Kiss Guitarists Ranked

In this episode I rank the five Kiss lead Guitarists. Where do they rank for you?!
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[@gregcrane4953]

Bruce can play Ace, VV, and MSJ faithfully but without copying. Plus, he has his own amazing style. Not to mention he's a terrific person.

[@BaronVonBielski]

100% agree. He’s extremely technical. Not sloppy. Mistake free and can play a solo without butchering it. VV was a butcher. Had to be his way. Ace was the innovator.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

Totally agree. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

That is a great description. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@StephenZimmer]

Bruce is an unsung hero of Kiss, and I think very underappreciated. Amazing guitarist, great guy, and he brought a lot to the table.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

I totally agree. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@allans1813]

I really liked Vinnie, but Ace is and always will be my number one.

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[@tommyboyindy1157]

Ace’s melodic guitar hooks made Kiss. Nobody compares.

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Hard to argue. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@scottcayouette6829]

Bruce does as he expanded from Aces' work and sound.

[@christianpoint0888]

Ace didn’t even play on 25% of the albums he was supposed too ! Dipshit didn’t show up !

[@dvg4104]

Can you cite an example or two of Ace's "melodic guitar hooks?"

[@tommyboyindy1157]

@@dvg4104 : Every song on the Alive album.

[@crushersteve6658]

I might not agree with 5-3...but I definitely agree with you on number 1! Bruce Kulick is the best. All you have to do is listen to unplugged to see it.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

He is amazing on unplugged. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@ryankieth1675]

He’s the best thing that ever happened to KISS. I was furious when they abandoned him to put the makeup back on and do a three decade downward spiral.

[@bigpoppa5732]

Vinnie brought them back from the Dead and made good songs

[@kencrowe1965]

Bruce Kulick is the KING of KISS's guitarist, involving KISS's GREATEST LINEUP EVER including the late GREAT Eric Carr(RIP)!!! Saw them twice, 'Crazy Nights' and 'Hot In The Shade' tours!!!! Hell of a nice guy too!!!!

[@mallardtheduck406]

I wish I could've seen them on tour together.

[@brianseneca3546]

Has to be Ace. Obviously not the most talented, but he is the original and is responsible for many guitarist myself included to aspire to be like him

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

No doubt that Ace is an icon. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@jimcartwright2622]

For KISS there wil be NOBODY better than ACE

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

I wish he could’ve stayed in the band. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!!

[@paulobianquini]

Ace frehley is the best ❤

[@adamrenfrow]

Ace is the man.

[@ConcernedCitizen-fd4fd]

Shock me....make me feel betta ..da da da da ,da da shock me put on ya black letha....

[@mallardtheduck406]

I Agree, Ace Frehley was KISS, but I am also a Fan of Bruce Kulick.

[@corpsegrinder445]

Vinnie at 4 is criminal

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[@Kyle7K]

Completely agree on this list!

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[@mitchpalmer5116]

All of them are technically better players than Ace but Ace is Ace.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

Well said! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@andyfaber8044]

100% agree. Good job on this. You made a good case for your ranking.

[@davidhealy4534]

Agree. Kulick was the best player.

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[@duncandistortion]

Ace Frehley has a unique style & sound which makes him my favourite.

[@BibleTalk777]

Space Ace the real rock soldier in Kiss army. Unique Sound, style stage presence. When you heard the solos you knew thats Ace and that = Kiss

[@jamesspella8548]

I agree with,virtually everything you presented but would place Ace number one for your own assessment. Ace was the flashiest, and during his solo's made sounds come that guitar that noone else could. Improvisation as you called it. He put on a show that the others could not emulate. But I would have to admit, possibly due to his substance use, he could be inconsistent. I am just very happy he became sober. ALL of these members were extremely talented.

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Can’t argue with that. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@Blakk_Wolf7]

I just turned 50 back in Sept 5th, I'm a life-long KISS fan this list is the best KISS guitarist, not the favorite. But had the list been about KISS favorite , when it comes to sheer talent, Vinnie Vincent has everyone on this list beat! Yes, Ace is my favorite KISS guitarist Vinnie is a very close 2nd, then Kulick them Thayer

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

I agree Vinnie was probably the most talented. It’s a shame he allowed things to get in the way of that. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@coastalpaladin5024]

I agree 100%!!! Bruce is so underrated, and I think he is amazing. Great video my friend!!!

