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(from left to right) Kiss's Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley perform onstage
“People don’t talk about Ace doing his pick-tapping thing. Considering this was ’77, before Eddie Van Halen did Eruption, it's even more mind-blowing”: Eric Johnson, Nuno Bettencourt, and 40 other guitar legends share their favorite Kiss guitar moments

By Andrew Daly Published

Ahead of their very last show, an all-star cast of rock guitar luminaries reveal how they were influenced by the Hottest Band in the Land

Guitarists
Kiss playing live
“They said they invited us to perform at that show. I never got a phone call. They just said that to sell tickets”: Despite reports, Ace Frehley says he hasn’t heard from Paul Stanley or Gene Simmons about joining Kiss’s last-ever gig

By Matt Owen Published

The glam rock heroes will take to the stage for the last time ever later this week – but Frehley won't be there

Bands
Paul Gilbert and Ace Frehley
“The solos are so perfectly composed... they remind me of what Bach would do if he had a Les Paul, a Marshall, and a space alien costume”: Paul Gilbert explains why he loves Ace Frehley’s playing

By Matt Parker Published

The shred guru picks out a recording of the band’s “infallible feedback magic” as his highlight of the hard-rock icons’ remarkable 50-year run

Guitarists
Ace Frehley performs onstage with Kiss at the International Ampitheater in Chicago, Illinois on September 22, 1979
From rocket-shooting Les Pauls to 'bananas' Superstrats: 10 iconic Kiss guitars that powered rock's most outrageous band

By Andrew Daly Published

10 bonkers guitars that chart the history of the American hard-rock institution

Electric Guitars
(from left) Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent and Paul Stanley perform with Kiss at Wembley Arena in London on October 23, 1983
Gene Simmons: "Everything Vinnie Vincent did sounded like Yngwie Malmsteen on crack"

By Andrew Daly Published

Kiss's always-colorful bassist reflects on how he and Paul Stanley wrestled with the band's identity – and Vinnie Vincent's unorthodox, fleet-fingered ideas – on Creatures of the Night, 40 years on

Guitarists
Kiss
15 of Kiss's best guitar songs that don’t feature Ace Frehley

By Andrew Daly Published

Most of Kiss's biggest tracks feature the original Spaceman, Ace Frehley, on guitar. But there's plenty more six-string ear candy in the band's catalog – some from surprising names…

Music Releases
(from left) guitars played by Ace Frehley, George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix
Guitars played by Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Ace Frehley go up for auction

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Also going under the hammer is the destroyed neck of a guitar used (and subsequently smashed) by Kurt Cobain

Guitarists
Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley
Gene Simmons says Ace Frehley lacks “physical stamina” to play a full Kiss show on the End of the Road tour

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The God of Thunder maintains the door is open for Frehley to play encores, but claims Ace wanted to replace Tommy Thayer full-time as a condition for his return

Concert, Gigs & Tours
[L-R] Ace Frehley and Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons still wants Ace Frehley to join Kiss on their End of the Road farewell tour

By Sam Roche Published

“Jump up on stage with us for encores,” Simmons tells Frehley in a new tweet. “The fans would love it”

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Ace Frehley (left) and Slash
Ace Frehley and Slash on their love of the Les Paul, British blues-rock, and their unique approaches to the guitar

By Steven Rosen Published

In this 2016 GW cover story, the two rock legends discuss how they came together for a raucous Thin Lizzy cover, and how they feel about their status as guitar heroes

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