Ace Frehley - "Shock Me" Guitar Lesson

[@odgykins]

"It was a very shocking experience" Only Ace could crack a joke about a time he legit almost died lol

[@batmanofsanantonio5331]

That’s what makes Ace, Ace. Lol

[@charliewaters5289]

No, only Ace would crack THAT joke, and laugh at it.

[@donrutter6765]

I got hit with 465 volts DC working on my guitar amp when the screwdriver slipped. My arms were literally locked up for 20 minutes.

[@augustusdiablues2843]

To the space with Ace 🎸🤟🏼

[@kirkorion9729]

Mike Corleone yeah, same here. i almost die all the time.

[@NinaJoestar]

New York groove will always be my favorite!! his laugh is contagious

[@LeeTong69]

wipers86 Praise Jeebus Christ

[@TheUpsidedownCheese]

wipers86 nutjob

[@markwilmeth3082]

One of mine too!!!

[@dalelester8503]

Ace you are why I bought a sunburst gibson Les Paul. Thanks for sharing . Straight riffs from the Horses mouth doesn't get any better then that. Keep on Rockin in The Free World Cya Dale!

[@JBmusicart]

I think it's funny that the best KISS solo album was Ace's. Some of the best KISS songs were also Ace's. But the sound of KISS owes Ace everything. The look too, He designed the logo.

[@lorenj.238]

Good grief!! I cannot believe...its been 42 years since my first Kiss concert. Yeah, now I'm dating myself. I was at one of the famous shows...the May 15th 1975 show in Detroit at Cobo Hall (Arena). Part of the recordings from the original Alive album...were recorded at that show. Its also famous for the back album cover photo with the two guys holding up the Kiss sign on main floor. That photo was taken at that Cobo Hall show too.

[@tombstone4986]

I had his poster in my room when I was in the 5th grade ( im 55 now). I can still hear my mother yelling from the living room to " turn it down"!!

[@davidmohr1920]

Thank you for posting this I love learning the song off the artist who wrote it I am jamming to it as we speak :-)

[@acemanz]

you suck

[@acemanz]

David Mohr, I suppose you are "there," since you seem to know it all

[@acemanz]

I never said Ace sucks, he is a rock God! He has inspired so many people to learn guitar. I was responding to a negative comment. If it wasn't you, I apologize

[@lindaclark9925]

Ace i love shock me you are a Great member of Kiss...and always will be!

[@felixbenichou4795]

Too kind you are ACE, So humble you are. YODA.

[@Hugh_Manitee]

Cool of Ace to do this. Wish hed do more of em. Like the riff for Cold Gin.

[@James-sc1lz]

It was a very shocking experience... that made me laugh. Great guitarist

[@JBmusicart]

Learning this song, I know for a fact that the notes in the first riff can be played on the Seeker, another Who tune

[@kimlarsson7259]

Doing two chords, Ace sound more rock n roll than most bands.

[@WaterfrontEnt]

i love you Ace Frehley ... sheshh

[@lorensanders8501]

"They're really just playing with their left hands". LOL! Yup!

[@hortyist1]

That pyramid ring is awesome !

[@susanmiller959]

I LOVE Ace!!!!!

[@jeremybanks9007]

What a legend

[@TheIkaika777]

What does he mean when he said he’s never talked about the shocked on stage incident before now? I’ve heard him talk about it many times including on the Tom Snyder show in 1979. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@MM1717mm]

TheIkaika777 ya true .... But its ace... so let’s give him a pass 😄

[@curtisconrad3668]

It was a shocking experience. I'm laughing my ass off

[@teearraceewye]

I LOVE the way Ace teaches!! It's like I'm learning from a friend! Not a snobby bone in his body! Just one of the many things that make him one of the BEST!! Thank YOU ACE!!

[@rickallen6378]

Yes, just like a close family member, even though you've never meant him. I understand.

[@gewdferyew4844]

wipers86 what

[@rickallen6378]

Has Ace been informed about this? We need to get ahold of him now!!

[@jimstrittmatter535]

Hey Ace, call me bro - I would love to talk to you - Thanks, Jim 732 799 2650

[@mariocellura9018]

THE ONLY KISS GUITARIST

[@capamerica5018]

"Never trust people that don't like THE SPACEMAN" - Abraham Lincoln -

[@tieukhavu8832]

Lol.

