Peter Hook
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Peter Hook's Amplifiers
... 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...
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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.
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"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."
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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.
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I remember buying a Sound City 120 amp from the most famous music shop in Manchester, which was called A1 Music on Oxford Road
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And it was a Vox TB18 cab with a HiWatt 100 and then I set my stall out to sound exactly like Jean-Jaques, so I went out and bought both.
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Peter hook used a hiwatt custom 200 as the main amp head with his band "The Light". You can see the head with black tape ("Jack" is writen over it) covering the hiwatt logo.
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The sidebar on this interview with Premier Guitar magazine lists Hooky's current bass cab as a BS-100.
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In this live photo from Peter Hook and the Light’s official Instagram account from a gig at Scarborough Spa on May 10, 2025, Peter is playing through an Ampeg V-4B
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This website is hosting an auction of Hooky's Joy Division collection. Among the items he's selling is a late 70's Bassman Ten.
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The sidebar on this interview with Premier Guitar magazine lists Hooky's current bass head as a BE-200.
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Bass Centre Elites artist, Peter Hook, with his mighty Trace AH1200 touring rig.
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Peter hook's rack units include a red sansamp PSA. Used during new order's reunion tour.
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Peter Hook shared on Instagram that he used the Ampeg RB-115 'Rocket Bass' combo amplifier during a show at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester.
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