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- A man swings by the shop to show Corey a guitar pedal allegedly used by Kurt Cobain in a 1993 concert in this scene from "Best of Pawn Stars: '90s Pawn."
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Pawn Stars: Best Of
Season 1
Episode 119
Best of Pawn Stars: '90s Pawn
"Pawn Stars" follows three generations of the Harrison family as they assess the value of items coming in and out of their Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, from the commonplace to the truly historic.
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“You a nirvana fan?”
“Yeah man, Enter Sandman is the best!”
@Snailed It™ "I just love their hit song, Nothing Else Matters!"
Darude Sandstorm is a gr8 one too
“U a Nirvana fan”
“Yeah man I love Chop Suey!”
@@squidward9747 lmfaoooo "Ten is my favorite Nirvana Album."😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Smoke On the Water is a good one as well
Normal people throw picks off stage, and Kurt was throwing pedals…
Mandarin because that pedal is shit. I had one it's junk
Then there’s Green Day and other bands handing out 2k work of guitars every show.
"Kurt was throwing pedals… "
Yeah, it's suspicious.
Joe Wade I think that’s why Cobain used it, he loved stuff that sounded like shit
The show is fake.
"I have the Strat Hendrix used at Woodstock."
"Best I can do is a coupon for a free hamburger."
“I take all the risk”
HAHAHA, I'm dieing 🤣😂
I'll give you 2
I take all the risk.
😂
How much $500 ? NEVERMIND.
Muzik Man solid pun 👌🏻
Pun intended?
oh well, whatever, nevermind
Haha Nevermind is my fav album of all time
update on the pedal: it sold at auction for $16k so he did good to refuse the offer, also for those saying he should keep the pedal, he literally said smells like teen spirit was his favorite song.. so yh he definitely isn’t a true fan.. good thing he sold it lol
That dude is the adult Mclovin lol
Holy fuck...
Big Mike Seth and Evan are probably waiting outside the shop hoping he can sell the pedal so they can have money to buy beer for their party that night.
Dude you r a genious😂😂😂
Big Mike hoho! You're making me feel young again!
Big Mike Bruh thats exactly what I was thinking!
I wouldn't sell this at all. My god it's history and being a huge fan of Kurt's it would mean the world to me.
He ended up getting $16k for it at auction
@@Keithhatesy0uafter auction house takes its cut, normally 5% he made $15200. He literally prophesied the value that’s crazy.
He should just keep it, it'll be worth a lot more after Kurt dies or the band breaks up.
DarthOliptius 🤣🤣🤣
Of course he’s joking.
🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟
Lmfao
@@derek2678 what do u think? 😆
“This is the amp that John Lennon played on the rooftop of abbey road studios”
The best I can do is 50 bucks
Hey man I’ll do 50 buck this is a big risk for me
The “rooftop concert” happened on the Apple offices roof on Saville Row.
Sorry, I’m persnickety about Beatles trivia!
@@cremetangerine82 I heard something about it being on the aplle offices and thought of Apple Records, Now i get it!
I'll give you 43.50
The Beatles played on the roof of their Apple building NOT Abbey Road. Lol. ...sorry only just seen another genius above.
"You a big Nirvana fan?"
"Uh, yeah... All I can remember listening to as a kid was uh... Smells like Teen Spirit... "
Yeah. Big fan.
😤😤😤
Blake Davis & he probably can't quote one verse of s.l.t.s 😂
Blake Davis yeah either he lied about being a fan, or the pedal story is bullshit
Blake Davis your only a real fan if you like the album bleach
What about pennyroyal tea, lithium, in bloom, rape me?... etc/.... all great Nirvana songs.
"Kurt Cobain played it"
"Who? Kirk Cabin? Best I can do is $5."
Omfg 😂😂
Zer0. then they sell it for $500
Zer0Mem0ry They always try to stiff their customers.
Kurd Cocaïne?
Zer0Mem0ry LOL!!!!
