How to play like Carlos D of Interpol - Bass Habits - Ep 49

[@PaulDelBelloYT]

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[@user-friendlyhuman]

Paul, I caught one of Carlos' picks in 2007. It was a purple dunlop big stubby AND boy was it heavily used - there are literal chunks missing (I'm looking at it now). That is a testament to what you said about his "hard" playing style.

[@r.sebastianvasquez8961]

DAMN which width did he used?

[@bearzdlc2172]

@@r.sebastianvasquez8961 3.0m big stubby

[@LostMedia618]

​@@r.sebastianvasquez8961 3mm

[@LostMedia618]

​@@r.sebastianvasquez8961its the dunlop big stubby 3.0mm, i have one xd

[@r.sebastianvasquez8961]

@@LostMedia618 YEAHHH I have just bought one too! Thanks for the info pal!

[@maestrogringo]

Sadly, Interpol hasn't been the same since Carlos's departure...he was such an integral part of the band's sound!

[@SS-gx7tg]

imo El Pintor is one of their best records, better than self titled and Our Love to Admire imo. Marauder is pure shit though, I agree

[@onairmastering]

Absolutely right.

[@bearzdlc2172]

@@SS-gx7tg your opinion means nothing. marauder is fucking amazing. but self titled and our love is way better then el pintor and marauder combined

[@SS-gx7tg]

​@@bearzdlc2172 Crawl back into your crib and take a nap.

[@isaacjones1211]

​@@SS-gx7tg i respect your opinion but i think marauder is pretty good

[@NICUofficial]

As an indie kid in the early 2000s, it goes without saying that Carlos D's basslines are now part of my genetic heritage I'm working on finishing my first album right now, and the bassline of my track "Afterglow" is 110% hero worship / homage to the man himself literally one of my goals on this track is that anyone familiar will hear it and instantly go "oh that's an Interpol bassline" IOW I'm just here to sound more like Carlos

[@jessejordache1869]

Cheers!

[@rbrme]

Probably my favourite bass player ever; no one serves a song as well as Carlos did in my opinion. Perfect balance of groove and drive.

[@rbrme]

Although, I wouldn't say he's a particularly basic bass player! Some of the picking patterns he plays are crazy.

[@mauricioraigosaclavijo8833]

Completely agree, I think he was one of the best parts of interpol as a whole. Damn I really miss him

[@markteevee]

@@mauricioraigosaclavijo8833 Agreed. The shows weren't the same after he left.

[@j.r.shartzer]

Carlos D is one of the main reasons I picked up my bass.

[@Aida-l7q]

Same

[@bassonthemark8191]

I really haven’t gotten past the fact that he left the band because he didn’t like playing bass. How could someone not like playing bass? 😢

[@steve00alt70]

why did he even join the band as a bassist if he didnt like playing bass? thats the question

[@jaschul]

Maybe he wanted to play guitar and got "stuck" as the bassist. Old school rock band snobbery.

[@hotstankygarbage788]

He originally was a guitar player. He joined the band on a whim to try something new and the band already had the guutar parts filled at the time.

[@bassonthemark8191]

Personally I love playing bass.😊

[@mauricioraigosaclavijo8833]

It's pretty weird, the weirdest part is that he is one of my favorite bassist and gave interpol the great bass lines of the first albums.

[@innocentoctave]

If you want to understand why CD might have found Interpol a little limiting in the end, listen to 'Public Pervert' from Antics, and then listen to the Carlos D Remix of the same song, which was included on the Antics bonus disk. The remix picks up one bass riff from the original, brings it front and centre, and reconstructs the entire song around it as though it were a disco classic. it doesn't hurt that it's one of the most naggingly hypnotic bass riffs imaginable.

[@bassdrummer9849]

Awesome! Evil was one of the first songs I learned on bass two years ago, iconic bassline.

[@sonicht2172]

Same for me, but only 2 months. :D

[@lcdsebsystem]

rosemary…. heaven restores you in life

[@jessejordache1869]

Funniest taunt yelled from a passing car: sometime around 2010 I was walking in Brooklyn and someone yelled "hey Interpol, got any coke?" Best genre-based insult EVER.

[@ilocosmetro]

Yes!!! One of my favorite bassist. Know a little bit of his technique, but would like some more pointers

[@spiritualconnection4807]

Absolutely one of my favorite bassists. I think he is awesome because his bass lines are always groovy, creative and add a lot to the songs.

[@blackbeltjones2903]

i always found his bass lines so vital to their sound. the guitar parts are sort of droning and monotonous indie/post-punk style (at least on their first) but the bass added much needed melodic detail on many of those tracks.

[@SlowDIIV]

The funny thing is, Daniel Kessler (lead guitarist) wrote many of the most iconic bass lines while Carlos was in the band.

