Kurt Cobain's Unique Pedals and Settings

Used from Nirvana's forming until 1992.

Settings:
LEVEL: Max
TONE: 11 to 1 O'clock
DISTORTION: Max (sometimes 1 to 2 O'clock in the studio)

(Kurt used the 1980's version of the DS-1, as it was discontinued and succeeded by the DS-2 in the early 90's. BOSS rerealeased the DS-1, but without a chip crucial to the sound of the origional DS-1. The DS-1's now are very different from the one that Kurt used)

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Used from 1992 up through the Unplugged In New York performance.

(This pedal is very similar in sound and functionality as the old DS-1, as it was made to be it's successor. In fact, Turbo 1 was designed to sound like the DS-1)

Settings:
All the settings for the DS-2 are the same as the DS-1
TURBO: Turbo 1

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This is an amp modeler. Used in the In Utero tour.
(An amp modeler simulates the sound of a certain amp, or type of amp. There's a variety of amp and effects modeling systems and products, pedals and actual amps, cabinets and heads alike)

Settings (from left to right)
Three Up
Three Down
Two Up
(From there everything is maxed except high control, which is at 12 O'clock)

Used throughout Kurt's career. It was one of his favorites. You can clearly hear it on Teen Spirit and Come As You Are.

Settings:
12 O'clock

(It was also rumored that Kurt used a Small Stone phaser pedal at some point, but I'm not sure about the truth in that)

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Used in the In Utero tour. Kinda funny with this one, this pedal wasn't actually Kurt's, but he used it a lot anyway. It was lent to him as a backup for an Electro-Harmonix EchoFlanger that didn't always work, since the PolyChorus produced basically the same sound as the EchoFlanger. Oh yeah, don't worry, the original owner eventually got it back. After Kurt wrote his settings on it and put velcro on it anyway.
Kurt used the EchoFlanger on the song Friendly Unit Radio Shifter from In Utero and also used it for the Heart Shaped Box solo when it was played live.

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I'll just put up his handwritten notes.

Kurt used this pedal on the recording of Territortial Pissings on Nevermind. As far as I know, that is the only time he used it. I couldn't find his settings for it either.
(Krist used this pedal for his distortion all the time)

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Kurt used this pedal subtly. It was used in conjunction with a Fender Bassman on the song Lithium from Nevermind. It was also used sporadically during the In Utero Tour.

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Kurt rarely used this pedal. Ever. He used it only one B-side from the Nevermind era called Curmudgeon.

This pedal has only two controls: Intensity and Speed.

('Curmudgeon' was a B-side from 1992, and included in the 'With the Lights Out' Box set')

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image from altomusic.com