Rex Brown

This bass was played on the first two PANTERA albums and on the first two tours, exclusively.Rex received it as a Jackson endorser early on in his career and it was the main bass during the meteoric, early days of PANTERA. This bass is documented in the videos 'Cowboys From Hell', 'Domination' (live), 'Psycho Holiday' and the 'Art of Shredding', all on YouTube

This video from SkullsNBones.com shows bassist for Pantera, Kill Devil Hill, and Down, Rex Brown at a bass clinic with his new rig, one item of which is the Spector NS-2™ Bass in white. The majority of his newer appearances show him with this white Spector. He in fact actually plays this bass more than his Signature Spector Rex Brown Bass.

In this photo, we can see Brown playing his signature model ESP LTD REX-600 Bass, this bass can also be seen in This video at 2:09, with the best shot of it being around 6:24.

This is a photo of the Pantera, Kill Devil Hill, and Down's bass player Rex Brown's pedal board. On the far top left of Rex Brown's pedal board is the MXR Blowtorch. Very distinct in appearance due to the silver body and orange caution stripes.

In this photo, we can see Brown with two Music Man Stingray Basses, both Black Single-Pickup models with the only difference being that one is a 4-String and one is a 5-String.

In the video he plays it

At 2:08 you can see Rex using the Two Faze pedal

"Me and Dime rocked these for the whole Pantera set! -Rex Brown on Guitar World

In this video at 11:12, Brown can be seen with his Signature Prototype Bass, Brown had many of these Basses made in 4 and 5-String setups with many different Finishes such as:

*Dark Blue Burst (Seen in Video for "Revolution Is My Name") *Plain Black *Black with Flame Paintjob *Grungy White Paintjob

One of these models was also put up for auction in 2015 with a starting bid of $7500.

The discription for this item read:

Says Rex about this bass; "This was one of MANY prototypes that I had drawn up and had Stuart commission for me. This bass was played on just about every Ozzfest we ever played & that was a bunch. This bass in particular isn't as heavy as some of the production models. At a point they got TOO heavy to sport around on stage with all night!! Even though it says proto-type, this design went thru many different woods & necks. This is one of my faves!!"

A Phase 90 can be seen in Rex's pedalboard at about 1:07 into the video.

Rex Brown, bassist for Pantera, Down, and Kill Devil Hill switched to Samson/Hartke products in 2013. Larry Hartke sent him the Hartke Kilo Bass Amp and Rex Brown has used this head at every performance since. This photo from SamsonTech.com is a promotional Hartke shoot of Rex with his new rig.

The Hartke Kilo is a 1000 watt, Hybrid Tube Stereo Bass Amp featuring a 10 band graphic equalizer.

Loving this new Bass Distortion from my family at MXR! Some of the best distorted Rat tones ever from this little beast! And with the Dry/Wet knobs YOU are totally in control of your low end!" - Rex

In the video Rex says he plays hybrid cobalt slinky bass strings

This photo shows bassist for Pantera, Down, and Kill Devil Hill, Rex Brown performing live. The photo shows him using 2 Ampeg SVT bass cabinets . The one of these on the bottom standing nearly shoulder height to him is the Ampeg SVT 810 Bass Cabinet.

This is a photo of the Pantera, Kill Devil Hill, and Down's bass player Rex Brown's pedal board. You will notice just below the board is the set list for the evening which shows "Devil Hill Music.com" over it's top.

In this photo of his pedal board from the Guitar Gods website, you can see the bass attack at the top right of the board.

On the left we can see Rex's custom distressed-finish PJ Warwick Corvette.

In a post from the official Jim Dunlop Instagram account, Rex Brown of Pantera is mentioned alongside Dimebag Darrell, highlighting their use of Dunlop Tortex Standard 1.0mm Guitar Picks.

The photo shows the SVT-VR Reissue 300 watt all tube bass heads behind Rex Brown, the bassist for Pantera, Kill Devil Hill, and Down. The 4 input jacks are a dead give away.

In this video at 2:44, it is said on a Facebook Q&A Brown, said that one of his first Basses was a Fender Precision Bass.

In this video at 4:33, it is said that Brown bought this Bass just prior to joining Pantera and was used to record the albums "Metal Magic" in '83, "Projects In The Jungle" in '84 and "I Am The Night" in '85. The Bass was later put up for auction in 2015 with the starting bid at $6500.

The discription for the item read:

In Rex's own words; "This was my every first professional bass that I ever bought. It was purchased off Division Street in Arlington in 1981. The original color was black, but in those days Dime and I were always trying different pick-ups, paint jobs, electronics, etc. It was not until '85 that it became what it is today. I recorded the first 3 Independent records with this bass, in whatever setup we were in. It was my backup after I bought a Hamer explorer that ended up in pieces, right up until the Jackson/Charvel era. It had the sound of an old P-bass that I always liked, as I still have some to this day. The drilled bullet holes and blood splatter was done in Dime's garage on a very late and beer swilled evening. This bass really is the building block bass for me in many ways, it was part of the learning experience we all went thru in laying the foundation of what that rhythm section was all about. That Texas boogie that eventually grew into the Power Groove!! I'm still at odds with getting rid of her, but I'd much rather someone else enjoy it, than it just sitting in a case for another 30 years... Sigh !! The stories it could tell..."

This is a photo of the Pantera, Kill Devil Hill, and Down's bass player Rex Brown's pedal board. You will notice just below the board is the set list for the evening which shows "Devil Hill Music.com" over it's top. You can see a dark green MXR pedal on the bottom of the pedal board. The three buttons on top and 1 stomp selector shows it's an MXR Carbon Copy.

In this photo from Geargods.com is the pedal bard of Pantera, Kill Devil Hill, and Down's bass player Rex Brown. You will notice just below the board is the set list for the evening which shows "Devil Hill Music.com" over it's top.

A Morley Pro Series PBA Bass Wah pedal in his pedal chain. You can tell it's the Pro Series II PBA Bass Wah because it has only one button located to the left of the gear, says Pro under the toe, and the blue paint of the product.

Custom built Reverso, by Warwick

On the second-left, we can see Rex's silver Streamer. We can tell it's a stage 1 as it has P/J pickups.

this site has an image of Rex playing his signature guitar.

In this video at 2:44, it is said on a Facebook Q&A Brown, said that one of his first Basses was a Gibson Grabber.

This video from SkullsNBones.com features Rex Brown, known for playing bass guitar for Pantera, Kill Devil Hill, and Down, with his brand new touring rig. The majority of his equipment is now gear given to him from Larry Hartke. This video shows him playing through a Hartke HyDrive 810 Bass Cabinet. The spacing between speakers 3 and 5, as well as 4 and 6 shows that this is not in fact 2 hydrive 410 cabinets stacked, but the big 810 itself. This Hartke HyDrive 810 is a 2000 watt beast featuring half paper, half aluminum cones.

At 0:42 in the video you see Rex using the Carl Martin Bass Chorus pedal

On the right we can see Rex Brown with a Warwick Star Bass.

This photo shows Rex Brown with an Ampeg SVT 3 Pro bass amplifier head. Also pictured is Sean Yseult from White Zombie, providing context for the setting.