[@toby7291]

6 Stanley Bert Eisen 5 Mark St John 4 Tommy Thayer 3 Vinnie Vincent 2 Bruce Kulick 1 Paul Daniel Frehley

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[@sirgalahad3574]

That's a fair assessment. I think Tommy has done a great job. I don't think I ever saw Kiss with Bruce.

[@themechanix8804]

Don't come here complain about my list hardcore fans,I don't agree with David's list, but it doesn't mean that I gotta say shit about this or that. It's his opinion, everybody has its own. My list: 5- Tommy Thayer - Great player, since Black N Blue his style was the same, before Kiss he wasn't a Malmsteen clone and then started playing like Ace. For all Tommy haters, he's in Kiss, you're not. 4- Ace Frehley - I love his playing, without him Kiss wouldn't be the same, but I prefer the other guys. 3- Mark St John - Fast, Technical and Aggressive, that's what I want to hear in an album like Animalize. "He couldn't play the same solo twice", funny, listening to him playing his own stuff live sound pretty close, also, don't complain about the Poughkeepsie concert, yeah he missed a lot of things, but as everyone knows, he wasn't completely healthy and it was his first full concert with Kiss. His solo stuff it's pretty cool. 2- Bruce Kulick - Perfect player for Kiss, he could play all the stuff. 1- Vinnie Vincent - Fast, Technical as hell, aggressive as hell, and the best musician Kiss ever had, period. "Aaaaa but his solos are non sense", interesting, it's so non sense that he explains how he composed the solos on his instructional video, also, he played the same thing live. It's easy to judge the guys ability, but go out and try to play some of his solos, or even a song like Love Kills, wich people think its easy. And hey, he wrote Lick it Up, also, he's so bad that he wrote Unholy. Btw, last thing, personal life it's different than musical life. Great video btw. Cheers!

[@danthaman03]

Great video Any hope lf you posting a ranking of all the Kiss line ups. Greetings from Melbourne.Australia.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

That is a great idea. I will do that soon! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!!

[@seanmcguire17]

I would agree 100% with your choices. Bruce on lead, Eric or Eric on drums were the versions of KISS that I grew up enjoying. Ace is great too but I prefer Bruce's style better. I'm sure if I had grown up hearing Ace on lead, that I would favor him more than the others. Revenge was/is my all time favorite album thanks to Bruce's axe work

[@lancelange9377]

Bruce is a modern style guitar player. Ace can't compete with that. But only Ace could have made the magic he made in Kiss. Without Ace, Kiss would never have been what it was.

[@Cookie-dr6iq]

Ace may not be the most technically talented guitarist but he was the best KISS have had no doubt. His work on those early albums is phenomenal.

[@jeffwebb1993]

This is a 100% accurate list. I was expecting 2 and 1 to be swapped.

[@AndrewReitze]

100% agree with your list!!!!!

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[@lustforkicks7392]

I thoroughly agree with you on Bruce Kulick being the best lead guitarist Kiss ever had! He is incredible! I have actually found Ace Frehley's playing to be a little sloppy on occasion, but he still helped solidify Kiss's sound. Bruce has incredible charisma and his playing style is remarkably phenomenal! From my point of view, the best 1 to 5 for the lead guitarists of Kiss are: 1. Bruce Kulick 2. Ace Frehley 3. Vinnie Vincent 4. Mark St. John 5. Tommy Thayer ~Dutch

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Hard to argue with that. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@dowvidz]

The "sound" of KISS was made with Ace's guitar playing and songwriting and he was one of the foundations that built the band. When Bruce played the solos originally done by Ace he did his own version without copying Ace but keeping the same feel to the song. While Tommy can play the Ace solos note for note and is a really good Ace stand in, to me at least he never quite gets Bruce's solos anywhere near as good as Bruce played them live. Tough choice but I would agree with you, Bruce at 1 and Ace at 2, and I first saw KISS in 1980 with Ace and Eric Carr

[@Magnus2131]

Fan since 74 when I was 14. !00% agree with the order.

[@DamienReaper_PrinceofHalloween]

As a long-term fan.I agree with the list. Because you are talking about musicianship. I feel Bruce had more to offer too. Same with Eric Carr, the concept of KISS was and is 4 Rock Stars, 4 Leads, Where after Ace and Peter left, even without make-up no one outside of Gene and Paul being that focal point. Outside Bruce's one song of Carnaval of Souls, Even the 2 last albums had Tommy and Eric Singer singing and having their own tunes. I wish Bruce and Eric Carr had that because though I love that 80s-early 90s Era. But It felt like even more those guys should have had more in those moments, It felt more like the Paul Stanley band with Gene Simmons just saying hi i'm here. I understand he was doing films, I think a few Eric and Bruce led songs perhaps been a little more stand out in the long term of things outside that is Era they didn't wear the make-up. With Ace I think many of his solo albums are better than what he did in KISS, I do feel bad for Peter he needed a direction musically when was doing solo stuff.

