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Summary: Kurt Cobain used a chorus pedal in all the verses and the pre-verse of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Learn what pedal he used and how to use it yourself in this rock music lesson on video.
Joe Wiles is the founder of the Rock and Roll Conservatory which is a facility dedicated to mentoring the next generation of influential artists. With a focus on the mentoring of...read more
"Hello, again, this is Joe Wiles with the Rock and Roll Conservatory on behalf of Expert Village. In this segment we're talking about chorus pedals. In Smells Like Teen Spirit, over all the verses including the pre-verse, Kurt Cobain used the chorus pedal. He used an electro-harmonics small clone chorus pedal, but any chorus pedal will basically do the job, if it's in your effects rack, some amplifiers have them on board, if you have an effects processor, any cheap chorus pedal will give you that sound. What a chorus pedal basically does, is makes your guitar sound like there's a chorus of guitars, more than one or two guitars playing at the same time. And that's really all that you can say about chorus pedals. In our next segment, we're going to talk about power chords. They're a staple of all of rock and roll. I'll see you in that segment."
eHow Article: Using a Chorus Pedal to Play Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit on Guitar