Kurt almost never used a DOD grunge it was just on his pedalboard essentially as a joke
Yeah during the In Utero tour for distortion he was using the Boss Ds2
Yup. The only reason Cobain would own a DOD Grunge pedal would be as a joke. King Buzzo of Melvins once said sarcastically of the thing "Great. A pedal to make me sound like me."
The company tried to make something called a 'Buzz Box' too, which was based on that Grunge pedal and some octave divider thing Buzz used on Eggnog. In Buzz's actual words from Guitar World (1994) "I have to admire DOD for putting out a thing that insane. Yes, the Buzz Box is totally worthless. It sounds like a vacuum cleaner."
Sebby Owens a Sansamp Classic mainly but he sometimes used it together with a BOSS DS2
Bleach is where it’s at
@@sebastianrobinson1020 He was using a Sansamp classic on the In utero tour. He used the Ds2 between Nevermind and In Utero. Either way it was still on stage with him and it's part of that classic inside joke. It's still a part of history.
Corey: "Best I can do is $500."
Seller: "Smells Like Highway Robbery."
"You a big nirvana fan?"
"yeah smells like teen spirit" he's not a nirvana fan he's a trend guy
when smells like teen spirit came out.. it wasn't a " trend song" you know.
it topped the charts when it came out, beat michal jackson in sales and was on the billboard over 200 weeks. and it was not trendy then? are you serious
And you're probably 12-14
21
no i mean, when the song came out and you said " smells like teen spirit is my favorite song " you wasn't a " poser " you know..
Why is Mclovin at a pawn shop?
Hahahaha so glad this comment is here. I was just going to say the same thing. The entire time I was expecting someone to run in and punch him. Then Corey freaks out because HE HAS AN EXAM TOMORROW!
FUCK GEICO
Iol 😂
Schmidty030 money for grog
needing money for a trip to eu
And his guitar just sold for 6 million dollars i would have bought that no question. A great investment
Then you are stupid. Kurt never used this.
It’s not signed by him, it’s in horrible shape, I wouldn’t know if it’s his because there’s virtually no way to verify it’s legitimate ownership. At least you had pictures of cobain's fender...
at most, I’d pay $30 for this thing.
I'd think that someone like steve albini, butch vig or jack endino would probably know a little more about his gear.... though I'd doubt they could verify if THIS was the actual one. if not them, perhaps one of his guitar techs? it's hard to say... they made thousands of these things in the 90's... maybe even TENS of thousands...
I don’t believe he ever used this pedal
From what we know he’s guitar rig did not include this pedal
@@DevonThomas1204 He played it to mock "grunge" labeled pedals. Check Live and Loud "School". If you pause at the right time you can see it on his pedalboard.
@@DevonThomas1204 Even better camera angles at 9.30 of "Endless nameless"
You could tell that Cory actually cared about Kurt Cobain when after they couldn't make deal he said "you didn't lose today man"
maybe not 15 grand but definitely at least 5 if kurt really used it. I personally wouldn't sell it, priceless to me
I'd say 2k max at this point in history, but another 20 years.. who knows, maybe more, maybe less.
Chris Piper yea wtf! I could live in a ten million dollar mansion with every wall painted by Michael fucking Angelo, but you know I'm whipping that pedal out FIRST when new people come to visit. Shit would be worth so much to me, it's not even funny. He said 15,000 and in my head I'm like "that's it?" (Btw I am an unemployed teenager with no money lol)
its a cool piece but at the end of the day its a stompbox.i would of asked for 1500 waited for him to say the best he could do was 700 and shook his hand.
I'd give it to Francis Bean Cobain.
Plus I think Cobain used Boss pedals.
"27-year old guitar pedal that Kurt Cobain used in concert in 1993? Let me call up a buddy of mine who's an expert on 27-year old guitar pedals that Kurt Cobain's used in concert in 1993."
omg this made me laugh too hard
That look on Jessies face when the guy "disagreed" shows that he doesnt get told off very often.