[@GoldMineArcade]

When you listed VV 4th on your list it started raising red flags lol… Thayer is 5 and that's not because he's cuck. It's because he hasn't done anything memorable with the band. 1. ACE, what songs are still played on the radio? ACE songs 2. VV, wrote some of the heaviest KISS songs and his songs are still sung by Gene and Paul in every concert today 3. Bruce, even though you never hear his songs on the radio or none sung in current KISS concerts there still good songs 4. Mark, Animalize is rock solid start to finish and his song is still sung in current concerts 5. Tommy, mediocre songs and none sung at current KISS concerts. He was much better in Black and Blue and needs to go back

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

This is exactly the reason I do videos like this. I love reading different opinions and points of view. These are all excellent points. Hard to argue with any of them. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@michaelwilson2497]

I would call Bruce and Vinnie a tie. But this list and these reasons. Yes.

[@darthtaylor513]

This.

[@timorthelame1]

Spot on correct order here.

[@alwhitney68]

VV at 2 ? 😂 ... i fell off my chair rofl

[@perwarmell5741]

I agree with this. Bruce was the missing piece that should have been hired right after Ace left. Bruce is the perfect fit as i see it for Kiss.

[@StJames33]

Mark St. John was fantastic. He could've been great for KISS had he stayed longer

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[@jondunmore4268]

Mark St John would NEVER have been a good fit for KISS. Unfortunate that he was let go under those circumstances, but even if never got sick, his stint with the band would've lasted probably one more album.

[@kennethschuster-sl5nu]

Bruce. And both Eric's. Rock on. Love JD Freak.7-25-1962.

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[@ozzyace71]

Whilst I may have swapped Vinnie & Tommy around (VV 3 & TT 4) I pretty much had the rankings the same as you. I’m a huge Ace fan but have always admired Bruce for his broad talent. I’ve met both and 100% can say my experience with Bruce was far more receptive and fun (& not paid for - aside from the admission cost) as opposed to Ace that I bought the meet and greet tickets as well as the concert ticket. Big let down.

[@raymorrow170]

Just saw your review. Im 60. Fan since late 75. Lived thru the magic years. Saw the band 10 ×. 5 makeup. 5 non. My list goes as it happened. Ace my favorite. Agree not most technical. So what.! ACE. Vinnie. Mark. Bruce. Tommy. And I will add You have a great speaking voice which adds to your handsome Bald and Bearded look.! Grrrrr.! Awesum review.!

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[@WAYNESVILLE]

Can't wait to see them in Detroit Friday and Indy/Rosemont next month 🤘

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

Enjoy the shows! Unfortunately I’m probably not going to be able to make any of these final shows. But I have seen them 6 times on this tour. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!!

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Enjoy the shows! Unfortunately I won’t be able to make any of these final shows. At least I saw them 6 times earlier in the tour. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@waynesmith2462]

Ace was original lead guitarist, but for me, it's easy not even close, Bruce Kulick #1

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[@alwhitney68]

Based on Skill.. Bruce, Tommy, Mark, Vinny (is overrated), Ace Based on what i like.. Bruce, Ace, Mark, Vinny, Tommy

[@leifandersen2756]

Ace was unstable and together with the drummer he sabotaged Kizz by playing slow etc.Their reunion was a disaster.Bruce is the best a very skilled guitarist and very splendid .

[@1971pyramid]

I mostly agree with you. For me there are 2 distinct Kiss eras, Ace’s and Bruce’s. I know Vinnie was there for 1 1/2 records and I love him, but the time spent was too short for me to call it an era. As for Tommy, I respect Tommy as a guitar player, except that he’s never been allowed to be himself like Bruce or Vinnie were. Had Kiss decided to remove the makeup after Ace left in 2002 and decided to go on a new era with Tommy, who knows, it might have been great to see Tommy being Tommy, not somebody else. But we never really got to see the real Tommy like we saw the real Bruce and the real Vinnie. And it’s sad because I think Tommy is a great guitar player who deserved to be allowed to be himself. As for Bruce vs Ace, Bruce is definitely more skilled at a purely technical level. However, I think he lacks the soul and the feeling that Ace puts on a lot of his guitar work. I love Bruce, but he sounds more like a computer playing guitar, so to speak. If a guitar is an instrument to express yourself, I think Ace did it spot on. My humble opinion. Anyway great review and thank you !