[@blunderless]

@@SlowDIIV evil and the beginning of the new. it’s weird because daniel does weird shit on his guitar and plays like an amateur. in hands away he plays one fret throughout the whole song, and in the new i have no clue wtf he does.

[@bearzdlc2172]

@@blunderless and specialist. and you can tell he wrote them because theyre boring as fuck and repeat the same thing over and over again with no inspiration.

[@blunderless]

@@bearzdlc2172 you’ve clearly never played specialist but yeah daniels guitar playing kinda sucks and it’s noticeable during the new. just random bs. strangely enough i think he is much better at bass than guitar. that slow hands bassline is pretty good. but i get what you mean the main bassline of specialist does seem uninspired but when you take in the other parts it’s pretty good. had to go on a tangent bc daniel is worshipped by fans when in reality he’s the most replaceable member.

[@bearzdlc2172]

@@blunderless I have played specialist. And evil on bass. They're so boring to play. Agreed though, Daniel is just cringe, I hate those sideburns.

[@thewintereaglefly]

Ironically he's my favorite bassist. He didn't even like playing it and still imo was the best

[@songcrafter]

The baselines on Interpol’s early albums are so cool. The New is amazing and Untitled is totally carried by the bass as the guitars create droning textures. I wonder if it’s worth looking at the bass on Is This It? The early 00s was a great time for bass harmonies

[@carlos97828]

To be honest interpol bass lines are not simple they are very intercate and very complex. The beautiful of Carlos bass lines is that they are so melodyc he was just brilliant bloody brilliant

[@jemellabraham7339]

My favourite bassist

[@fackya2267]

The comparisons to joy division are very superficial, both bands have a very different and distinct way of writing music.

[@erikjansen8597]

Even though Interpol is more often tied to Joy Division with regards to the sound, and I do agree with that, I think they actually sound more like The Chameleons. Listen to the song Don't Fall from The Chameleons.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

Yeah even Niege from Alcest has that opinion of them. The two guitars of Interpol have always sounded more influenced by the guitars of the chameleons.

[@erikjansen8597]

@@soysaucehairdye7869 I thought the same thing about how the 2 guitars play off of each other. I also think Peter Hook is way more melodic and is less traditional bass than Carlos D.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

@@erikjansen8597 yeah I agree. I think Interpol always got the Joy Division comparison, because Paul Banks and Ian Curtis are both low tenors that sing more in the style of a baritone and thus their voices have some similarity to each other and more people know of joy division than the chameleons, the sound, lowlife, and asylum party.

[@erikjansen8597]

@@soysaucehairdye7869 Totally agree. You are taking the words right out of my mouth. lol

[@erikjansen8597]

@@soysaucehairdye7869 BTW. What are your thoughts on the drums comparison? I am thinking Interpol's style of drumming is closer to Joy Division, because the Chameleon's drumming sounds more progressive. That aspect combined with the voice of Paul Banks is probably why many link the 2 bands. I am curious to read what you think.

[@BASSVIOLATOR]

INTERPOL without Carlos D is like eating a Hamburger without a Coca-Cola

[@anotheryoutubeuser]

Relatively healthier?

[@blunderless]

​@@anotheryoutubeuser refreshing, and relieves the monotonity

[@rscottsandberg9303]

TY very much for this deep dive! I'm just learning Slow Hands and wanted a little back story and you covered it! Cheers...

[@guanoApe]

Punk ( post, pop, old school) has always been bass oriented

[@Anemoia6525]

true

[@stevenrios339]

You should do a video about Tom petersson of Cheap Trick, their debut album and heaven tonight have some really good bass lines

[@keithboyd1847]

I practice a lot of Carlos denglers bass lines on my Fender Jazz Bass

[@ramonemiliogomezjorge8557]

YES! i was just learning obstacle 1

[@user-bv9cr9zp4z]

Please, make a video of how to sound like Vern Rumsey from Unwound, he was so viby person and bass player…

[@jinstyles8323]

YES!!! You, my friend, have great taste in music.

[@user-bv9cr9zp4z]

@@jinstyles8323 🤝

[@escourge323131]

Awesome! You have covered all my favorite bass players so far 😃 Carlos D Peter Hook Simon Gallup Justin Chancellor Gotta say, even though Carlos is no longer part of the band (once they finished the production of the self titled album) the latter records are still good specially El Pintor. Paul's basslines are far from being at the level of Carlos but the rest of the instrumental is still Interpol.

[@lcdsebsystem]

quite possibly the best bassist to come out of the early 2000s. it’s a shame he didn’t stay in interpol, their music hasn’t been the same since the release of Our Love To Admire, he was definitely the biggest factor in Interpols sound.

