{"id":396955,"date":"2019-12-01T18:01:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T17:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=396955"},"modified":"2020-04-22T16:20:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:20:24","slug":"hit-the-tone-secrets-of-postpunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/hit-the-tone-secrets-of-postpunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit the Tone! Secrets of postpunk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Story time!<\/h3>\n

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It’s well known that once punk ’77<\/strong> exploded, two roads<\/strong> were opened: One was the “New Wave<\/strong>“, which affected the hedonistic vein and the insatiable taste for melody<\/strong>. The other was more raw, shattering and even violent, this was the “Postpunk<\/strong>” route. Wherever punk fell flat, postpunk picked up the pieces and reordered them into a new anti-establishment paradigm. A revision of 1950s rock ‘n’ roll<\/strong> and a contemptuous shift from progressive<\/strong> and classic rock<\/strong>, postpunk took the first steps to develop an industry<\/strong> alternative to the mainstream (which would later become the origin of indie rock<\/strong>). It brought a rupture in sound: in addition to placing the bass as the epicentre<\/strong> of the melody and freezing the guitars<\/strong>, it brought the cultural avant-garde<\/strong> to rock ‘n’ roll.<\/p>\n

In this episode of Hit the Tone!<\/strong> we’re going to attempt to show you how to make your guitar<\/strong> icy, angular and dark through several specific models and specific tricks when using effects pedals<\/strong>. Now, get out of your comfort zone!<\/p>\n

First of all, which guitar do I choose?<\/h3>\n

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With these types of questions it’s fundamental to look to the masters.<\/strong> One of them is, without doubt, Rowland S. Howard<\/strong> (pictured above), member of The Birthday Party<\/strong> and The Bad Seeds<\/strong>, among others. In the majority of cases you will see that the guitarists of the most important postpunk bands carry guitars that have certain elements in common. Bearing in mind that what will almost totally<\/strong> define your postpunk sound are the pedals,<\/strong> the most advisable is to choose guitars with clean, defined<\/strong> and powerful<\/strong> sounds and which are also endowed with a certain amount of versatility<\/strong> to give your sound personality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t