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

All very good points. I agree that it’s a shame Tommy hasn’t been allowed to “cut loose “. I think he could really have contributed to some good music in Kiss. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!!

[@saulmartinez2114]

Agree 100%

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[@berniecasey7592]

ACE AND Bruce hands down - the 2 BEST

[@deanbartone8187]

Hey my man, how are you? I appreciate your opinion and I love the approach you took to come to your conclusion you are probably right, however, without Ace there is no Kiss. I agree with everything you said about him, but you just cannot emulate or replace a guy like that in my opinion without him, there is no band we know as kiss everything after him I could care less about. They had some good stuff, but just not the same sound. Thanks for sharing that with us.

[@hungerforhorror]

I couldn't agree more with your ranking. I think Ace belongs at number two. Bruce Kulick belongs at number one. No question about it. Thank you for your honesty.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

My rankings aren’t popular with a lot of people but as someone who has listened to them all of my life, just my humble opinion. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@donaldroberts7242]

Actually agree with you , Bruce is best all around and I’ll even say it, to me Ace is slightly overrated he kind of lacked consistency, like Paul once said he never really grew as a player and you never knew what kind of night he would have, where as Bruce evolved and progressed and stayed consistent

[@dallasbramwell6235]

I have listened to the first album's Ace played guitar on to 1979 dynasty album! I love the original Ace Frehley's guitar sound the best!!! 1 . Ace Frehley 2. Bruce kulick 3. Tommy Thayer 4. Vinnie Vincent 5. Mark St. John

[@Butcher8008]

Bruce and Carr was the peak of kiss. They are great.

[@simonscott1121]

Yep, 100% agree with your list. Bruce is god!

[@howardhales6325]

Ace, Bruce, Tommy, Mark, Vinnie.

[@dannyholloway2007]

Cudos to you bro for sticking to your guns, I understand why you say Bruce is better than Ace. He is more technical and Ace said it himself, he is the only guy that didn't mock Ace note for note.

[@botboy6977]

Playing wise, Bruce, Vinnie, Ace, Mark and Tommy. Talent (songwriting) Vinnie, Ace, Bruce, Tommy and Mark. Best fit, Bruce, Tommy, Ace, Vinnie and Mark tied for last. My personal favorite, Ace, Bruce, Vinnie, Tommy, and Mark

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

Very nice perspective! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@guillaumechabason3165]

Ace ...and Bob Kulick when he imitated Ace on side four of Alive II

[@dvg4104]

Ace never sounded do good as when he recorded "Larger Than Life." His best solo!

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

"Mark Saint John" from White Tiger is the best guitar player he plays Speed Metal .

[@kevinbowen8463]

Good video….I know a lot of people are probably cursing you at this point…. So here goes….. I am a huge kiss fan, I could name them even when I was little and Ace inspired my desire to play guitar and my guitar choice….. but as a guitarist being unbiased…. Bruce was better technically and he was consistent. I take nothing away from Ace, the man inspired me to play but it’s truth

[@bubbadat]

Ace, Vinnie, Bruce, Mark, Tommy

[@romangarcia608]

5 Mark St John 4 Tommy Thayer 3 Vinnie Vincent 2 Bruce Kulic 1 duh

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[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

Mark St.Jhon - White Tiger

[@jasonpietrobone4570]

Bruce was the best guitar player kiss had than Tommy Thayer is right up there with Bruce

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[@jamesmyatt8132]

Kiss wouldn’t have been with out ace but Bruce is by far the best guitarist. He can do it all but knew when and how to do it for the songs. I guess he was a better musician than the others. As a teen I hated him because he wasn’t ace or Vinny but with age I see his genius

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I feel exactly the same way. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@kennyburck7924]

What about Bob Kulick

[@garyskadra5236]

The Ace impersonater is disqualified for pretending to be Ace Frehley 4 - Mark St. John 3 - Bruce Kulick 2 - Vinnie Vincent 1 - The one and only Ace Frehley

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[@timorthelame1]

You nailed it.

[@braddrought6094]

Agree

[@Ginosid]

Bruce is the best, you are right!

[@romelovesdan]

ACE, then ACE and in third, ACE. Bruce next in line, VV, Tommy, MSJ.