[@american_warrior724]

I thought Reagan said that.. guess he was quoting Lincoln (?)

[@joshuanewburger]

VAMpire hunter

[@DSpeir-pi6tm]

Congratulation!!! You have won KZbins Best Quote Of The Year 👍👍🙂

[@i.p.knightly149]

That's Ace's greatness, he even inspired guys that have been dead for 100 years.

[@jakemitchell1671]

As great as Kiss's later guitarists were, I once heard Gene Simmons say that none of them had Ace's "PUNCH." He just fit that band SO well.

[@ralphfiligenzi6180]

NOBODY can say "that's not right" like they do with so many classic rock guitar lessons on KZbin. It's coming from the REAL DEAL!

[@eriklarson9137]

Wrong.

[@mirabify]

Ace is funny and a humble guy. What other rock star with his fame would act like just a regular guy like ACE. Not many..

[@acefrehley681]

Thanks!

[@bc9273]

Just look at the other egos in the band. This man is KISS for me. When I watch the old live performances (I hadn't been born yet) I can't stop watching him. I find myself thinking get the fuck out of the way Paul, you're blocking the view of Ace. Gene over there tongue punching everything in sight.

[@derekbooth1769]

Mirabify ACE rules. Very genuine. Not ashamed of his past. Tell it like it is.

[@dancollins8296]

He is really laid back...and love the way he laughs at himself

[@wcnmvp3820]

Paul Stanley has gotten less arrogant over the years, as for Gene and Peter eh not so much

[@adanvaldcontreras4283]

who didn't want to be ACE growing up. Best rock star ever. 🤘🤘

[@Fakename70]

Hell yeah! I used to pretend I was The Spaceman when I was a kid in the '70's whilst watering the front lawn. The garden hose was my axe, and I'd stick my thumb in the open end and pretend that the water spray was sparks, just like from Ace's axe.

[@daves4645]

Hold your breath, I'm sure he will call you.

[@davedmusic3598]

You total fucking sheet stain

[@Travis-pf3gt]

I beg to differ!!! Well ok...Ace WAS first I guess....

[@nigelstanden6962]

Ritchie Blackmore as well. Does what he wants and FFS against media. Genius. Attitude and takes piss out of critics.lol.

[@thebeardmeister]

Ace is the reason I started playing guitar in 1980 and by 1987 I was in a band called Blitzkrieg, who are still playing today. I don't care what Gene or Paul say about Ace, they wouldn't commit their time to teaching like this. Ace's songwriting and playing will continue to influence generations of guitar players for years to come. LEGEND.

[@Severe_Metalholicism]

The NWoBHM Blitzkrieg or a different one?

[@HeelsFan1967]

Yeah, you're right. Gene and Paul are busy touring.

[@Suchacard]

And Paul would charge you $200 an hour probably.

[@Stevie.C]

Ace is why I ever picked up the guitar in the first place. I have a 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom because I wanted to be like Ace when I was a teen. I still have that guitar and I still play.

[@highatruthart]

The Sunburst les Paul has always my fav. ever since I saw his for the first time in the mid 70's.

[@JBmusicart]

Ace inspired me, i found guitar too hard, so i played drums instead but learned guitar later. He's like Chuck berry and hendrix and the who and the ramones in one

[@sarahwentforalemonwedgeand8991]

Candace Newmaker

[@bigmacfullerton7870]

I also learned to play because of Ace and I too have a 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom I shit you not. Mine is in wine red. How about yours? They sure have gone up in value lately haven't they?

[@Stevie.C]

@@bigmacfullerton7870 mine was a black beauty when I bought it new. I then changed all the plastic parts to cream and my speed knobs to gold to look like Aces. Later on I found the pearloid tuners so I have that going on too. I still have it.

[@richardgrossman9291]

Not bad for a plumber. 🎸

[@rodolfochavez5764]

Ace freely is a bad ass

[@chrisdee5032]

The number of people that won't get this reference but I do. Nice!

