We've heard a lot from the resurgent Ace Frehley, whether he's , , or admitting as he promotes raucous new album But there's a reason we keep Frehley on speed-dial: the guy has truly seen and done it all. So when we quizzed him on his greatest gear hits and misses, we knew there would be gold buried in them there conversations. And gold Frehley most certainly delivered.
.. “My dad got me a piece of crap, and then I got a Hagstrom, which had much better action, but I didn’t like the pickup; it didn’t have the power of a because it had .
After that, I got a , but that didn’t last too long. “Then I got a Mustang that I modified and put a humbucker in. I got a Marshall, and that was the sound I’d been looking for.
Once we [Kiss signed our record deal with Casablanca Records, I got a Honeyburst Les Paul and a Marshall stack – and we were off to the races.” “It was a . It’s a very slight blue metallic, almost like my nail polish [laughs].
I picked up that guitar on Reverb and it sounds fabulous. I recorded with that on my new record, [ ]. When you get something good – I mean, like a good Les Paul – all set up correctly, and into a , it’s a no-brainer.
You don’t have to use any special effects if you have the technique, so I rarely use special effects.” “I bought a 1952 Telecaster in the original case, which was like cardboard with the tags. It was in completely mint condition.
I remember talking to the guy I got it from, and he said he got it from a w.
