Hub · 1959
Pat Smear
Los Angeles, California, USA · Guitar
Germs guitarist; Nirvana In Utero–tour second guitar; Foo Fighters rhythm guitar.
Why this hub
Nirvana ↔ Foo Fighters guitar bridge after Grohl’s drum-to-front move.
Born 1959. Germs / LA punk résumé before joining Nirvana as second guitar for the In Utero tour (1993–94). Joins Foo Fighters early; leaves mid-90s; returns as touring/studio rhythm guitar. Related: Seattle–LA punk wire into Foo Fighters’ personnel continuity.
Tenures
1993–1994
Guitar
In Utero tour second guitar.
Open band →1994–1997
Guitar
Open band →2005–present
Guitar
Return as rhythm/tour guitar.
Open band →