Priceless.
The Grunge was a fuzz high gain unit based on the FX70 Metal branded by DOD in summer 1993 to capitalise on the grunge scene. Cobain was reportedly to have tossed this into the crowd at MTV Live ‘N’ Loud in December 1993. Is doubtful he used it live or in the studio as he mainly used Boss DS-1 and Boss DS-2 Distortion units. He had a dark and sarcastic sense of humour so this doesn’t surprise me at all. Calling a pedal after a genre is a pretty corny thing but marketing loves that kind of stuff.
bro imagine saying your a big nirvana fan then selling a pedal that KURT HISELF played. like any true nirvana fan would literally hold on to that for the rest of their lives
Fr bro
Bro fr I was literally like "wtf this guy really selling it¿¿¿"
Sannah Sharma 34 right i would be using that to play guitar so much
To go on a holiday none the less...
I mean if it was a guitar yeah, but a pesar eh.. if I hate the sound of it I’d rather just have the money even if I love them
Corey: you a big fan?
Guy: yeah I love the way this pedal sounded during their mtv unplugged show
Funny because nirvana used distorted guitars on the mtv unplugged show
@@danielalmeida7382 only Kurt did.
pigGRAY even then, only on man who sold the world
@@willhudson7141 they also used the small clone chorus during come as you are
15,000 dollars? Best I can do is 6 dollars
" at the end of the day I'm glad I walked out with 6 dollars, which is better than zero dollars."
LOL
If game stop took guitar pedals
And I'm taking a huge risk
He's crazy! I would've kept that!!!!
Erin Ulshafer same
Go befriend him and steal it.
Me to
Yes!!!
So true
“you a big nirvana fan”
“uh yeah i remember listening to sprit like teen smells playing on MTV”
To be honest I wouldn’t even sell it I mean it’s just a pedal!! Homie should just get a guitar and some gear and use it. ;)
I wouldn't use it , I would lock it it a safe and burry it in a location only I know of.
I wouldn't use it because the pedal sounds like shite honestly, yeah id keep it around but i wouldn't use it probably just put it on a shelf
U dont wanna use a grunge pedal lol
Just a pedal? Dawg did you watch the video?
No he should sell it and buy a better guitar pedal
He should have submitted it to the EMP (Experience Music Project Museum) in Seattle, WA. The Kurt Cobain exhibit there is quite extensive. It's a shame that a guitar pedal with that much musical history attached to it was being sold to the cheapest bidder. You honestly can't put a price on an item like that.
Ryan Brewer thanks. ...that's a must see now
Watching the life go out of his asking price was epic
And then the clap back when he sells it for $16k later
Corey: "So you are a big Nirvana fan? Alright, tell me 4 songs by them.
That man: Smells, like, teen, spirit.
When he said “well I’m gonna have to disagree with that” the guitar guy looked at him really annoyed 😂
It was so obvious he was upset lok
Offers him 500
reply: "id be willing to go down to the 5000 range"...
dude.. stand down. lol
believe me there are people willing to give 5000 bucks for that straight away
I think something in the way is my favorite nirvana song. You practically hear his heart and soul in the tone of his voice and he painted such a clear picture with his words.
Am I the only one that likes the Unplugged version more? That Cello really adds to it.
Nope
+SEE YAI AYE but there was a cello in the studio version...
Unplugged in New York is still one of my favourite albums, and the only one i have bought twice (after the first one got a bad scratch).
I've never heard of that other one. I will definitely have to look it up.
Fun Fact: Kurt Cobain's Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal just got sold for $9000
Because that’s the one that he actually used.
@@boataxe4605 They sold this one for 16.000 last year :P .
"Are you a Nirvana fan?"
"Yeah I like the song"
Mokujo so far this ones the best comment
At least he knew they where a band lol
Kurt. Would. Hate. this...
sylvo330 stop channeling Kurt
Yes he would.
Yes.
