Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1979 album Unknown Pleasures.
Music from Unknown Pleasures
Artists on Unknown Pleasures
Gear Used On Unknown Pleasures
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures (1979). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Amplifiers used by Peter Hook on Unknown Pleasures
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I had a 100-watt Marshall Lead Amp, wired for bass. I don’t know what the difference is – something to do with the frequencies – but it had a fantastic, rich, warm sound, especially when you played high. All the songs on Unknown Pleasures were written and played on it; it sounded great. It used to sing to me, that amp: such sweet distortion. It was wonderful.
Strings used by Peter Hook on Unknown Pleasures
Rotosound RS66LD Swing Bass 45-105
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Peter Hook is confirmed to have used Rotosound RS66LD Swing Bass 45-105 strings during the Joy Division era, specifically on his Hondo Rickenbacker copy. This is evidenced in a televised performance of "She's Lost Control" on the "Something Else Show" in September 1979, where the distinct red silk ends characteristic of Rotosound strings are clearly visible on his bass. The performance was remastered and shared by Agustín Casas Solaro on YouTube.
Studio Equipment used by Martin Hannett on Unknown Pleasures
In this interview with Stephen Morris of Joy Division/New Order, he explains how producer Hannett achieved the distinctive tom sound on Joy Division's "She's Lost Control." Morris explains, "The idea with Martin with drums was he just wanted complete separation because he wanted to process every bit of the drum kit separately. That's why he made you play every drum one at a time. The Marshall Time Modulator was what we used a lot to make them not really sound like toms, it kind of sounded really dead like 'plomp-plomp-plomp' noises."
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" On Joy Division' Unknown Pleasures I used several of my AMS 15-80S delays and my Marshall Time Modulators to create a room with walls that moved in and out"
Stephen Morris
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Cymbals used by Stephen Morris on Unknown Pleasures
"Throughout the recording of Unknown Pleasures, drummer Stephen Morris played a traditional Rogers concert kit with a 14-inch Gretsch snare, 12, 13, 14 and 15 inch hanging toms, 15-inch Super Zyn hi-hats, 20-inch Earth ride cymbals, and 18 and 14 inch Zildjan crash cymbals."