@@Indianpsychonaut people should just do what’s best for the song, in rex’s case he did that with alternating between fingers and pick on different songs.
This is the backdrop as to why Pantera was so good. Insanely good and tight bass and drums, topped off with an ultra-creative guitarist and an absolute fireball of a vocalist. All star lineup.
Geraldo Rodriguew how can you tell? I don’t know the song well enough to hear a difference between the drums, and that sure sounds like Rex on his Spector bass
Pantera was so tight that rex tone is completely hidden when you listen to the record, and its not be cause of the mix, is just so tight that it sounds like a freaking single unit with the guitar tone all over there, you can "feel" rex lines, not "hear" them.....that's the sign of an amazing bass player.
Jesus what a rhythm section. Talk about "in the pocket." Vinnie's timing is so precise he sounds inhuman. Rex grooves so fucking hard and aggressive. I never realized just how well aggression and groove go together.
It's difficult to adequately express just how extraordinary the playing is here. It's tight - no cut & paste nonsense just two guys locked at the head - but the feel and swagger take it out of any "mechanical" realm. This has real soul. Listen to this a few times then listen to the final album mix nice and loud - you'll get a new appreciation for these guys. The bed that Dime and Phil lay on and no mistake.
Phil still ringing out in my head "MY EARS CANT HEAR WHAT YA SAY TO MEEE". I'm a guitarist and Dime nerd, so his solo is going full tilt too 😂 I can't unhear it.
Am I the only one who's brain automatically filled in Dimes guitar parts?😂 Seriously though, both of these guys are way underrated in what they brought to the overall sound of Pantera. RIP Dime and Vinny.
i never understood why people say that some musicians are so much underrated. i play both guitar and bass, the tone on my bass is in F and i never gave and still don't give a sh*t for what others say about it. by the way, some years ago i read here in internet that Pete Steele had his bass tuned 3 notes down while in Carnivore. to play Metal doesn't matter if the tone is in standard, is down or high, the composition is the most important.
If I remember correctly, I think he recorded a lot of this album on a P Bass. This also would have been around the time he got a Spector, which would have been a PJ
