Equipment
Hawkins' guitar of choice is the Gibson Les Paul and he owns several, still preferring his well used 1998 honeyburst Standard (known by Dan and his fans as 'Dune') which he played extensively in The Darkness and in Stone Gods. Dan used two other les paul standards (one in Ebony and the other cherryburst) which he sold in favour of two other 1998 honeyburst standards (nicknamed Dune 2 and 3). He plays another 1998 standard in wine red (nicknamed the UB40) for the songs givin up and Friday Night. For the song "Black Shuck" he used a Gretsch Elliot Easton solid body. He also owns a Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty which was originally built for Jimmy Page, but Page decided it was too heavy. It is fitted with a Fishman Powerblend pickup and is used for the song "Love is only a feeling".
Among a variety of amplifiers, his primary choices are Marshall amps, particularly the 1959 SLP and Handwired Re-Issue models. For his 'dirtier' sounds in Stone Gods, he played a Marshall JCM 800 Re-Issue head through Marshall 1960AX/BX cabinets, combined with a Diezel Herbert head. He also often uses one Vox AC30 combo along with his several Marshall stacks in live performance, as is exemplified in videos of The Darkness live at The Astoria in London. His vintage Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer pedal is his mainstay for overdrive.
A large amount of Hawkins' distinct tone comes from his use of heavy gauge strings. He uses Ernie Ball custom gauges (typically; 11, 15, 22p, 32w, 44w, 54w). He uses Dunlop Tortex 0.73mm picks.
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