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The short-lived Kiss guitarist who was supposed to succeed Ace Frehley
By Janelle Borg Published
After Ace Frehley decided to leave the Kiss circus in 1982, Paul Stanley and co. were left without a lead guitarist for Creatures of the Night. One session player got the opportunity of a lifetime...

Ace Frehley's main Kiss guitar, the 1975 “Budokan” Gibson Les Paul, sells for over $500,000 at auction
By Janelle Borg Published
Frehley's iconic Les Paul was part of Julien's' recent “Music Icons” sale, which also included guitars owned and played by Eddie Van Halen and Johnny Cash

The making of the Telecasso – the Telecaster-Picasso mashup that has driven guitarists crazy
By Janelle Borg Published
Les Godfrey has been crafting guitars for over 30 years, and with his latest creation, he brings a Cubist take to a timeless model

The 1913 Gibson used to write Here Comes the Sun and Let It Rain – owned by Eric Clapton – is now up for auction
By Janelle Borg Published
Alongside the Clapton/Harrison acoustic, one of Ace Frehley’s Les Pauls from Kiss’s peak popularity era is also included in the auction

Ace Frehley’s iconic 1975 Gibson Les Paul expected to sell for more than half a million dollars at auction
By Phil Weller Published
The Les Paul will be sold alongside stage-played guitars from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kirk Hammett and Billy Duffy at an upcoming auction

Guitar at the Grammys 2026 – Slash and Andrew Watt pay tribute to Ozzy, Bruno Mars takes a solo, but Brent Hinds excluded from In Memoriam segment
By Janelle Borg Published
Guitar acts and guitar-driven records won big at music’s biggest night, across myriad different genres

The Smoker, the Rocket-Shooting Les Paul… Ace Frehley’s 5 most iconic Kiss guitars
By Andrew Daly Published
Because to be Spaceman in Kiss, a plain old blackguard Tele ain't gonna cut it

Ace Frehley on how Frehley’s Comet sent his post-Kiss career into orbit
By Andrew Daly Published
In his final interview for Guitar World magazine (conducted in early 2025 and not published until now), Ace Frehley looks back on the 1987 album that brought him back into the limelight
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