14 Peter Hook Bass Riffs (Joy Division/New Order)

If you were disappointed at not getting Oasis tickets, another Manchester music legend is touring right now and tickets are available at a fraction of the price! In this video I'm playing 14 bass riffs and bass lines from the bands Joy Division and New Order, as played by Peter Hook. There are mostly Joy Division riffs here. There were a couple of New Order riffs I wanted to play but you need a 6 string bass guitar for.

TRACKS
0:02 Disorder
0:24 Insight
1:02 She's Lost Control
1:28 Shadowplay
2:11 From Safety To Where
2:43 Transmission
3:20 Dead Souls
3:55 Love Will Tear Us Apart
4:35 A Means To An End
5:04 Twenty Four Hours
5:50 Ceremony
6:26 Age Of Consent
7:07 Leave Me Alone
8:02 Sunrise

[projectrevived]

Dunno if that sounds controversial, but Peter Hook is kind of a post-punk version of Lemmy. Both play their bass like a rhythm guitar just with different effects

[robertpetre]

I love the way that Joy Division always put their bass really high in the mix so you could hear it clearly with the guitars

[FreezerKing]

The thing about Joy Division's music is that it's very simple to play but very very effective. None of these riffs are particularly complicated but they hit like a Mack truck

[TheSomethingWheel]

The Age of Consent bassline is probably the most life-affirming sound in the world to me, this side of She Bangs The Drums. Makes my heart burst every single time.

[kevburke]

I love that Peter Hook actually bought his bass back to the shop and asked why it didn't have 6 strings. Literally didn't know the difference between a bass and a 6 string.

I think that's what makes him so influential. He doesn't think like most bass players.

Great video, by the way!

[ZatSoul]

Transmission and shadowplay bass lines are so groovy

[oliver_the_dweeb]

he has some of my favourite basslines ever. Hook has such a melancholy, slow, cathartic and rhythmic approach to his playing 👍

[caospasajeroable]

He plays the bass as a guitar. That's his distinction

[roonpl]

Everything boils down to the fact nobody told them bass isn't supposed to be leading, especially in punk

[michaelburk]

So damn good. Kept waiting for Morris's drums to kick in

[GVike]

Also of note: Hooky plays a 21-fret Yamaha. He uses that 21st fret a few times. Fenders usually only have 20 frets.

[pedroberoes]

Hook's bass lines are always an absolute joy to play.

[jamesmadejski]

Perfect as always! Encore of “Regret” please!

[Saturn-gvru]

You are the only person I've seen who actually plays Age of Consent the right way with the droning open strings during the verses.

[xosenogueira]

Fair play to you for including 'Sunrise', so massively underrated a song. Hook's bassline is actually the leading guitar-ish riff in the song. Genius.

[mooseyard]

Such a brilliant, innovative musician. One of my all-time heroes. Hand me a bass and I’ll soon find myself picking out a few of these riffs. Thanks for showing them so clearly so I can practice more!

[SceneComparisons]

I love Joy Division so much
New Order is still an uncharted territory for me, but I'll get there

[bigchief]

great work!

I’m traveling outside of my hometown in the US for the first time in my life to see Peter Hook play in Manchester next year; he’s an absolute GOAT fr

[Nathan_Sylvia]

In a Lonely Place is super super super simple but it’s painfully haunting

[Blank_Frank]

Nice one !
My favourites are "She's Lost Control", "Twenty Four Hours", "ICB", "The Perfect Kiss", "Sunrise", "Let's Go", "Paradise", "Dream Attack", "Regret" and "60MPH An Hour"