Rex Brown Bass Rig - Pantera - Know Your Bass Player (1/2)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- In this 2 part series of the Rex Brown Bass Rig. We celebrate the groove machine behind Pantera, Down and Kill Devil Hill.
In this episode we're talking all things Pantera, if you're looking for Down, Kill Devil Hill and the solo stuff, that will be coming up in part 2.
Rex was well known for using Jackson, Ibanez, Musicman Stingrays and Spector basses. These were primarily powered by Ampeg amplifiers.
#pantera #rexbrown
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Rex Brown in Down, Kill Devil Hill and Solo albums - Part 2
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Part 2 will be coming in the coming weeks. Subscribe so you don't miss it.
• Rex Brown - DOWN, Kill...
There's brand new ESP LTD basses in Down, Hartke amplifiers in Kill Devil Hill. Brand new guitars, Warwick basses and a warehouse of effects pedals on Rex's solo albums.
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00:00 Intro
01:12 Rex's early life
03:37 Joining Pantera
04:47 Metal Magic
06:32 Power Metal
07:12 Cowboys from Hell
09:07 Far Beyond Driven
10:45 Great Southern Trendkill
13:19 Rex's amplifiers
20:17 Rex's effects pedals
22:38 String's and things.
Head to the show notes for a full list of everything Rex Brown related www.whichbass.co.uk/RexBrown
Can you please do a video on steve digiorgio from the bands death, testament and sadus please much love
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Bro... You are doing a fabulous job bby making contents on Rex Brown.... He richly deserves and he will go down in history as one top 8 greatest bass guitarists of all time... Bass is not about playing with finger or slapping or thumbing.. It's about creating and making music...
His bass line during the solo on "Floods" is sooooo damn good.
Amen to that sir!
yes!!
About time. Rex never got the appreciation he deserved. Largely because he was outshined by Dime.
It is definitely time to give Rex some credit. There were some massive personalities in Pantera. This is his time to shine.
Yeah, one of my buddies is a big Rex fan and I also agree with him when he says that Rex is really underrated
One sign of a great bassist is when a lone guitarist can step out and ake a solo with no backing rhythm track and it doesn't sound like the heaviness disappeared. Rex delivered this like no other. Tim from RATM is another example of this. Many bands record a rhythm track of guitar for this purpose in the studio then when you see them live they sound weak during every guitar solo. Pantera did not have this problem because Rex knew how to craft great bass lines that traveled between the drums and guitar riff while having the heavy crushing tone that held the low end down while having a grinding mid range.
I don't think Rex is underrated. Anyone who knows their Pantera knows that he is a true monster on the bass. Huge tone, lines mean AF and a tight, TIGHT player. Gotta put on some tunes now😎
rex was part of dime's tone
Dimes guitar and Rex’s bass were a the perfect duo
Proud to be part of the 13% my friend! Best rig breakdowns on youtube
Agree
Just subbed
100%
Despite
Here here!
Rex is the only reason i lusted after a Spector NS-2 style bass. Now that i have one i truly understand why the are as good as people say.
As Tuco Salamanca would say "Tight tight tight!" They just cut through a mix like butter.
...and i saw they now also make shortscales.....
Such an underrated tone and player imo Rex. Such a memorable, grindy sound that is unmistakably Rex.
Spot on! He's amazing.
this man, honestly, this man deserves more views the amount of care put into this is crazy
Thank you Tunahan, I appreciate that dude.
I think that Rex is one of the best pick players, along with David Ellefson and Justin Chancellor!
100% totally agree. Spot on.
Fuck yes. I would add Dick Lövgren. Phenomenal pick players who you don't really hear about outside of the fanbase.
Man, you guys really don't aspire to be very good at bass huh? :/ I'm reconsidering writing metal music, I would never influence people to do as little as possible
@@dankhill6851 If you think Rex does "as little as possible", then I'm afraid to tell you that you might need hearing aids.
@@dankhill6851 It's very easy for the bassist to overplay and step all over the tune. The greats know when to step out with the drums and push the rhythm or stay in the background and carry the song. Rex liked to compliment the vocals as well with his bass playing, you can hear it in songs like This Love and Floods. Not every bassist needs to play like Jaco.
I am not a huge Pantera fan. BUT, I always dug Rex's GROOVE vibe and TONE
Since 1991 i always admire his crazy good sound of bass. 👍👍
Rex is awesome. I still have his pick from a Down show I went to years ago. It says 'REX MUTHRFKN BROWN'.
thank you for this. rex is by far my favorite metal bass player. His work on Down II is incredible. Can't wait for part 2
Thanks Kip, glad you enjoyed it, I'll get part 2 out as soon as I can.