[@starlinyn9292]

@@rodolfochavez5764 you can't even spell his name right 🙄🙄

[@TheRbruin10]

Lol That interview in 79 was epic! Ace owned it

[@marial.rapaglia4041]

was that interview like gold?

[@Marz5004]

I love to hear Ace laugh.

[@lisarenee2738]

Me too..would be great ringback tone! Ace should market that laugh..seriously. I have enjoyed this..learning from the best. I wish he had a series.

[@kenglass7833]

Down to earth guy, the guys from RUSH really liked ACE!!

[@tonylaurin9294]

His laugh is contageous Marz

[@charlesfarrugia3799]

Me too. Ha ja ha ja .

[@konradgannon550]

Ha! You took my comment!

[@SWIFTY5150]

Who the hell gives a thumbs down to a guitarist giving a lesson for a song they wrote? You think he's playing it wrong or something?🙄

[@olliecrow3547]

Bunch of haters

[@gastonbatuco2391]

Ignorant players

[@Frovan198]

Probly just people that couldnt play it

[@therockman89]

I laughed way to hard at this lmfaoooooo

[@daneph]

Jealous losers I’m sure

[@wgzn]

you can like ace or not. but his sound is what you want from kiss

[@derekbooth1769]

wgzn I know right. I really don't like the KISS sound today. Ace rules

[@amyhurst7114]

wgzn Ace. Know. If. You. Learn. His. Way. And. He. .say. You. Can. To do. It. But he. Can trick. You. Get. You. In trouble

[@JesseHancock6400ba]

Oh yes.. The originals so much better than the half real and half fake kiss we have NOW

[@fredrichliebrich1462]

Ace made a major forforent to KISS. Now, they are not the same. They left a bad taste..... Fudged Ace & Pete.

[@yeldarbarrow3172]

@@amyhurst7114 wtf

[@lv1023]

When I was a 15 year old kid back in 79 Ace was the coolest guitarist, and now that I am 53 Ace is still the coolest guitarist, Thanks Ace!

[@TacMedTV]

Ace is the reason I play guitar! His style is almost sloppy, but it's amazing! No fear in his playing!

[@JIMJAMSC]

Try getting a little tipsy and then one more drink. That is the Ace zone and the way I sound best playing KISS.

[@imandan1966]

Or he just stinks

[@sega62s]

Ace is the reason for most guitarist I know

[@roquefortfiles]

I call Ace's playing ..."A Controlled train wreck" he has his own unique style.

[@snfu6574]

One of a kind style for sure.

[@RMGCBG]

Dimebag & John 5 love Ace... everyone else’s argument is irrelevant...

[@RMGCBG]

Johnny Wheels I’m 64 and today I’ll be wearing my Ace solo album face shirt. Haha my 20 year old son thinks I’m cool #Winning

[@SJF98]

@@RMGCBG Great comment! Sounds like a Richard Feynman "We've learned from experience that the truth will eventually come out!"

[@RMGCBG]

@@SJF98 time is on our side. Ace isn’t Vai or Satriani. Ace is Ace and oh shit cakes does that work for me! My 20 year old son loves Ace #DadWellPlayed

[@James-Lee-Smith]

As does Kim Thayil from Soundgarden. I received that information first hand, btw.

[@drby0788]

"I got a pipe that needs fixing." Ace: "Tell me about it!." LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@jaspert1013]

drby0788 best interview with ace ever

[@jayro3931]

That comment has so many meanings. Lol

[@Balithazzarr]

Lol

[@cynthiadejesus754]

Hi ace

[@deansley174]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@sandibales9831]

His laugh is infectious. Def best member of KISS.

[@johnnyrotton9966]

Agreed his laff is infectious lol ii recently saw him on a talk show from the 70s his laff hasn't changed . Plus he comes off as a normal guy back then too like he was just happy to be there.

[@christhevancura9113]

Curley , and it natural. 🤩

[@paulstanley8420]

Hello, how are you doing it is nice to seeing you hear

[@HughesandKettneramps]

It´s just awesome when the original performer explains your favorite song - love it !!!