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[@thethrillcollins]

1. Ace 2. Bruce 3. Vinnie 4. Tommy 5. Mark

[@rjc7289]

My best to worst in terms of overall tone, technique, influence and musicianship... Bruce Kulick, Tommy Thayer, Vinnie Vincent, Ace Frehley, Mark St. John. When Vinnie reels it in and actually plays for the song instead of sounding like a shred-fest, he can put out some really melodic lead lines. Ace should probably rank lower than Mark, but Ace's classic 70's licks defined Kiss's core sound. Therefore, Mark gets ranked the lowest because he was just a shredder who brought nothing unique to the table. Bruce hands-down had the best of everything in terms of tone, vibrato, melody and technique. He knew when to cut loose and when to restrain his playing, and his leads fit the songs perfectly.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

I wish Bruce was still in the band. Make up aside. I believe he would have helped make better albums later in their career. Even on albums that were “sub par”, his playing was very enjoyable. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@pokerjunke]

Wow

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I’ll take that as a complement! Lol. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!!

[@scottdettmar]

What about Bob Kulick ?

[@izzycolon4221]

Love the Bruce pick as you are ranking out the best guitarist, not the most entertaining or coolest. But in reality, I would have put Paul Stanley up before Mark. Mark at #6.

[@rufus231]

Paul Stanley is the worst guitarist in Kiss..

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[@arildthordal810]

Bruce, Mark, Ace, Vinnie

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[@nickfurich7549]

Simple, no ace kiss never gets off the ground

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Can’t argue with that.

[@Jaggerbush]

I think most KISS fans would put Vinnie as #2 -

[@darenharrod5661]

When you hear Ace, you know it's him. Bruce Kulick has virtually no identity in his playing or sound.

[@jean-pierrestraub7530]

Clearly Ace has the most recognizable style. But I'm afraid Bruce is technically way better.

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[@dvg4104]

You know it's Ace because he recycles the same licks. Very limited player.

[@jean-pierrestraub7530]

Don't say it too loud : fans believe he's God 😃. I'm a huge KISS fan myself but I admit Ace is limited@@dvg4104

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[@mattmatthews4274]

Ace, vinnie, Bruce, Mark st john

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[@BaronVonBielski]

Listen to Unplugged. Listen to the solos. BK is phenomenal even on acoustic. Ace was sloppy.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

Agree completely.

[@timorthelame1]

So was Babe Ruth in his later years.

[@thunderstruck6585]

I am Ace-biased probably because I am not a fan of most anything after Creatures with the exception of a few tracks off Lick it Up and Animalize (I know Ace didn't play on any of these). I saw Ace once during the reunion tour and Bruce twice during Animalize and Asylum. Bruce is a great guitarist and fits the music they were making in those day very well. I am just not a big fan of most of the songs in that era. Ace was the Kiss sound up until Dynasty when he started slowly checking out of the band. Without him and his creativity with guitar solos and songwriting, Kiss wouldn't have made it no matter how bombastic their live show was. You need good music to have success, especially back in those days. That's why I would swap your number one and two but agree entirely on the rest. Thanks for the great video.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

Hard to argue with any of that. This is why I love doing these videos. Getting different perspectives. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@davealmer3803]

Read Rolling Stone where G&P talk about all of em an my take is that they both speak of Vinnie&Ace a little bit differently from a musicians POV. I respect BK he s a class act but sure don t think he is #1 as to me his playing of the classics is so so but his own stuff is pretty good. Stanley said that Ace has feeling which is a rarity. Both Bruce&Tommy are good but they re even better YESMEN.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

I can’t argue with that. Especially about Tommy. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@jameswest4259]

Ace is the only guitar player for Kiss, all the rest together could never have made that 78 solo album or all the memorable solos on all those 70's Kiss albums!

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Ave Definitely helped create their sound! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

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Ace

[@mattmatthews4274]

Disagreed benny benson saved kiss with creatures and llck it up you're awesome Not only musically, but songs were better than the future stuff

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Can’t totally disagree with that. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@juancarlosrivas6868]

Vinnie Ace Bruce And then the other 2

[@leifandersen2756]

Bruce Kilich

[@carlnelson697]

Hmmm all the best kiss songs were with Ace. The best solo album was Ace's shall i continue.

