Kurt Cobain, the late lead guitarist and singer of Nirvana, was known for his distinctive grunge sound and use of various effects pedals. Some of the pedals that he is reported to have used include:

  1. Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter
  2. Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi distortion pedal
  3. Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger/Filter Matrix
  4. ProCo Rat distortion pedal
  5. Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal
  6. Boss CE-2 Chorus pedal
  7. Electro-Harmonix LPB-1 Linear Power Booster.

Kurt Cobain started using the Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal on their debut album 'Bleach'. He used the Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal on many of Nirvana's songs, including "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Lithium," "Come as You Are," and "Heart-Shaped Box." The DS-1 provided Kurt with a signature sound that helped define the grunge genre.
He later changed to a Boss DS-2 on later albums such as In Uetro and Unplugged.

On Nirvana's album "Nevermind". The main pedals he used were the Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal and the Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Chorus pedal. He also used other pedals such as a ProCo Rat distortion pedal and a Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi distortion/sustainer pedal.

Kurt Cobain used several guitar pedals on the album "In Utero," including the Electro-Harmonix Small Stone phaser, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi distortion, and Pro Co Rat distortion. He also used a Dunlop wah-wah pedal and a Fuzz Face distortion pedal.

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