[@johnlackey9652]

Such a shame that we have people cutting down a man who is literally responsible for many successful guitarist today. Ace is a legend. He is not only a great guitarist, but was part of what was the biggest Rock Band in the world. Ace -- IS A LEGEND! Now this being said, those of you who criticize his playing ability or try and compare his playing ability to others have not fully developed your skills enough to understand that it is NOT-- how fast you play -- its WHAT you play that counts. Ace isnt trying to be like anyone else --THEY ARE TRYING TO BE LIKE HIM!!. Kiss gave life -a soul- to every song they played. This is why their songs will never die. This is what separates the true artist from those who will will never be. So remember this the next time before you cut down a true Rock legends playing ability.

[@joemartra4825]

Absolutely 100% true! and agree with you John!!

[@chadjohnson-authormusician8072]

Wow .... Look, I'm not going to rag on Ace or any of them. I will give you a bit of grief, though, for referring to Kiss and the phrase "true artist" in the same sentence. I think even Gene would call BS on that one, seeing as how he's admitted that the band was basically just a money-making business venture that targeted young boys for its audience.

[@odincoulombe706]

ya like gene said he rather hear a chord that cracks a rib than,speed notes that sound like a bee buzzing around lol..

[@derekbooth1769]

John Lackey The guitar God. ACE Frehley!!

[@ralex3697]

The only reason to listen to Kiss Ace

[@r.w.fields]

His tone hasn't changed in 45 years. He's not the best guitarist, but by far the coolest. Who else could come up with a smoking guitar that flys away? Love you Spaceman!

[@MM1717mm]

Bobby Fields The only one that might be cooler is Keith Richards ....maybe

[@tonydardi332]

Bobby Fields Eric Clapton said Ace was the best guitarist he’s ever seen. Look it up

[@george25199]

Its all about writing a simple but Catchy riff and solo .Not many people can do it they can play fast but no one really wants to hear that for long

[@stevekepner8151]

Ace is better than Clapton any day. Better showman better guitarist way better at great rememberable riffs. How many Clapton riffs will stand the test of time?

[@tonydardi332]

Steve Kepner I agree Eric Clapton is the most overrated guitarist ever

[@leokimvideo]

Ace don't give all your secrets away. Tommy Faker will steal them. Rock on Ace your the real rock star in Kiss.

[@waikikirod]

leokimvideo The Faker...Lol

[@epaulk1969]

leokimvideo Fake Ace...

[@klistarf]

No, i think Gene really does love Ace, but they're just like fire and ice. I mean, how can anyone NOT love Ace... \m/ (:o)

[@thinhton7493]

leokimvideo Tommy And Ace are good friends

[@calebproductions5970]

There have been many aces don't fool yourself ..doppelgängers are everywhere in the rock music industry

[@Dane-xt9zj]

The most talented member of KISS - it was Ace's guitar riffs that hooked me on the band in 76'.

[@TheScr4tchy]

Fuck yes I just got a guitar lesson from Ace Frehley

[@buckdownscanada9946]

How cool is this Ace giving lessons ...cool guy

[@JBmusicart]

Seriously, he probably thought no one wanted to know till a few years ago. I just wish this existed in 1977

[@derekbooth1769]

Buck Downs Canada I know right.

[@victordewilde8639]

Yes but the young bastards today, will never know the feeling of paying 50bucks for 100 song just to get 2 somewhat close cords for the 2 songs you had already taped off the radio and needed to get maped in. After walking 2 miles up snow covered hills to the shop and 7 miles back home thru the dessert. LoL All the memories. We can laugh now... The money is gone and I just got a personal lesson from Ace Freely all to myself. How cool is this!

[@mikelliteras397]

The fact that he’s still around tells me he has a hell of a guardian angel

[@thcsportssuperstarjonnymoo610]

That's the coolest guitar I've ever seen.

[@razorjules]

The greatest trout player of all time!

[@scottsrush]

razorjules lol

[@paulsimmons5726]

razorjules - I was watching that show and cracked up when he said that! Funny as hell, those were the days. It's cool watching Ace run through one of his tunes, I always thought his lead parts sounded so cool. As others have mentioned, Ace wasn't​ the most technical player but he simply nailed it, case closed! KISS replaced Ace with a million guys over the decades but their original 70's stuff by Ace is what everyone wants to hear... Great lead trout player for sure! Rock on Space Ace!

