Dennis Dunaway
original bass player for Alice Cooper
Dennis Dunaway's Bass Guitars
In this photo, Dunaway can be seen holding his 1970 Fender Jazz Bass modified with a P-J pickup configuration, and adorned with sparkles, mirrors, and various different coins glued to the body and headstock, the same decorations Dunaway applied to the Bass himself in the '70s.
In these photos on the left, Dunaway can be seen preforming live with his modified 1969 Gibson EB-0, dubbed the "Frog Bass" for it's green color in addition to other reasons. This Bass was donated to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Museum many years later.
When asked about the Bass in an April 2017 issue of Vintage Guitar, Dunaway explained the instrument's odd finish coloration, as well as it's name origin:
[Vintage Guitar]: "What’s the story behind the Gibson EB-0 “Frog Bass,” which now resides at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum?"
[Dunaway]: "I bought that in 1969. I used model-car paint to spray it Emerald Green with a silver undercoat, then glued mirrors and Swarovski crystal rhinestones all over the body. I added a Fender Precision pickup in the bridge position. Cindy, my girlfriend at the time and now my wife of many years, always thought I looked like a frog when I smiled, so she gave it the nickname."
This is a community-built gear list for Dennis Dunaway.
- Find relevant music gear like Bass Guitars, Amplifiers, Effects Pedals, Software Plugins and VSTs, Keyboards and Synthesizers, Instruments, and other instruments and add it to Dennis Dunaway.
- The best places to look for gear usage are typically on the artist's social media, YouTube, live performance images, and interviews.
- To receive email updates when Dennis Dunaway is seen with new gear, follow the artist.