😜 I swear that we did get some work done at our @werenogentlemen photo shoot yesterday, but I just couldn’t help myself […]

The post Merlin’s Beard! appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1134 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/30/i-just-posted-a-bass-play-through-on-my-youtube-channel-for-the-new-song-from-my-band-the-bredren-cali-livin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-just-posted-a-bass-play-through-on-my-youtube-channel-for-the-new-song-from-my-band-the-bredren-cali-livin Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:01:55 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/30/i-just-posted-a-bass-play-through-on-my-youtube-channel-for-the-new-song-from-my-band-the-bredren-cali-livin/ I just posted a bass play-through on my YouTube channel for the new song from my band The Bredren, “Cali Livin”. I’m especially stoked to share this song because I […]

The post I just posted a bass play-through on my YouTube channel for the new song from my band The Bredren, “Cali Livin”. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1126 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/29/presenting-a-softer-quieter-melonhead-for-a-soothing-evening-vibe-%f0%9f%98%89/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presenting-a-softer-quieter-melonhead-for-a-soothing-evening-vibe-%25f0%259f%2598%2589 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:16:19 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/09/29/presenting-a-softer-quieter-melonhead-for-a-soothing-evening-vibe-%f0%9f%98%89/ Presenting a softer, quieter Melonhead for a soothing evening vibe 😉. I enjoy the challenge of getting to play ‘unplugged’ on my acoustic fretless bass — it requires adapting my […]

The post Presenting a softer, quieter Melonhead for a soothing evening vibe 😉. appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 1110 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/02/20/back-in-the-studio-with-the-bredren/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-in-the-studio-with-the-bredren Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:48:51 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/?p=776 The Bredren are back in the recording studio this month recording a new single, “Cali Livin'”.

The post Back in the Studio with The Bredren appeared first on Danny Knapp | SoCal Session & Touring Bass Guitarist.]]> 776 https://melonheadmusic.com/2020/01/27/available-now-were-no-gentlemen-on-the-best-friend-podcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=available-now-were-no-gentlemen-on-the-best-friend-podcast Mon, 27 Jan 2020 20:00:00 +0000 https://melonheadmusic.com/?p=763 Listen to our interview, live performance, and the debut of “Queen of the Misfits,” on Best Friend Podcast here: https://thebestfriendshow.com/the-band-were-no-gentlemen/.

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