[@darrylwiggins1156]

Thank you, paul.I have seen many tributes to Interpol but none to it's anchor.That would be carlos.yes,the drummer is riding neck and neck with him but Dengler elevates every song he surveys.I'm sorry carlos felt the band he helped propel bored him but there's always tomorrow.He could rejoin.

[@ricardoojeda2561]

Amazing, thank you.

[@dylancoronell9358]

I was so hyped when I read the title hahaha, now what about Robert DeLeo? haha

[@td8778]

good job

[@johnnygood178]

兄弟，说的也太好了吧。爱了爱了。

[@juanbaez3066]

Sorry for bugging you for months haha, thank you for this video Carlos D was my first inspiration to play bass

[@franpinyol8500]

Amazing review !! thanks so much. What other bassists or bands sound like Interpol firsts albums ?

[@mp4-27d3]

PDA was the first Interpol I heard and the bass stood out to me right away. I hate that Carlos left.

[@Bellociuffo86]

I'll add that He also plays a lot of 7h note when the Song Is in minor Key.

[@Kitchyyy]

You're wrong. Carlos didn't leave because he didn't like playing bass, he left because it was he was tired of being a rock star. He went to go into acting after his departure from the band.

[@jaschul]

Pick playing on a J-Bass usually sounds too scratchy for my taste, but Carlos D got a solid, not-annoying tone. He rolled his tone off a bit, maybe?

[@Lukewarm111]

He probably just had minimal EQ on his amp he didn’t turn up to treble too much

[@Lukewarm111]

His strings sound slightly old and worn in too

[@geshel]

I think he used flats

[@ZombieDeMierda]

Yep, normally J bass sounds too bright for me but i think the production of first Interpol albums emphazise low frequencies a little bit , and turn down treble a little bit also. But recently i heard live sessions and he was sounding througt DI and with almost no EQ, and still soundig solid. Maybe he rolled down treble knob 30% or 50% and used old rounds in every session.

[@adamwolf2376]

Great video, it was truly entertaining 👍

[@sandrabecht4489]

Bruce Foxton from The Jam would be great

[@juanbaez3066]

OMG YOU FINALLY DID IT

[@KrautCat]

Interpol's first 2 albums were their best. TOTBL and Antics. The lyrics and bass are what made me enjoy them. After Carlos left, I couldn't listen anymore.

[@lefthandluke8923]

Well done, friend!

[@ruben.vitiello]

Ma un video su una bassista? Georgia South delle Nova Twins, ad esempio, ha uno stile molto particolare.

[@kameronwraithd.k.5363]

COuld you make a video of Chris Slorach (METZ) or Cameron Picton (black midi)?

[@spaceboyo9676]

You should try Amos Williams of TesseracT. He has some classical music training which gives him an interesting style :00

[@Bigsbeee]

When Derek Forbes left Simple Minds I felt the same - Interpol lost an irreplaceable member there. Ever loose their drummer they be history - For me Sam is the heart of that band.

[@marq_8976]

I love Interpol. I hate how over-compressed their albums are though so I exclusively listen to their songs recorded live.

[@blunderless]

you know exactly how i feel

[@gr3y_eminence]

I 2nd that ....live Interpol, especially early recordings are wonderful. I add my own compression to taste on occasion.

[@bedroomstudios2614]

The main reason I bought a jazz bass.

[@giampbiglebowski6000]

Has someone ever tried to play a Interpol song with a Music Man stingray? How is the sound? I think it can be interesting

[@carlos97828]

I have it's amazing

[@fkat1666]

Hes also inspired by Mark Burgess of the Chameleons.

[@SimonRobeyns]

too bad he didnt like playin bass, he had such a great tone and good licks

[@manjoujanzen9375]

Thanks for sharing this insight. Just saw Interpol for the first time playing in Berlin. Great band and I immediately loved the baselines. So great to see where it came from. Very inspiring Bass Player though.

[@NotMyName78]

Go check out a band call Trans Am. That's where he got it from.

[@DrBASSics10]

Robert DeLeo next!!

[@michaelfrazia4569]

now that is an awesome bass player

[@jheromesbasschannel1634]

Please Make a Video About Walter Becker of Steely Dan. Or Les Claypool or John McVie

[@urielarroyojimenez622]

THANKS!!?

[@hotstankygarbage788]

Nicholas O'Malley Arctic Monkeys?

[@blunderless]

i think alex writes most of the composition including the basslines.

[@minzuhar2282]

Please make one about Richard Hell

[@Ploist]

He really didn’t like that kick drum

[@blunderless]

sam really tried to take his spotlight...

[@тотсамыйЪУЪ]

Я егор

[@henriqueantunes845]

Please do one episode about Nick O'Malley!

[@Kavoiszo]

Make a video of how to sound like Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse

[@californiaswimteam]

Algorithm

[@cool...............]

You kinda look like my toilet brush.

[@NoFace50]

Carlos D….amazing musician❤