PANTERA Bass Guitar Used During Band's Last-Ever Tour Being Auctioned

December 4, 2007

A Spector bass that was purportedly used by Rex Brown of PANTERA during Ozzfest 2000 and the subsequent "Extreme Steel Tour" (which ended up being PANTERA's last trek ever) is currently being auctioned via eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "this bass was crafted by Spector, then sent 'unfinished' to an artist/friend of PANTERA's who then applied his unique design with a PANTERA / Texas / camoflauge theme. A unique camoflauge design that actually features PANTERA's 'Cowboys From Hell' symbol 'branded' into the finish of the bass. If you run your hand over these branded spots, you can feel the indentation where they actually used a metal cattle-brand with the 'CFH' symbol and permanently branded the image in. The bass is also autographed on the back and says 'Smoke Whiskey… Rex.' The normal USA-made Rex bass available to the public from Spector has a retail price of $5299.00, so you can imagine the craftwork that goes into this handmade bass."

Dimebag Darrell was co-founder and lead guitarist for PANTERA. When PANTERA broke up in 2003, Dimebag and his brother Vinnie Paul formed DAMAGEPLAN. On Dec. 8, 2004, while performing with DAMAGEPLAN at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Dimebag was shot and killed onstage by Nathan Gale. He was 38 years old.

PANTERA's career overview CD, "The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!" (Elektra/Rhino),was certified platinum on January 13, 2006 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments in excess of one million copies in the U.S. The band's classic "Vulgar Display of Power" (Elektra) album was certified double-platinum in 2004, signifying shipments of more than 2,000,000 units in the U.S. since its February 25, 1992 release.

Rhino Video in April 2006 released PANTERA's "3 Vulgar Videos From Hell" — a three-DVD set featuring all the band's videos as well as live footage shot during the Monsters of Rock gig in Moscow. Originally released on DVD in 1999, this version features the same content with improved menus and all-new Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. In fact, it is the first PANTERA release ever in 5.1 Surround Sound. It features: "Cowboys From Hell The Videos", "Vulgar Video", "3 Watch It Go", and "Pantera Live From Monsters of Rock In Moscow".

Watch PANTERA's "I'm Broken" video:

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