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PAT SMEAR
MUSICIAN & ZINE ARTIST

PAT SMEAR

The Germs Founding Guitarist & Hollywood Punk Legend • Los Angeles, CA • Since 1976

Co-founder and teenage guitar prodigy of The Germs alongside Darby Crash in 1976. Whilst chaos erupted across the stage at The Masque and Whisky a Go Go, Pat Smear anchored the storm with ferocious, inventive chord voicings on his Hagström Scandi, later joining Nirvana (1993–1994) and Foo Fighters.

“Darby and I got kicked out of high school and decided to start a band before we even owned instruments. Within months we were playing the Orpheum.”
STAGE AMP, INSTRUMENT & PEDAL RIG:
MAIN INSTRUMENT1970s Hagström Scandi & Hagström Pat Smear Signature
AMP HEAD & CABINETPeavey Festival Tube Head + 1970s Marshall 4x12 Cab
PEDALBOARD / FXMXR Distortion+ Pushed into Natural Tube Clipping
DIY ZINE / PRINT CRAFTThe Masque Xerox Flyers & Blue Circle Armbands
LIVE PIT REELS & ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE

PAT SMEAR'S STAGE HIGHLIGHTS (2)

PAT SMEAR ARCHIVE (01 / 02)Post-Punk & Noise • 1980
HOLLYWOOD MASQUE ROYALTY // 'LOS ANGELES' & 'JOHNNY HIT AND RUN PAULINE'
CLICK TO PLAY VIDEOWhisky a Go Go / Decline of Western Civilization Film
188 BPM02:38 PIT REEL
🎸 [X]★ PAT SMEAR• Los Angeles, CA

HOLLYWOOD MASQUE ROYALTY // 'LOS ANGELES' & 'JOHNNY HIT AND RUN PAULINE'

Exene Cervenka and John Doe lock into haunting L.A. punk harmonies while Billy Zoom stands wide-stanced grinning behind his sparkling Gretsch Silver Jet.

Track: Los AngelesTrack: Johnny Hit and Run PaulineTrack: We're DesperateGear: 1955 Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet
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PAT SMEAR REEL DECK (2)
16:9 HD PIT VIDEO
#01
HOLLYWOOD MASQUE ROYALTY // 'LOS ANGELES' & 'JOHNNY HIT AND RUN PAULINE'
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HOLLYWOOD MASQUE ROYALTY // 'LOS ANGELES' & 'JOHNNY HIT AND RUN PAULINE'

PAT SMEAR • Whisky a Go Go / Decline of Western Civilization Film (1980)

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WHISKY A GO GO CHAOS // 'LEXICON DEVIL' & 'MANIMAL' LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD
THE GERMS

WHISKY A GO GO CHAOS // 'LEXICON DEVIL' & 'MANIMAL' LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD

PAT SMEAR • Slash Records / Decline of Western Civilization 16mm Reel (1979)

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HOLLYWOOD MASQUE ROYALTY // 'LOS ANGELES' & 'JOHNNY HIT AND RUN PAULINE'
[X] #011980 • 188 BPM

HOLLYWOOD MASQUE ROYALTY // 'LOS ANGELES' & 'JOHNNY HIT AND RUN PAULINE'

Whisky a Go Go / Decline of Western Civilization Film (Los Angeles, CA)

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