One of the most underrated bass players in metal! Very informative content as always brotha! 🔥
Totally agree! It's time to celebrate Rex Brown.
I've been a subscriber now for awhile, I cannot wait for the part 2 of this series!!!!
Keep up the incredibly detailed work you're now known for thanks!
how the hell does this dude only have 21K subs? these videos are awesome
Thanks a lot Seamus, I really appreciate that dude.
Proud to be a part of the 13%! Great video as always, man! It's cool to see some love be given to this criminally underrated bassist, and to see some light shed on how he got his awesome bass tone over the years. I also had no idea about the use of dummy amps, I found that part to be quite amusing. Great work and research on this! Looking forward to Part 2!
13% represent! Thanks Seth, really glad to have you with us. Glad you enjoyed the video too. Those dummy heads threw me through a loop too, great to see someone admit it finally!
Rex' absolute murder served a pretty vital role in Dimes guitar sounding as good as it does
Awesome run-down! Can't wait for Pt.2. And yes, I've been subbed for a long time.
Thanks SSKI, 13% represent! Glad to have you watching!
Omg I waited so much for this, thank you.
Sorry for the long wait Charles, I hope it was worth it! Thanks for watching!
Glad you finally got around to him, he's one of my favorites
I hope you weren't waiting too long Slingshot, I hope it was worth the wait!
Damn proud 13% member since the Steve Harris vid... Lovely work as we've come to expect nothing less from ya Alfie!!! Looking forward to part 2 of this one as well as my much begged for dUg Pinnick series (and I have a funny feeling it would be a series). Keep up the incredible work Brethren.
13% represent! Thanks Scott, wow you been subbed that long. Got to be one of the first in that case! Thanks so much. I'm sure I'll have my work cut out for me with dUg! But watch this space, we'll get there :D
As always, great material. Thumbs up!
Thanks Witkac! Glad you enjoyed it.
Subbed long ago. These are the best bass rig rundowns around.
Has you listed as 2 years subbed! Thanks Even, I'm glad to have you watching!
That's awesome. Thank a lot. Rex is so underrated bassist, as for me. His tonns of impact and work just can't be unmarked, but it still being unspoken till this day. Also, Pantera was a band with one guitar, and this fact shows how Brown was talanted and skilled player. He did great support to Dime's riffs and harmonics. He is one of my the most favourite bass players of all time. And his solo album is a really interesting thing, his vocals is such a thing :). Thanks again, Alfie!
You're welcome PxlSnake, so glad you enjoyed it. He does get overlooked, so it's about time we changed that!
The best bass channel on TH-cam! Killing it man.
Thanks Josh, glad to have you watching.
@@WhichBass you're doing a fantastic job man!
ALFIE! Glad ur back. Thank you for the new installment. Cheers from Boston.
Lucy, nice to see you in the comments again. Hope you enjoyed the video! You tell Boston I said hello!
@@WhichBass thank you ALFIE
As always I enjoy your vids. I wish there was a new one every week. Keep it up.🤟
You should do a bass rig video about bob dasliey he's been on most of ozzys solo stuff gary moore black sabbath rainbow the list goes on and on and its possible you could get a hold of him to find out what he uses. Bob is a savage on the bass although ozzy and sharon screwed him Royal!!! He deserves his Due and respect as 1 of the greats
Bob is a legend, great suggestion thanks Eric. I'll look into him.
Yes please do one on Bob!
That's a great idea.
Thanks so much for this. Deffo my favourite bassist and sadly overlooked.
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Glad you enjoyed it Slik!
Why do people say he's underrated or overlooked?. Pantera changed metal and Rex was in Pantera its the band as a whole that changed metal. Every Bass player knows who Rex Brown is
@@jesseolson3142
I think it’s that the bass was buried in the mix, for obvious reasons, as it was hard for it to cut through the guitar tone. And from that it leads people to not really hear his great input. Obviously for musicians, we can appreciate his work, but for others, it’s kind of overlooked.
1:40 😂😂 a new level reference
Finally someone caught it. Top marks!
Tks for all! You are amazing!
Thanks Ricardo, I appreciate that dude.
YES the Rex episode!!!!!
Most underrated channel on TH-cam. You're a natural.
Thanks a bunch Sacred Cow I really appreciate that dude.
Man, that was awesome!!
Thanks Marcelo, glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent work, love your videos!
Thanks Stephan! My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.
Roger Waters, John Paul Jones, John Entwistle, D'arcy, Sean Yseault.....
