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...
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😎
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 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.
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!
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
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
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.
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)
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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.
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.
I can't wrap my head around the change. Because when asked how he thought about Warwick's after being endorsed he went "It joyous it's fucking amazing" lol.
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
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!
Another 80’s bassist? Dude let that era go. If your gonna go back in time do Jamerson, McCartney, J.P.Jones but there’s a lot of good bassist that are currently still making relevant music if u wanna put this channel up to date. Here’s some suggestions Wolstenholme (muse), Greenwood (radiohead), Keeler (death from above 1979). This is still one of my favorite, if my favorite channels on RU-vid and I appreciate all your hard work on making these.
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!
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!
Great video. I would still really love to see Paul Gray. That said I'd also really love to see Alex Webster, Rob Trujillo (to complete the Metallica trifecta), Frank Bello, and Ryan Martinie.
Great suggestions Kevin, I think all of them are in the top 10 suggestions. And I totally agree with you. I need to get the Metallica trilogy complete!
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!
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!