[@jetsmith6281]

I have been a KISS fan since 1978. I’ve been playing guitar since 1988. So I think I have a pretty good perspective. Here’s my list. 5. Ace ( his playing is very elementary, like someone just learning.) 4. Tommy (though I really love tommy) 3. Bruce (I freakin love Bruce and to me HE IS KISS’S GUITARIST ) 2. Mark (wish I could’ve heard more from him) 1. Vinnie ( don’t like him but he is the true shredder) This list is comprised from the technical expertise.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

I really appreciate that perspective. I have been a fan since 1975. I was 3! Lol. I’m 51 now. I started trying to learn guitar 6 months ago. It is making me appreciate more the difficulty and time it takes to be even decent at it. Before I “ranked” based on what is pleasing to my ear. Now I’m really starting to appreciate the technical side. I tried to incorporate that into this list. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!!

[@user-fz3rv8vn7m]

Why just why ace at 2

[@earld158]

I agree Tommy is good, but in no world is he better than either Vinnie or Mark

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

It is a shame that Vinnie especially wasn’t in the band longer. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@matskindell4130]

1. Vinnie Vincent 2. Tommy Thayer 3. Bruce Kulick, 4. Ace Frehley 5. Mark St John

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[@J.T845]

What??!! If it wasn’t for vinnie, there would’ve never been a kiss after Unmasked.

[@Jointsnroaches06-15]

He was definitely responsible for the comeback

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

I agree. I think Eric Carr played a big role in that as well. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@timorthelame1]

You're right about Vinne saving them but even Ace was still with them for one more album after Unmasked. You're forgetting The Elder released in 1981. Creatures of the Night released in 1982 and was the first album Vinnie worked with them on.

[@r1undertaker]

Ace played with the foundation of the bands best music and has better guitar work than Bruce, Ace had more than flash? his leads were the best of any of them, Tommy never wrote anything with Kiss.

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[@dccalloway4450]

What a dumb question. We the kiss army know. Enough said

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[@mattmatthews4274]

vinnie technical

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[@Pamplemousse82223]

Ace, Ace, Ace, Ace, and Ace.

[@sssarzzz]

If u like theatrics and don't care about how good the guitarist techinically against the others...then its ace. If you want someone who plays better then any of the others...its bruce..and if you like someone that just copies everything that ace did....then its tommy. I'm not even going to mention the others...sorry vinnie.....playing super fast doesn't mean you are talented. Whats cool is bruce is bob kulicks brother...which auditioned for kiss from the very beginning.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

I agree. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

#2 Tommy Thayer - Movie Star & Black N Blue. #3 Mark Saint John - White Tiger #4 Vinnie Vincent - Vinnie Vincent Invasion. #5 Bruce Krulak - Grand Funk Railroad just doesn't suit KISS style.

[@romandacilv9260]

Nothing wrong with the list. Ace's problem right from the start was laziness. He wasn't known as a hard worker or a technical guitarist which is why he clashed with Bob Ezrin during the Destroyer Album. Ace's Solo album showcased what he could do but by that time alcohol had started to take their toll. I think Aces best stuff has come from his Solo albums from the last 10 years. Buthe is the OG guy who beat out Bob Kulick at the audition. Vinnie Vincent was probably the best guitarist of the bunch but had a self destructive ego that destroyed his relationships with everyone (including Vinnies Invasion). Mark St. John in Paul Stanley's words was "the Pope you never saw" and never did anything of note after his KISS days. Bruce Kulick was the classiest guy you would ever meet and was a great technical guitarist. Bruce didn't slavishly copy Ace's solos but put his own spin on the old songs. Bruce's solo work has been really good. Tommy is also a good great guitarist but is restricted to copying Ace's style and you would have to go to his Black n Blue era to really hear what he could do.

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

You really know you Kisstory! Ace had a lot of classic solos. Vinnie couldn’t realize how blessed he was. Mark we just don’t know what could have been. Bruce just came in and solidified the band. And Tommy has been held back by Gene and Paul but has been a consummate professional for 20 years. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!!

[@mooch514]

​@@themarlarmusicshow5339mark st john was nick named " snortin norton"

[@lifemax3954]

The Best KISS guitarist who wasn't in KISS was Bruce Kulicks brother Bob !.......Played on Paul's first Solo album in 1979 and in Dynasty....he actually originally auditioned with the band but was rejected on how his look wouldn't fit with the band........a pity........I think the all-time greatest KISS Line-up would of been Paul Stanley, Jean Beauvoir. Bob Kulick and Eric Carr.

[@AlexandreGarcia777]

Mark St John and Vinnie wipe the floor with Ace and Bruce and Thayer.

[@timbutler6447]

Ive had enough, into the fire

[@themarlarmusicshow5339]

That is actually one of my favorite Kiss songs!