Classic suggestions there Travis, thanks.
Sean would be cool
I'm in the %13 part. You're doing great job dude. Keep on!
13% represent! Thanks Ulas, glad to have you with us.
Best example of Rex using Morley bass wah is on “Ill cash a shadow”. Studio and live versions
Proud to be subbed. These vids rock, Keep it up dude!
Thanks Ben! It's good to have you with us, I appreciate that.
@@WhichBass I know you probably have a million ideas and suggestions. That being said I'd like to see a break down of Al Cisneros from SLEEP, Om and Shrinebuilder.
Al is a great suggestion Ben thanks. I'll see what I can do.
Right on!!!🤘🤘🤘very cool video,especially since iam a pantera fan!!!👍
Glad you enjoyed it Johnny.
Very cool 😎
Been subscribed to the loyal 13% for a long time. Keep up the good work: your time will come! Just keep growing your way!
13% Represent! glad to have you Bear I really appreciate that!
Yes! Thank you!!
Awesome video on Rex and and can't wait for Part 2, still gonna keep my suggestions of Roger Waters, Krist Novoselic, Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 and Paul McCartney but this time I'll also add Jack Bruce from Cream, Phil Lesh from Grateful Dead and Dusty Hill from ZZ Top. Was definitely happy to see this come up, and I'm glad to see you're still doing well my dude
All brilliant suggestions Andrew, thanks for that. Good to see you again, glad you're still watching! I may try and branch out into some of the older classics, so I'm liking this list a bunch.
Finally, one of my favourite bassists
Great AS! Glad we got to someone you enjoyed.
Excellent job, as always
Thanks Zephirot, glad you enjoyed it.
amazing video, thanks!!!!!!
Thanks Metz, I'll put Mike on the list.
Awesome awesome video and content! Subscribed and 'belled'(?) Pantera is one of my all time favorites. I always felt Rex is such an underappreciated bass player so it's great to see this stuff about him!
Thanks for the sub and bell Sunbro, I do appreciate that. I got some more Rex Brown bass rig stuff coming out soon!
Great work!!!! Thanks!!!
I really enjoyed your interview with Rex. A friend of mine works at Gibson (and yes he plays Gibson guitars quite well too) here in Tennessee and met him when he visited earlier this year. He said Rex was a pretty cool guy. As a drummer I am always interested in what my back beat brothers are playing!
Thanks Dave, glad you enjoyed the videos, I appreciate that.
These videos are brilliant wish I knew settings of amps pedals from the artists you have covered time to do more thanks stay safe
Thanks Richard, glad you enjoyed it. Amp settings are nothing! It's all in the hands!
Shhhhiiiiii. Been subbed for the longest, homie.
13% represent! Thanks GM!
real good info Alfie , I sure wish I had a Specter bass to play around with.
Alfie I stopped receiving all notifications from all my subscribed videos from you tube about two weeks ago ,
I click the bell in the top right corner to find new videos , I will be looking for part 2 , much thanks.
Hey Mark good to see you again. Man, I wish I had a Spector too, those things are so unique. I'm not sure whats up with YT notifications, I made sure all my subs were to be notified on the release. I do hear other channels have the same issues. The games the YT gods play is a joke ... Part 2 will be a week or 2 so don't check back every day XD
The Tele (telly) reference made me laugh.😁 Good to see you back Alfie, great video.👍
Glad someone understands my jokes! Thanks Kai, good to have you watching!
Im a HUGE rex brown fan, and I've always used a Boss CEB3, and never been able to put on quite why. I just dig the sound of it. Now i find out my idol has used the same setup, Im just amazed. I dont need to explain to myself why i should use it anymore.
(Im a bassist in a metal band btw)
Chorus rocks on the bass, never explain yourself!
You did such a great job, awesome. Rex is "the" bass player that is criminally underrated but everyone wants to know off. I am currently preparing for Pantera stuff with my modified Ibanez ATK and a Music man stingray special and a lot of Darkglass stuff. See how that works out😎🤟
Thank you Johnny! Glad you enjoyed the video. Rex is a brilliant bassist and always right in that picket. Enjoy your ATK! Should get a good sound out of that for Pantera!
Thank you for this content
Thank you for this comment Edgar! Glad you enjoyed it.
Really enjoyed this rundown of Rex Brown. Easily one of my favorite bassist and biggest influences. For those who make fun of bassist who primarily use a plectrum hahaha. Tell that to Lemmy, Rex, Jason Newsted, Rachel Bolan, Dee Dee Ramone, Ian Hill, David Ellefson, Mathew Freeman and a plethora of other game changers on the almighty BASS. Great video once again.