[@razorjules]

I agree. Ace's playing had so much character, just like the man himself. All the guys that came after him, in Kiss, sounded so sterile to my ears. When you listen to that final Ace cadenza on "Rocket Ride" from Alive II, with that final vibrato note, it kind of defines 1977. I immediately think: THAT is the KISS guitar sound.

[@drby0788]

I fucking LOVE that interview!

[@santeria6780]

I love ROCKET RIDE.No-one like Ace, utterly fabulous. Did Ace play on Rockin in the USA ( must admit I like that song :-) )?

[@RockwithDeepak]

Ace is always organic. Its more or less the feel n vibe he goes with. Thanks to Ace for teaching this

[@TheMeJustMe75]

The thing I like about how he teaches is that he has clear view of his fretting hand and also tells you the actual chord. So he expects people to have basic understanding of chords.

[@roxannemoser]

Ace has the best laugh ever! Love that Bronx accent.

[@tracisundari1950]

Qweens

[@paulstanley8420]

Hello, how are you doing it is nice to seeing you hear

[@Vinylfiend60]

Gene and Paul are so full of crap when they say that Ace can't remember how to play his songs and that Tommy Thayer had to teach him how to play the songs. Gene and Paul are so greedy that they stiffed Peter and Ace out of a lot of money during the reunion tours. Any real Kiss fan should boycott any concerts were Tommy and Eric wear Ace and Peters make up. It's a tragedy that the original line-up of Kiss didn't play at the rock n roll hall of fame induction. Egos and money ruined Kiss.

[@derekbooth1769]

Donald Lutkin I know right. Tommy Faker right. ACE rules. No one can touch him.

[@TitanicHorseRacingLover]

Tommy DID have to reteach Ace and Peter their stuff. Ace has said it in several interviews. However, Ace is still the Spaceman in my mind. You are right about that.

[@billhannum4117]

No Ace no Kiss

[@Vinylfiend60]

D N I never said you couldn’t enjoy them. As a fan from the very beginning I just will never appreciate any other musicians wearing Ace and Peters make-up. Tommy Thayer is a really good guitarist and Eric Singer is a great drummer. I own every Kiss CD with every line-up. I just feel money and pride got in the way of Kiss finally as the original band playing for the R’N’R Hall of Fame. Who’s more rock and roll than the original kiss!?

[@jendel42750]

Dimebag Darrell: "Do you really use all three pickups on your guitars?" Ace: "Nah, juss da 'trebbul. Dee udda two arrin' eevin wyid. AAAACK!" I guess that's how Ace gets that "helicopter effect" when he plays. He manipulates the pickup switch on his Les Pauls and the guitars go, "Dot-dot-dot-dot-dot-dot..."

[@klaasbakker4304]

Charles Elliott that's simply one pick up with the volume all the way down, the other fully open.

[@VanielDeeform]

He also says he plays a lot with the strings slightly muted at times. Check out the Noisey guitar jam interview

[@rodsmolter5046]

The middle pup was just a fake where he hid the smoke bomb. Not sure why anyone would want 3 pups on an LP.

[@samschossig334]

@@rodsmolter5046 For looks mostly. At least for me. I think the cherry sunburst customs with the cream pickups like Ace’s look great. I’d probably never use the middle though. Just looks awesome to me.

[@bsnf-5]

"I will get a lazy person to do a hard job because he will find the easiest way to do it" - Bill Gates. Ace Frehley admitted that he is lazy, and doesn't have any discipline. But guess what? He done his job, and no matter how he did it, he nailed it. And is still nailing it. Just think about all the haters, they have a butthurt because they think they are better than him because they have better technique, and yet they still broke and never played a real concert. Go figure.

[@chrisdee5032]

Amen my man!

[@YTOnceAgain]

Yeah, but there's a difference between being successful and being a good musician, especially in pop music.

[@bsnf-5]

YTOnceAgain This is not pop music. Your argument is invalid. He holds his own in his style, he might not be virtuoso, but he clearly can play shit out of that fucking guitar. And also do some nice vocals. He fucking rocks. Period. Go figure.