Kurt. Would. Hate. You
Kurt would have grown up and opinions views changed. There's no telling how people change over time. I don't think he would be teh same person today as he was when he died. Not only age, but drugs, really change a person drastically, even more drastically when you finally kick the habit.
Dude is becoming his dad
Bill Eaker calm down lmao
Is that Mclovin from Superbad?
Jim Rondeau
No, its Willie Wilson.
No it’s the guy on the cover of the Descendents Milo goes to college
You could bring in Eddie Van Halen 's Frankenstrat and they'd offer you $50
And now that he passed away they might offer you $60...
Wow! McLovin has grown up!
oh Yes man, I thought the same 😂
i said the same upper
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Wow. This guy is a super fan. I bet he knows everything about Nirvana.
I love their guitarist Kirk Hammett
@@bptdns22 and their bassist flea
And their drummer Lars ulrich
Just so we're clear, we are talking about Green Day, right?
@@benkoopman178 no, were taking about slipknot
If i had that pedal, i would not sell it. It a legend
Never ever for anything would I ever give something up from Kurt Cobain... The man is forever a legend. It probably was fake who knows for sure.
Same. Although, apparently this Grunge pedal did eventually sell at auction for $16,000.
This kind of stuff would be like "heirloom" to me, if I had ever come into possession of any of it (another pedal of Kurt's, his DS-1 distortion, recently sold for $9,000 as well....)
they pedal wasnt fake it was the same one seen on MTV live and loud where at the end of the show he threw it
@@ZuccTheMangoreally? Could you post a link?
@@danielallan8310 it’s just endless nameless at live and loud
Would Kurt really use a pedal that said Grunge on it? They usually made fun of the term grunge.
irony then maybe
indeed, he throw it to the crowd for that reason.
Because it gave the sound that was needed?"
TheGamingTree that would be the most reasonable answer xD
Kurt used distortion Boss DS-1 that's what I know, but i can not see any "grunge" pedal in his gear guide on www.guitarworld.com/
The look on dudes face when the customer said he would have to disagree lmao
2:03 his unplugged guitar sold for $6,010,000 and it’s the most expensive guitar ever sold.
That’s recent years
I cant believe that no one mentioned Kurt never actually used this pedal. He thought it was cool and sarcastically kept it on his board.
Cool story bro but wheres the source ? I bet he used it at a couple shows in 89-90 before Nirvana got big.
@@Cheezy_Bunz Im not gonna do a google search for you but its well known. He has said multiple times in interviews it was on his pedal board for endorsement but never actaully used it. He used Boss DS-1 and in the studio Rack mount Mesa solid state stuff. Literally probably 20 youtubes on that alone. JHS even made one and referenced he never used it.
@@bryanstasko Ik he used a Ds-1. I’ll look into it though.
@@bryanstasko It's irrelevant if he activated it or not, it was there and for that reason it was sold for $16.000 last year. Besides, the grunge pedal is way cooler than the Boss ones.
@@Cheezy_Bunz The pedal didn't exist in 89-90, it was created to emulate Nirvana's sound after they got big and he hated the term "grunge" so he likely threw it into the crowd after seeing it on stage. He'd consistently use the same pedals for all of his live shows. A Boss DS-2 , RAT and a Sansamp modeling pedal.
Best I can do is $20, I'm not even sure I'll be able to sell it.
F ab sells it for $ 2500
F ab lol
A beat up old dod grunge? I'd give him $10.
+Gherkin Flout Tubanomeister no wonder Cobain threw it off the stage.
+Gherkin Flout Tubanomeister $10 is far too generous
XIPHIASCDXX If you mean why Kurt used the DS-2, I guess he saw it as a newer improved version of the DS-1.
Pedals are really expensive plus it was played by someone who is dead but was an amazing guitar player and he doesn't have stuff come up more
That dude should have RAN with his offer.