Thanks Dana! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. No musician in their right mind would berate a pick playing bassist! Not in my company I tell you!
Love what you do, keep it up! :)
Thanks Brandon, good to have you with us.
Killer video, man. I would love to see a video on Mike Starr from Alice In Chains. Some monstrous tones! Inez is a great player as well and he has had great tones with AIC too.
Great suggestion Tyler, I'll see what I can do!
Which Bass Right on, I would totally dig that!
13% since the beginning ! Proud of it. The videos are great, and this one is no exception =)
13% represent! Thanks Ant, good to see you again.
@@WhichBass good to be back as always Alfie :)
Subbed. Love Rex’s playing. Love Pantera.
Thanks for the sub Nick, glad to have you watching.
As always, beautiful research. Congratulations on the work.
It would be very interesting to have videos about the equalizations used by the bass players. Big hug brother
Thank you Gabriel, I hope you enjoyed it. When you say equalizations do you mean how their amps are dialed in or how they're mixed when recorded?
@@WhichBass Hello great friend, how are you?
I am speaking more generally. What is the equalization to have the bassist's sound. But both ideas are cool:
01 - how your amplifiers are dialed
02 - how they are mixed when recorded
Congratulations on your work and a big hug from Brazil.
Rex is my favourite bassist along with Jason Newsted, great video
That's great Mandres I hope this video done him justice!
i hope you get more subs man you deserve it
Thanks Cruhg, that's kind of you to say so, I appreciate that.
Wow..this was an awwweesome channel.and a greaaaat video of one of my favourite bassist ever(alongside Steve Harris ;) !!Im a drummer at heart..but also do play the bass when i get the oppurtunity..so this channel may have gotten me onto the path of getting another bass .Thank you ..and of course >>Subbed :) Greetings from Norway ,Stefan :)
Hey Stefan, drummers are bassists best friends! You're welcome here dude. Glad you enjoyed the video. If you do get a bass show me what you got! Tweet me @AlfieWilliamsUK I'd love to see.
Tell Norway I said Hello!
Awesome video, I really enjoyed it! One of my all time faves :) I didn't read all of the comments so sorry if this has already been covered but the tuning printed on the back of the headstock toward the end of the video looks to me like it's a 5 string with all strings tuned down one and a half steps from standard. Great depth and research on this vid, nice work...Cheers!
Thanks Scott, some had suggested it's a tuning in 5th's but I couldn't say for sure. Sounds like it could be.
love your videos Rex wish you also did a tuition video with tab we can all dream looking forward to the next video stay safe take care
I might
Great research. Keep the good work. Peace.
Yeeeahhh you are back:)
Sorry for the wait Heinrich, had some stuff to sort out. But I'm here! That's all that matters.
I'm subbed. Your videos are amazing!
Glad to have you Mouth Breather!
Wow, I thought I loved everything bass. Please carry on kind sir! Subbed and eagerly waiting.
Thanks Jon, I appreciate that sub! Is there a bass player you'd like to see?
@@WhichBass I gave it some thought. Tony Levin for his different tones and applications of the bass. Or Pino Palladino because he’s hard not to love.
Classic suggestions, I'll see what I can do!
Bro... You are doing a fabulous job bby making contents on Rex Brown.... He richly deserves and he will go down in history as one top 8 greatest bass guitarists of all time... Bass is not about playing with finger or slapping or thumbing.. It's about creating and making music...
Thanks Subhojit, I'm glad you're enjoyed the videos. I appreciate it dude. You're spot on about Rex. There's more to a good player than just flashy parts.
@@WhichBass one of the main reasons of pantera s heavy sound is his bass and playing underneath darrel abbots riffs and making it sound even heavier ...
Excellent A.W...keep thumpin..
Mr Fender J, great to see you again, thanks for dropping by.
i don't even listen to Pantera but this video was an entertaining and informative as always! i think i've said in the past i'd love a video on John Entwistle, but given how much gear The Ox used in The Who.... that might need to be the hour-long Christmas special!!!!
Thanks for watching Shark, even if Pantera isn't your thing. I appreciate that a lot. John Entwistle will keep me going for a while won't it?! Watch this space, I really must do him at some point.
Please please please do a john entwistle one
When a Rex documentary breaks into a rig rundown.
I like this style even if i know all about Rex, many dont.
Thanks Pig, I hope you enjoyed it.
Love the content of your channel, so well researched 🙂🤘
My suggestion would be Doug Pinnick of King's X!
Thanks a bunch Rooms! Glad you enjoyed it! dUg is a great suggestion I'll see what I can do!