[@jds9405]

Ace had something that guys with more technique don't. He has musicality. Almost ALL of his solo are memorable. They get stuck in your head. That's a real musician.

[@YTOnceAgain]

Even if this wasn't pop music, the same mechanisms would still apply.

[@WeDontWantYourWar]

I love this. He is so humble and normal in spite of the fact that he has probably inspired more guitarists than any guitar "hero"

[@terrycaldwell4645]

Fantastic video Ace - I was in the front row at Lakeland in '76 when that happened. Some scary moments but when you came back out on stage you were fantastic! Great song.

[@joefeddy]

God bless you Ace ... You just made or gave someone the push/help to be the future in the music field .... As you have heard a million times you are the best and filled my young life with joy and love for music !

[@derekbooth1769]

Joe Feddy ACE rules

[@andybutterbaugh2998]

Ace WAS KISS. Gene and Paul will never admit it, as they are clever businessmen, pretending to be rockstars. Ace is the real thing.

[@stefanbabic4450]

kiss is "pretending to be rockstars"

[@derekbooth1769]

Andy Butterbaugh I know right. ACE rules. Tommy Faker can't touch Ace space man.

[@MM1717mm]

Paul was a helluva singer ... but ace was the one that reminded them that you shouldnt get too full of yourself .... I love him for that reason alone 👍👍

[@marial.rapaglia4041]

💋ACE FRESHLY💋

[@billyreynolds4749]

@@derekbooth1769 - Hahahaha. Ace was mediocre, at best. He was the weakest player of all the guys who played lead for KISS! I've been playing guitar for 25 years, and I like Ace...but he was NOT a strong player. Who WAS the best playing lead?? Bruce Kulick...no question! But, I liked KISS because of the Demon Gene Simmons!

[@barryklinedinst6233]

KISS was never the same without ACE

[@maskof]

Nice to see a professionally produced tutorial for once, with proper close up shots. Kudos. Nice lavender nail polish too!

[@samuelw3295]

Love Gun was the second rock album I got after Boston. Some great rock and roll, especially this song.

[@headcrusher21ify]

coolest guitarist

[@Fakename70]

Did you know this fun factoid: Boston and KISS are related through their association with Eddie Kramer in the '70's. Kramer was originally supposed to produce Boston's debut LP, but, the demos were so good that he decided that his skills wouldn't have been needed, so, he went to produce KISS instead.

[@8platypus]

man this guy is such a deceptive genius lol

[@dancollins8296]

Dumb as a fox

[@thesundog8833]

Past band members can portray him as a spaced out ignorant drunk, but he really knows what he is talking about here. I didn't expect him to be able explain the minutiae, but he does great, and touches on things that most people wouldn't ever notice. I started playing guitar fifteen years ago because of him. I learned how to play by spinning my Dad's KISS alive album. Awesome lesson!

[@jesussotelo4775]

Ace gave KISS musical credibility.

[@adamrafal6587]

I'm a drummer, and this is my favorite ACE song to cover!

[@mysmokin69]

I'm a plumber! (greatest rockstar quote from the greatest lead guitarist ever) The dude's laugh is infectious.

[@hannahburton3415]

mysmokin69 look its rock n roll is a better ace quote 😂

[@rebelguy9487]

Ace's little chuckle gets me through a bad day.....never fails!

[@magrildz]

"I have a little piece of pipe backstage I'd like you to have a look at..." "Tell me about it!"

[@viniciustonin5118]

HAHAHAHAAHAHA!! Tom Snyder interview, what a moment!!!!

[@politicaloutsider413]

@@magrildz "little piece of pipe" That's why Ace said "tell me about it" 😄

[@MRBIG-lg9zl]

He never uses his pinkie, I have a chance!!!!!!

[@josephliptak]

No need for a pinky. They just get in way.

[@k33pstrumming39]

D sus he uses his pinkie

[@aceisagodkiss3872]

You didn't watch the whole video, obviously. He uses his pinkie quite a bit.

[@Boogieplex]

MR. BIG you have a BIG chance,all his stuff is pretty easy,but he does use his pinky, especially during power chords, just not as much during solos.

