Rex from pantera

Thedeadking · #1 12-30-2004, 03:28 PM

Always a big fan of pantera but all the talk is usaly always about vinnie, dime, or phil and never about rex. What do you think of him as a bass player?

zongeek · #2 12-30-2004, 05:48 PM

his tone in "im broken" is sweet. i think thats a cool sound. i can never reproduce it, but then again who could but him. and not a bad player either.

bartman · #3 12-30-2004, 05:56 PM

i saw his signature Spector "Rex" on auction on ebay once and bid on it, but... as I expected, got out-bidded. :/

I like his work on Far Beyond Driven. His bass also sounds nice live. I've seen Pantera a couple times in Toronto.

Razor · #4 12-30-2004, 05:59 PM

Totally underrated player. Rex was always in the shadows in Pantera but if you listen to most of his playing he was totally up on things in terms of speed and also doubling most of the awesome, and technical lines/riffs that The Dime hashed out.
First class player in my book.

Serg · #5 12-30-2004, 08:13 PM

this might be a little bit off subject but what ever happened to rex since pantera broke up. Lately I haven't anything from him

Razor · #6 12-31-2004, 02:36 AM

Last I heard he was producing bands somewhere...dunno exactly. After Pantera lost speed he dabbled playing for the band "Down" but I don't think that lasted very long.

Ian Perge · #7 12-31-2004, 04:20 AM

Rex produced and played bass on Crowbar's most recent album. Very much in agreement - much like Dime and Vinnie he brought a "groove" to Pantera that's rare in most metal bassists.

tplyons · #8 01-03-2005, 03:28 PM

He's a great bassist, a wonderful redneck, and of course had great tone.

Razor · #9 01-04-2005, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tplyons

He's a great bassist, a wonderful redneck, and of course had great tone.

Well said

Dincrest · #10 01-04-2005, 09:01 AM

While "Far Beyond Driven" is far from my favorite Pantera album, Rex's bass work was much more prominent in the mix than in previous Pantera albums and his syncopation is tight.

Ian Perge · #11 01-05-2005, 04:34 AM

I'd actually submit that Rex's best recorded work is on the two studio tracks from the "Official Live: 101 Proof" CD. "Where You Come From" and "I Can't Hide" have him way up in the mix, and it suits the music more than well.

Nickthebassist · #12 01-05-2005, 05:27 AM

Rex is a good bassist. When Dimebag is soloing, he keeps the music flowing. He also has a classic Spector thumpy sound.

cassanova · #13 01-05-2005, 12:24 PM

I think Rex is under-rated. Some of my favorite work is off the "Far Beyond Driven" Cd. He fills things up pretty nicely durring the guitar solos with tastefull little metal grooves.

Don W · #14 01-05-2005, 05:08 PM

I always thought that Rex had a great tone and did an awesome job filling out the songs. Pantera was a one guitar band and they rarely added rhythm parts during Dimebag's solos but Rex still kept the song full with just a bass part.

Razor · #15 01-05-2005, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by fiendish

I always thought that Rex had a great tone and did an awesome job filling out the songs. Pantera was a one guitar band and they rarely added rhythm parts during Dimebag's solos but Rex still kept the song full with just a bass part.

Excellent point...and it's not an easy thing to do well.