Peter Hook

"Around the time of recording Closer was when I bought probably two of the most important things I’ve ever owned in terms of my sound – a Shergold Marathon 6-string bass and an Electro-Harmonix Clone Theory pedal. This was really when I started to shape my sound and develop my own styles of playing." - Peter Hook for PedalsandEffects.com

Peter Hook stated in an interview w/ Bass Guitar Magazine that “One of the strange things is that having such a distinctive style doesn’t lend itself to much experimentation. I’m always looking to see if anyone could make a better guitar than the Yamaha BB1200S. They’ve never done it yet, to my mind."

In this video, at 1:52, Peter Hook can be seen Playing a Hono II "Rickenbacker" copy, which is confirmed in this article.

In an article from Gibson.com Peter Hook tells Michael Leonard "The first bass I really invested in was a Gibson EB-0. I love the sound of Gibson basses, but I needed a double-octave scale for my style of playing. So I had to get a copy of an EB-2 made by [U.K. guitar maker] Chris Eccleshall."

In this interview, Peter Hook says, "I play a custom made cherry red Eccleshall hollow body bass, which I love."

The Joyo website lists Hooky among the company's endorsing artists, and his page there lists the D-SEED specifically among his pedals.

In this photo, Peter Hook can be seen with his Shergold Marathon 6 string bass, which he talks about in this interview.

The sidebar on this interview with Premier Guitar magazine lists Dunlop's 1 mm plectrums as Hooky's prefered picks.

... He said to me when we were in the studio doing Closer “what you need is the best fucking bass amp in the world and you need to be as loud as fuck,” so he went out and showed me an Alembic FB2 preamp into an Amcron (Crown) DC300A...

Original article here

This was Hook's main chorus during most of his carrer. He used it with joy division on the album "Closer" and for the single "Love will tear us apart", and with new order throught the 80's. The effect has been one of the trademarks of Hooky's sound. It was usually rackmounted along with his rack units (As can be seen on this 1981 concert at 3:00) and it was always on (or at least most of the time).

On this photo you can see Peter's pedalboard which includes Boss RV-2. Original article here

Hook started out on a "terrible" EKO bass copy before moving to a "terrible" Rickenbacker bass copy. He experimented next with a Gibson EB-2 hollow body bass, but ultimately ditched it because of the medium neck – he required a double octave.

At 1:20:48, Hook discusses his use of the Line 6 unit.

In this photo, Hook can be seen playing a Black Fender Precision Bass.

Peter Hook playing the Yamaha BB 734A from the June 2017 Yamaha launch event in Milan, Italy.

Hook is using a Roland G-77 in this rare 1986 picture

Peter Hook reportedly used the Hiwatt Custom 100 Amplifier Head during Joy Division's performances. This information is derived from limited live footage, audio recordings, interviews, and eyewitness accounts, as documented by Joydiv.

On this photo you can see Peter's pedalboard which includes Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive. Original article here

In a live 1984 performance of "Age Of Consent" by New Order, Peter Hook plays a custom Gibson EB-2D Hollowbody Bass. The instrument, seen at 4:35 in the YouTube video, features a classic Humbucker pickup in the neck position and incorporates active electronics from a Yamaha BB1200.

In this YouTube video you can see Peter Hook using a black 5 string Music Man Stingray

"Martin Hannett built a set-up for me, an Alembic valve/stereo preamp going into a stereo Amtron DC300A. Although it was Peter Hooksolid-state, the Amtron gave a really warm bottom-end but also made the higher notes really bite."

The sidebar on this interview with Premier Guitar magazine lists Hooky's current delay pedal as a JF-08.

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.

In this Instagram post https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQ0LIeHkaJ/?igshid=1mh9hsrbkqjga Peter Hook can be seen playing his signature bass guitar.

In this photo, Hook can be seen playing the Brian Eastwood Hacienda Bass.

This video interview with Peter Hook features a discussion of the forthcoming Hooky Bass 6 PRO, which he's been using on his 2019/2020 tour.

Peter Hook using a Gibson Thunderbird Bass on Top Of The Pops, 21 August, 2001. Good shot of it at 2:25.

On this photo you can see Peter's pedalboard which includes Marshall SuperVibe. Original article here

I remember buying a Sound City 120 amp from the most famous music shop in Manchester, which was called A1 Music on Oxford Road

Original article here

The sidebar on this interview with Premier Guitar magazine lists Hooky's current strings of choice as Stadium .45-.105 set.