[@joshuanewburger]

uh...SUS

[@GeorgeLynchFan]

The one and only Space Ace

[@berionne95]

George LynchFan best guitar ace frehley

[@andressvarne5002]

Ace for president

[@icuabc1235]

George LynchFan Fuckin A right.

[@halmoore449]

Andres Svarne b

[@andressvarne5002]

Ace is the king of all rock

[@kennedys75]

This is great! ACE is the man. Probably not the most technically gifted or talented but damn he pulls it off! Just a great raw sound and I've always liked how he bends those notes and the overall tone of his sound. Rock legend!! ⚡️Thanks for posting

[@williampaisley826]

This man was the reason I started playing guitar!! Space ace ya!

[@guymorris1963]

I was born in 1963 and have been a KISS fan since the first time I heard them. Despite their business dealings, personality clashes or anything else I still like the original lineup of Paul, Peter, Ace and Gene. Those guys have always sounded great together. I lived in Colorado from 1984 to 2012 and got to see them in concert twice. The second time was during their first farewell tour at their Denver stop. My mother had got on the Ticketmaster website and tried steady for about an hour and a half to get a ticket for me. She finally got one for me, I was on the ice hockey rink at Pepsi Center about halfway back from the stage. So when they start playing Love Gun Paul gets on a steel cable zipline, cruises along it and stops at a satellite stage nust down from where I was sitting. He was so close I could see scratches on his guitar and sweat on his face. At one point they had confetti falling from the ceiling and I got some that I still have in a plastic bag.

[@markwilmeth3082]

The first time I saw them was in 80 @ McNicholes Arena!!!

[@warriorxtman2]

Imagine my disappointment when we went to see Kiss on Creatures Of The Night tour without knowing if Ace was gonna be there. They lied in the press and said Ace was in a car wreck but he was actually replaced and Vinnie Vincent comes out and the concert was 50 percent ruined.

[@MassProduced]

I'm not a guitar player, but I want that les paul.

[@derekbooth1769]

HollowKing I know right Love the colors.

[@msinkm]

Wow! Thanks Ace! Was trying to learn this song, and look what I found! Been a fan since I was 13! Love ya man. Blessings.

[@derekbooth1769]

Mark Sinkinson ACE rules

[@nicholascolabella2181]

Gene and Paul stink and I don't need to say why. Love u Ace, Be well, stay sober man.

[@usaslakt]

Loved this guy for 41 years. Ace is a legend!

[@THECLARENCES]

Ace rules! Period. xoxo The Clarences

[@derekbooth1769]

THE CLARENCES ACE rules

[@waycoolwarm]

I also turned my buddies on to Kiss and "Shock Me" with huge house speakers in the back of my van, while driving through town, blasting this song full on, blowing weed, pounding beers, head banging hard, steering the van with my knee. Hey was the seventies, was a serious party time. Oh yeah!!

[@NismoS13Kings]

waycoolwarm fuck yeah!!!

[@saturdaysamsooey8526]

U can do dat in la coz it hot all day long

[@chrisbrown7175]

Ace is a true inspiration. he himself has stated he can't play and is musically illiterate, as he put it, but still made it. damn Ace, I'd say Shock Me, but you already have. you can call him a terrible player but Ace is what keeps young guys like me from putting the axe down

[@derekbooth1769]

Chris Brown He learned by ear. ACE rules

[@kevinc1968]

I like kiss a lot but ACE is the only cool kiss member.....love his solo stuff best out of all the kiss members too....ACE is the man!

[@Twobarpsi]

OMG! That F sharp Bend to a g with ringing out the open strings, wow never seen that before!

[@lastup4170]

One of the greatest riffs of rock in the 1970s. Love ya Ace.

[@ArtbyPaulPetro]

simply one of the greatest rock and roll guitarists of all time. style style style and personality to burn. takes like 2 notes to recognize its HIM! great vibrato, great sense of solo composition, the shit almost always fits the song perfectly and just sounds fucking cool

[@haysfordays]

yes, yes and yes. my little rule is that if it's cool and looks easy...it's probably genius at work.