When they refer to the mid 90's as "in that era" I feel so old
I have had two of these digitech GRUNGE pedals and I have always enjoyed the growl they produce!
only problem is that kurt never used that pedal. it was a joke
+Hayden Wegner ummm... where did you get your information? he most definitely used pedals
+Hayden Wegner The letter from Kurt's guitar tec said he remembers Kurt tried it at a west coast show but obviously didn't like it and he said he remembers Kurt throwing it into the audience. Your right though Kurt didn't use that kind of pedal.
I'd say this fake poser saying he's a nirvana fan and can only regurgitate their most commerically viable hit song. Also does it seem odd that at MOST this guy is like, 35 years old yet was somehow at a nirvana gig with his wife in 1993. So he was married at 13-15 yrs old? gimme a fucking break.
Also this is true, the grunge pedal was a pathetic attempt at cashing in on Nirvanas fame, no way kurt used a pedal designed to copy his sound lol Kurt used the nearly same pedal as mine, a boss ds-2 distortion. or ds-1. Orange stompbox, pedal is visible in the in utero album pictures of them playing live
I own a both of these pedals and tons more lol but wouldn't buy a "grunge" because it was a pedal that marketed off of the Seattle sound not a pedal that made it. Mudhoney was know for an EHX big muff pi and a super fuzz. Kurt used a ds1 a ds2 and a chorus. Krist used a pro co rat on bass and a ds1 for a short time.
I read a list of gear approved by the tech where it says that Kurt used a DOD Grunge once for fun and he threw it in the crowd after the gig.
So it might be used by him but it isn't like the iconic Small Clone or something
He would rather take a trip to germany than have kurt cobains guitar pedal... Wtf. I kinda wish the guy sold it cuz he does not deserve to have that pedal seriously
Well if he wasn't a Nirvana fan the pedal really means nothing to him.
He said he was a big Nirvana fan.
you're right my fault deleted the comment.
cobain was a coward piece of shit that killed himself i would thrown it in the garbage where it belonged.
MmmmmApplesauce Here that, folks? That's the sound of someone who has always had things handed to him in life.
When grunge music came out DOD made a series of pedals and i remember at that time Kurt tried it out as a joke.
The “expert” had no idea what it’s worth and seriously undervalued it.
Load up on guns, bring your friends
kill your friends
+Anonymous nevermind...
+FF i dont care what you think unless it is about me
+Zaul Gonzalez IT ISSS NOW MY DUTY TOOOOO COMPLETELY DRAIN YOUUUU
Emilyke De N. chew your meat for you
For just 50 cents a month you could save a child's life.
Best I can do is 25
hahahaha
“Are you a big fan”
“Yes I remember smells like teen spirit on MTV”
"Let give my buddy a call", is the indication that they are working together to rip you off. lol
Most definitely
Def value go down 40%
I want 15,000 but will go as low as 5,000 wtf ?
exactly what I thought, guy had no fucking idea who nirvana was, barely was able to mention there most popular song
40$ pedal new, 5$ used.. literally nothing actually special about it
At this point in history, I'd say 2k max.. if he's lucky. Although, if it was in fact played and used by the guy, who knows what it could be worth in the future. Interesting..
the whole show is just memeworthy from the beginning to the end. i love this show lul
Kurt used a Boss DS-1 and a Small Clone chorus.
(He used a Electro-Harmonix Big Muff on "Lithium" during the sessions for Nevermind.)
Good job bro!👍
“I’m a big nirvana fan”
What’s your favorite song?
“Smells like teen spirit”
That's possible. Anyways, that dude was probably about 5 when Smells Like Teen Spirit was played everywhere so that probably got him into them
at least give him credit for knowing what tour it was used on. Kurt was amazing and I can only wish that I can own something of his someday
such a lucky guy.
This actually did happen… I remember watching it on RUclips - he made fun of the pedal because of its name grunge…and he threw it into the crowd.
Yeah lol "Sorry that was my grunge pedal"
Bet homie wished he knew of the video b4 taking it in. Id think that would increase its value for sure if there were video of him using it and giving it away.
