What type of guitar pick did Kurt Cobain use?
Well he used a variety of them but his favorite one was specially made. It was made out of wood but layered in a plastic
What pedals did kurt cobain use at the reading festival in 1992?
The festival took place in August of 1992 so these are most likely the pedals that he was using. ALL of this information comes from http://www.kurtsequipment.com/. Roland (BOSS) DS-2 Turbo Distortion pedal This pedal was first used in February of 1992 (57). Kurt's settings are as follows: Level: all the way up, tone: at about 11 to 1 o'clock (usually at 11), distortion: usually all the way up but occasionally came down to about 1 or 2 o'clock in the studio, and the last knob was set to position one, the non-turbo setting (59). Electro-Harmonix Small Clone chorus Purchased sometime in 1990 from Guitar Maniacs. This pedal was used extensively throughout most of Kurt's career and was one of his favorites until his death (57). It is visible in most any concert footage (including "Unplugged" ("Unplugged" 21)) which catches a glimpse of the floor by Kurt's feet. It's visible on the black-and-white side under the track listing "6 Dumb 2:29" ("In Utero" 8) and also in a huge picture in "Circus" magazine (39). According to Earnie, the switch was almost always in the up position, so much that Earnie hardwired it "up." In the "Bleach/Nevermind" days, Kurt's effects were normally (from Kurt's point of view looking down, right to left): DS-1 (DS-2), Small Clone chorus. Later it would be the DS-2, SansAmp, Polychorus, Small Clone, for example. The Grunge would be between the DS-2 and the Sansamp.
What guitar(s) and amp(s) did kurt cobain use on bleach, nevermind and in utero?
He used a lot of various guitars, amps and effects. There are a bunch of sites dedicated to the topic, like this one here: http://www.kurtsequipment.com -> http://www.kurtsequipment.com/recordingp...
Why did Kurt Cobain smash his guitars?
By the time he did it, it was almost standard fare. The practice originated with Pete Townsend of The Who. During a concert, in a particularly high energy fit of stage antics, Townsend accidentally rammed the headstock of one of his favorite guitars into something on stage (I forget what), breaking the neck and ruining the guitar. He was pissed, and I believe he actually swore. But the audience thought it was some kind of artistic statement, and they ate it up, so he started having cheap guitars made for him to smash at shows. Shortly after that, Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire on stage, yet another iconic rock moment, and from that point on, the practice of guitar destruction live on stage became part of the artistic expression of a rock show.
What setting does Kurt Cobain use on his distortion pedal?
Quote from the site " Kurt's settings are as follows: Level: all the way up, tone: at about 11 to 1 o'clock (usually at 11), distortion: usually all the way up but occasionally came down to about 1 or 2 o'clock in the studio, and the last knob was set to position one, the non-turbo setting (59). The DS-1 was set similarly. " So, turn the level (volume) all the way up. Put the tone about half-way. Gain should be somewhere between 25% and 60%. Remember, he was using it to push an amp into distortion, not necessarily use the pedal itself for the distorted sound.... that's the function of having the level all the way up. Exactly how most guitarists do it, if they want to push their amp into breakup... of course, blues guitarists use a Tubescreamer more often, but you get the idea. Personally, I'm a fan of the Big Muff... I love fuzz sounds, and the DS-1 doesn't really do it for me as far as that goes. The other answerer mentioned the ProCo Rat... great pedal for pushing an amp into overdrive, has a real gritty sound. Interestingly enough, Kurt used both. Your amp is a really critical part of hitting this tone, interestingly enough. Grunge gets bagged on for sounding like crap and being able to use any junky gear to get it, but really, the best sounding tones may have been made with junky guitars and crappy speakers and pedals and whatnot, but the heart of the sound has always been a good amp... Mesa, for the majority of the time, although Marshalls and Vox's were used as well. So make sure you have a tube amp, it'll help oddles in getting that tone. Saul