Used most notably during the ‘Live and Loud’ gig in 1993. A couple of weeks after that, on December 29th, 1993, Kurt threw the pedal into the audience, and that was the end of it. Kurt most likely didn’t actually take the pedal seriously, and based on how short it was used – it was possibly used as a joke.
Just recently, the pedal appeared on History channel show titled “Pawn Stars”, followed by a litter from Cobain’s guitar tech. The owner asked $5,000 for it but was offered only $500 (it’s Pawn Stars after all).
Kurt actually did use it on live and loud for “Man who sold the world” and part of “Endless nameless.” His other distortion pedals don’t have that same buzzsaw like sound that the grunge pedal has. He had also used in in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Both times replacing the DS-2.) As a final note he most likely had the show on his pedal board from the 14th to the 18th before he threw it into the crowd on the 19th.
It sold in 2021 for $16,000
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kurt-cobain-dod-grunge
Kurt Cobain Also Had A Pro Co Rat
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nirvana/comments/hewwef/kurt_with_a_proco_rat/
Did Kurt use the grunge pedal on any songs live or did it just sit on his board?
He actually used it at the Live and Loud concert. You can distinctly hear it on songs like Breed, Man Who Sold the World, and School.
kurt cobain did not use this pedal a lot. it just stayed on his pedal board because what can i say it does look cool. the pedal is just loud and distorted but i guess that is what grunge is!
he then threw it into the crowd to a women and then later in life her husband took it to the pawn stars pawn shop asking for 15,000 US dollars but then was offered 2,000 USD and he declined the offer. rumour has it that he still owns this pedal and will try and sell it later in life!
from louie
A baby owns it.
A baby?