Pat Smear's Solid Body Electric Guitars

Pat Smear pictured playing his signature Hagstrom guitar on stage (image provided by Hagstrom website). More on the technicalities of the guitar provided by a Hagstrom representative here during Musikmesse 2013 in this YouTube video.

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During a recent Foo Fighters concert at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Pat Smear was seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Double Cutaway Burst/Flame. The Facebook post by The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion suggests that this guitar might be a rare Gibson Custom Shop Micro Kessel Prototype Iced Tea.

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In midnight blue, his was US-made and had a maple fretboard. "We changed it to a black pickguard, with black Duncan JB in the bridge position and white covers on the stock neck and middle pickups—similar to Kurt's black 'Vandalism' Strat, but a blue/black color scheme." Earnest Bailey, Nirvana's long-time guitar tech, via livenirvana.com

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in the germs performances in decline of western civilization, pat is playing a gibson firebird.

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that's a photo that appeares in the Foo's website from the new video clip "run". you can also see that he uses this guitar in the clip itself.

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Pat is seen to be playing a Gibson SGS3

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Around about 13 seconds in, the camera closes in on Pat and Chris and you can see clealry the guitar in Pats hands.

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A clear shot of Pat playing this all white Gibson SG can be seen at 2:30.

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Pat is shown to use a Gibson Eye in this video and various others throughout the last couple years.

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The Hagstrom H2N can be clearly seen at the 0:58 second mark.

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Pat Smear played this Gibson SG Custom Electric Guitar with Mike Watt in a 1995 Jon Stewart Show performance.

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Pat Smear is identified as using the Gibson Jeff Tweedy Signature SG Electric Guitar, as noted by a user on Gearslutz.

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Featured in this September 9, 2021 Instagram post by Wire Instruments.

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In this photo, you can see Pat Smear playing a white double-neck Gibson SG while playing "Good Grief" with Foo Fighters in 1995.

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At the 37:44 mark of the Nirvana concert in San Diego on December 29, 1993, Pat Smear is seen showcasing his Guild BM01. (Source: livenirvana.com)

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Pat Smear was seen using a Gibson Les Paul Standard during a Halloween show in 1993. (Source: livenirvana.com)

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Pat Smear is seen using the Robin Artisan SG during the Nirvana Reunion at the Fire Aid Benefit Concert. He plays it for a solid 6 minutes on 2 songs, ¨Breed and School¨. (Not a Gibson Les Paul but it wouldn´t let me put the actual guitar name in)

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This guitar was purchased at Freedom Guitar in L.A.. The stock bridge pickup was replaced with a black Duncan JB and the chrome rings painted black with nail polish. (source: livenirvana.com)

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