YESSSSSS THANK YOU!!!!!
You're welcome Christopher, I hope you enjoyed it.
@@WhichBass it was worth the wait man, very detailed and very thorough, good job top notch 🤘
Met Rex when Kill Devil Hill played Ottawa. They did an instore and I got to spend some time with him. My birthday was the day before so at the end of the show, Vinnie Appice took off his floor tom, had the band sign it and gave it to me. Still have it. Rex is underrated. He drove the shit out of Pantera. Great player.
Thanks for sharing your story Ferox, that's awesome man.
Great video Alfie, as always. Would be lovely to see Chris Squire covered in the next videos.
Thanks Aline! Glad you enjoyed it. Chris is a classic, I'll see what I can do!
EMG has their 35 and 40 size with P/J under the shells. I kind of wonder if he put these in some of this 5 string Spectors.
I've been working on part 1 for a while so I can't remember off the top of my head the answer to that. But I'm pretty sure I cover it during the Down era. He has quite a few Spectors in Down and KDH so I'm sure I can get you an answer for that.
klaymeister 35’s & 40’s in all of the 5’s
YEAH BOY!!!!!!
Love Ampeg SVTs I've been using them since mid 80s. I've gone between classic heads & SVT 4pro rack mounted. Unfortunately I never got to the point were a company gave me a ton of free gear lol. My last rig was 2 8x10s a 4x10 cabs rack with Furman power conditioner,a Korg pro tuner, bbe Sonic maximizer, Ampeg 4 pro., Sure wireless.
Can't wait for part 2. Please consider Billy Gould next.
Billy is a great suggestion, I'll see what I can do!
Another +1 vote for Billy!
Rex is a BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!
Yo Alfie, gotta agree with Head Down. Proud to be in the 13% subed to your channel top marks as ever.
Gotta say I was quite bummed out when Rex switched to Warwick in recent years. Keep up the good work mfreind.
Brian.
Hey Brian, good to see you again. 13% Represent!
I appreciate that dude. Rex switching to Warwick's is a bit of a weird one considering his initial reaction to them. Hopefully we uncover a bit more info in part 2. Keep well dude.
Ryan Martinie, Fieldy, Troy Sanders, Robert Trujillo, Tony Campos...
fieldy?!?!?! fuck no!
Great suggestions Sequoia, all on the list.
Getcha pull!
Indeed!
YES FINALLY
Sorry for the long wait! Glad it's finally out.
Love this. I always though his bass tone on Far Beyond Driven is one of the best ever. I'd like to suggest Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse for a future video. Great stuff as always!
Thanks David, Alex Webster is second place in my list. Watch this space!
Loved the video!! Love the Content but you gotta finish the metallica trio with Robert trujillos bass rig. Keep up the badass work
Yes yes yes I know! It's bugging me too. I need to finish the trio! I'll get there one day. Thanks Dankis ;)
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Too job as usual my man!
Thanks Andrew! I appreciate that.
Very talented underrafed Bass Player 100%
Which bass did Rex use for the Far Beyond Driven album? I get the impression from the video that he found Spector after recording the album. Would that make it a Stingray for the bulk of the tracking?
That's a good question, I think it was the Fernades basses and a fretless Stingray.
I bought a SVT4-PRO and a PR4x10HLF back in 2004 and still have it. That amp is a monster. I play an early 2000s Zon Sonus (Bartolini pickups, back before they were put in cheap stuff) through it.
That sounds like a beast of a rig, nice job!
@@WhichBass It is. A buddy that had a SVT4 with a SVT8x10he and he was blown away by how the PR4x10hlf sounded.
Rex just released a new signature thunderbird bass with Gibson!
I know! I made a video about it!
I was once asked a number of years ago who IMHO had the loudest BASS rig. Without hesitation I advised that this would be as follows: Old school Rex Brown new school John Campbell. Rex had the enviable task of keeping up with Dime and Vinnie and had zero issues doing so. Rex always had the timing that was needed to keep the Pantera groove working. I must agree with Petey Grizz, it is about damn time that Rex Brown was RECOGNIZED for his efforts.
Glad to be apart of the 13 percent
13% Represent! Glad to have you Tasty Balls
Thank you for your devotion to this special instrument, the Bass! If you are up for the task, I recommend doing a Steve DiGiorgio video. An amazing bass player that have contributed to amazing bass lines in bands like Sadus, Death, Iced Earth, Testament, Quo Vadis, etc, etc.
Great videos and research!
Thanks Philisteum, glad to have you watching. Steve is a great suggestion, I'll see what I can do.