Guy looks like an old mcloving lmao
Guy needs to sell it to a collector.
How did mclovin end up with Kurts pedal
Lol.
same thought
Kurt threw it at his girlfriend
0:21 when you think your about to swindle some fool.
Ended up selling for 16000 at auction in 2021
"his guitar sells for small fortune" This week $6 million Sell On his guitar
I know! I think $6M is a little ridiculous meaning that Elvis Presley’s sun sessions guitar only got 1.1M earlier this year.
and the situation wasnt quite as intense as I thought. I need you around me to remind me when not to be calm.
you're my favorite
"I know his guitar can sell for a small fortune"
1959 Martin D-18E - Hold My Strings
"It should be in a museum"
if it was signed, notarized and had picture of Cobain giving it to his wife, he might could sell it.
I have the exact same guitar pedal from early 90s..i am thinking of making up a story and seeing if I can get 500 for it damn. This guy has no real proof.
I just paid 2 grand for a rare large poster for a concert in Dublin same date his body was found plus a ticket for the show. Rarer than rare.
Why on earth would you pay $2k for a piece of paper advertising a concert that never happened?
@@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691 because it's rare and valuable
“This is the actual apple from the garden of eden with the bite Eve took out of it”
“Listen man, best I can do is 60 bucks and that’s pushing it”
Jack Robinson that’s not bad would be $.60 if he had to get it framed
I was 12 when this episode first aired, it was early in the morning of 2016 when I came across this. Now I'm 16 & I still remember it clearly
the battery covers missing forget it
My name is Rick Harrison and this is my Pawn Shop
oh i see that u have a watch that is worth 20 thousand, how about i make a deal and go half way $10 😂😂
you never know WHAT is gonna come through that door
Sleeping Gerard hello Rick! Nice to meet you,
My name is pawn shop and this is my Rick harrison
Rick Harrison actually looks like a light bulb, his and body shape ,lol.
"I'll give ya 3 bucks"
Kurt never played a DOD Grunge, he put it on his pedalboard as a joke. When he was asked about his tone, he would say "Its the DOD Grunge, man. Thats the secret." He never turned it on.
source?
Actually if it’s true then it helps authenticate that it was on the pedal board. Need a photo.
"This is Jesus's sandals he wore on his last supper"
The best I can do is 10 bucks
Let me call a buddy, he knows Jesus personally
Jesus walks in
Hard to believe!!
+Marco Cruz Yeah, I'm not buying it either....
You can see the pedal in parts of the live and loud show
"Did your wife fall in love w KC after he tossed her the pedal"?....not sure how to take that 😂
FOLKS BELL If it was Kurt Cobain I wouldn't be upset with my wife for that
0:27 "Loud Butt Face"
If I owned this pedal selling it would NEVER cross my mind!!!
I love how Cory says "died" at 27 and not "killed himself" at 27, true believer in the Coutney Love conspiracy
No they just have to use less triggering words on cable.
Kurt actually never really used this pedal live, it just sat on his pedalboard.
I thought Cobain used primarily Boss DS Distortion pedals.
I need to watch more Cobain interviews. I’m so jealous of the people who got to see him and know him IRL before he died
Better not to mingle with a dope addict. It's rough and sad.
Kind of skeptical about this the moment I saw it on TV. Kurt always used a Boss Distortion on stage along with an Electro Harmonix Small Clone Chorus, and that's it. 2 distinct pedals in his arsenal.
They used to give those peddles out back in the 90s. They were every where.
It was never actually used by him, he had it as a joke
“I know his guitars can sell for a small fortune”
*sold for $6 MILLION*
6 million dabloons
Had the same pedal back in 96'. I think its still in my parent's attic.
i have that pedal it was my dads and he’s had it since pretty much the release in 93
Nobody:
Pawn Star: “I gotta make money on it”
Actually his girlfriend wrote Kurt smells like teen spirit on his wall.
I have that same model guitar pedal. Cool.
The foot pedal and Mr. Brown got along famously.