[@carlintorres8485]

haysfordays i dont knowaaaaaaa

[@HankFinkle11]

artman33167 give me a soloist with melody and feel any day over the shredder. Ace's solo on "100,000 Years" is one of the great rock and roll musical statements.

[@tedchristie3367]

badass

[@tedchristie3367]

Bob Silva......ace r rocks

[@8484terry]

Always loved Ace, that guitar is beautiful.

[@darby1030]

Tommy Thayer watches this video before every show.,

[@claudiocesta7118]

Ohhhhhh wooww ace is ace my friend tommy is a clone

[@norms3913]

So he learn a few tricks of the trade in other words Tommy is a apprentice

[@SunnyHippies]

Hah

[@bobpugliese4428]

John john your right tommy watches. It before every show and begs gene and paul please dont ask me to teach him how to play his songs again

[@KaraokeLord]

Thayer got nothing on the original and best spaceman space ace

[@pir8emt]

You should probably direct all of that hate where it truly belongs , Gene and Paul. Tommy and Eric are doing exactly what they are paid to do!

[@JBmusicart]

Exactly

[@theodoremacewko7757]

Ace knows his stuff with the guitar and very patient humble guy anyone can learn from its a honor

[@adammontre7944]

Ace has the most memorable lead breaks

[@derekbooth1769]

Adam Montre I know right

[@spiralflash6169]

I like Kiss a lot, but I love Ace even more!! He is the heart of any band he plays in! Good teacher, too! Rock on!!

[@karenovalasiti5323]

A very SHOCKING experience!! Hahaha. Sometimes you just have to laugh

[@ariesleorising]

I freakin love Ace!!!!!!!

[@paulstanley8420]

Hello, how are you doing it is nice to seeing you hear

[@bradleyhohner8775]

Love you Ace! You rocked my childhood. I had every KISS card because I skipped school lunch to buy KISS cards from the neighborhood ice cream truck. Thanks for the great 🎵!!

[@hotstitch1]

Hes a real teacher. It's all about the students learning- not how good he is . Generous man. I always knew it x

[@crimsonking440]

It seems to me a lot of the self taught and technically unsound musicians of the 60s-70s were better at creating good sounding music than the virtuosos of the 80s-today. So many players today focus on how fast and flashy they can with their techniques, but all that really matters is if something makes you groove and it's fun to play.

[@positivevibrations5083]

Ace your the man since my teens 76 had all your records im 59 now you still rock

[@batmanofsanantonio5331]

Ace is the best. I was lucky enough to see him and the original lineup in 2002 for my birthday. Thanks for the memory Spaceman!!!

[@rticle15]

Ace is very honest about his skillset which is so cool. He's not a speed shredder but definitely a solid pro player. Im a fan of his playing style because it's all crunchy 70s rock and roll.

[@figdickmun]

Exactly. He just plain sounds great.

[@mikebognar6197]

ACE ROCKS !!! A true legendary guitarist!! 🤘🤘

[@jwalker1200]

Sounds like Buckcherry Liked that riff too... "Lit Up"

[@MM1717mm]

Who ?? 😄😄😄

[@riggermorpus]

@D Larson my immediate thought.

[@steelersnorth2914]

I don't know why people trash Tommy. It's not his fault Ace is not with Kiss. There is only one Ace Frehley. An true original. He may not be the best guitar player but he influenced thousands of guys to learn the guitar. A real rock legend!

[@derekbooth1769]

Rob Johnston ACE rules

[@westworldone3660]

I have a lot of respect for Tommy as a musician but Ace is the ONLY Spaceman.

[@strivingx67]

I don't blame or trash Tommy because Ace isn't in KISS. I dislike the fact that Tommy and Eric S. decided to take on personas created by and made legendary by Ace and Peter. But thats just me. It ruffles my feathers a bit. lol

[@dave22240]

I just love Aces guitar playing. Shock me kiss alive ll - amazing stuff!

[@danniedwards5750]

I think hes a great guitarist hes sloppy and raw amazing 🤘

[@Not1But2Fresh]

Ace is THE BEST!!!! He has his own style unlike 95% of all the guitarists out their today! ACE YOUR THE MAN!!!

[@cyclops1092]

I'd rather listen to this gritty rock n roll over Vai or Malmsteen any day.