<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Kiss ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/kiss Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:19:31 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “To fix all the mythology, gossip and outright lies, he had nothing to do with that song.” Gene Simmons makes a stunning claim about the author of Kiss's all-time biggest hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/gene-simmons-on-who-really-wrote-beth gZHWVQGLAXbYvTUYBbRWf5 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:19:31 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:31:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I feel like we all still have a lot of great ideas and a desire to keep creating.” Tommy Thayer teases future Kiss activity and says the band “has a lot in the works” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tommy-thayer-on-the-future-of-kiss auKtnyFvqhFZuMNTWSyUVG Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He came up with the melody. I didn't write that.” Ace Frehley said one of his greatest Kiss guitar solos was written by someone else ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ace-frehley-on-bob-ezrin-and-the-detroit-rock-city-solo sp6HoFmQLhMvaDSnLCqajG Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:33:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All of us are guilty of it — and so am I.” Gene Simmons says he has one regret about how he treated the late Ace Frehley ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/gene-simmons-ace-frehley-regret ZZ5eWqacMeMazGTd7KWEYN Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:11:01 +0000 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:32:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ AC/DC, Oasis, Bad Company and many more! Test your guitar news knowledge with Guitar Player's "Week in Music" Quiz for November 14, 2025 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/guitar-player-week-in-music-quiz-for-november-14-2025 QbV7exiCU3jspvBxhc2npM Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:59:09 +0000 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:08:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you don’t hear that it’s a template for ‘Eruption,’ then you don’t have ears.” A veteran guitarist says Eddie Van Halen copied Ace Frehley. We dismantle the claim with one simple fact ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/veteran-guitarist-says-this-kiss-guitar-solo-was-eddie-van-halens-template-for-eruption 5Xmbb2imKLdrW7QraqqzNh Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:49:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I called Eddie and Alex and said, ‘I’ve got some songs — you want to help me do these demos?’” Gene Simmons on the guitar solo Eddie Van Halen recorded for a Kiss hit— and Ace Frehley copied note for note ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/gene-simmons-had-ace-frehley-copy-an-eddie-van-halen-guitar-solo wj5nRpqSScTj2KA7QrbYZ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:16:01 +0000 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:10:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "An unmarked van shows up at my house, and Bob gets out with an acoustic guitar in his hand.” The time Bob Dylan picked a fight with Kiss and ended up writing a song with Gene Simmons ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/bob-dylan-s-feud-with-kiss-and-songwriting-with-gene-simmons 7jKj28b5EsGmShBzJoQrgf Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:22:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To be honest, I actually didn't want to record this song.” Ace Frehley on his one regret about the hit that is forever associated with him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/ace-frehley-has-one-regret-about-his-only-hit kW3R5Y4oenzxb5a5kk98in Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:32:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'm gonna keep going until the wheels fall off.” Ace Frehley on plans for his unfinished final album — plus memories of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss... and the hardest song to play ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ace-frehley-on-hendrix-zeppelin-kiss-and-his-final-album rsAW8annTvWxffSQhdFFSH Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:25:22 +0000 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:28:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They changed their mind, and Paul said, ‘If Ace and Peter got on stage with us, the band could be called Piss.’” Ace Frehley on why he didn’t play the final show of Kiss's farewell tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ace-frehley-on-his-kiss-end-of-the-road-absence JnomLbJr5nR5i5cxWWDycB Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:24:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were mixing ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ and they just kept on coming in and borrowing all sorts of different stuff!” Peter Frampton says Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley used his guitars on Kiss’s smash 1975 live album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/peter-frampton-s-gear-is-on-kiss-s-alive-album gB4XNgweBuryxriqyoPWN Sat, 16 Aug 2025 13:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’re everything that scares the girls of America.” Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley fought against a Kiss makeover. But it gave them their biggest hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/bob-ezrin-on-writing-beth-with-kiss WJMuJxHapCcoBfr4zredcB Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:10:04 +0000 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:10:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We wanted an album that immersed you in the experience.” Paul Stanley on the Kiss record that captured the group in all its glory and became his all-time favorite ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/paul-stanleys-favorite-kiss-album aUWMuUyc9WDHtankf4HzKj Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There’s so much yet to come." Guitarist Paul Stanley weighs in on Kiss’s Las Vegas show, admitting, "I certainly miss the camaraderie onstage" with Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/paul-stanley-there-is-so-much-yet-to-come-from-kiss EscLSk428gygPQzcNaVNq6 Sat, 24 May 2025 14:49:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After the second audition they said, ‘You’re the one.’ And I said, 'I’m not sure you’re the one.’” Ace Frehley recalled his Kiss audition and revealed the amp setting that works every time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ace-frehley-on-his-kiss-audition SkqiFouchDrrtBnMoU58pD Tue, 20 May 2025 19:57:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was like, Is this the last picture of Gene Simmons in makeup?'" John 5 shares his photo of Gene Simmons' final time in full Kiss makeup as he begins tours of his Kiss memorabilia museum ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/john-5-took-the-last-photo-of-gene-simmons-in-kiss-makeup XZuZqpHF9eJBLpxVShnUqD Fri, 16 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 12:33:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never saw Ace or Peter. It wasn't the 'magical record.'" When Kiss’s 1998 reunion album was in jeopardy, Bruce Kulick returned to the fold to save the day ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/bruce-kulick-on-psycho-circus PagaFcFy6Sqo6JsQLvWhy8 Mon, 05 May 2025 11:43:26 +0000 Mon, 05 May 2025 11:44:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Get off the stage!" The time Carlos Santana picked a fight with Kiss bassist Gene Simmons and caused one of the guitar world's strangest feuds ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/carlos-santana-feuds-with-gene-simmons WENrXQsztzakGx8u89w8dG Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:02:11 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:30:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He goes to England and all of a sudden he's on the floor humping his guitar!” Gene Simmons tells how he, Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley followed Jimi Hendrix's lead and gave Kiss some British swagger ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/gene-simmons-on-kiss-british-influence fSs8skvNLgriqDsTWJKyYn Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:45:30 +0000 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:11:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Paul showed up on my doorstep and took me out to lunch. He was trying to change my mind.” Ace Frehley says Kiss are lying about his departures from the group. Here's his side of the story ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ace-frehley-on-his-kiss-departures 3DcWEEyFKqNEUKVh2aqJZ5 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:36:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played it for Paul Stanley when we were touring with Kiss. He had a look on his face, like 'What the hell is this!?’” Alex Lifeson tells how Rush’s early failure pushed them for their breakthrough success, 2112 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/alex-lifeson-on-rush-caress-of-steel apZy7jMTZxhXdKW5h8ojdh Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:24:38 +0000 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:34:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were told that’s how audiences in Ireland express their love.” Bruce Kulick toured the world as lead guitarist for Kiss — but nothing prepared him for his worst gig of all time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/bruce-kulick-my-best-and-worst-gigs-with-kiss BTD4LNUyjG6dP8DmL9FSbn Tue, 25 Feb 2025 02:27:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Our dear friend was killed in a car accident." Karl Cochran, guitarist who worked with Kiss and Joe Lynn Turner, has died ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/karl-cochran-rip CEdtdsyZeXmggPGRY4ftM4 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:05:22 +0000 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:29:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's in my DNA — once the war paint was on, I became the Demon.” Gene Simmons recalls how Kiss scared the daylights out of Black Sabbath on the glam-rockers' 1974 debut tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/gene-simmons-on-the-kiss-black-sabbath-rivalry zZDjswANv6LAcb2YtzJSiL Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:52:00 +0000 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:55:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘I don’t know how to tell you this, but that’s a note-for-note guitar solo from the Doors.'” Gene Simmons says Ace Frehley copied a Robby Krieger guitar solo for a classic Kiss song ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/ace-frehley-lifted-a-robby-krieger-guitar-solo-for-kiss iD88T72uqfMAUvRR2bPDe7 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:02:50 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I should have been dead.” Ace Frehley on the stunt that nearly killed him but instead inspired a Kiss classic ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ace-frehley-shock-me 2ZzGcAyHZeoBaGKgem8Bpd Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:16:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The only way for Gene and Paul to win was to be as zany and nutty as I was.” Ace Frehley goes behind the scenes of rock's greatest TV interview — when Tom Snyder interviewed Kiss in 1979 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ace-frehley-kiss-1979-tom-snyder-interview J7jjrCyetpmNcrRzqKuMyJ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:28:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d probably have practiced a little more If I knew I was going to affect that many people’s lives.” Ace Frehley takes us behind the scenes of five classic Kiss cuts ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/ace-frehley-on-five-classic-kiss-era-cuts woGGWoZWKTsZqqziVpmhsM Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:02:24 +0000 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:06:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I've jumped down the rabbit hole of discovery to learn what made my Kiss guitars so great.” Bruce Kulick launches his own guitar brand for “period-correct” axes inspired by his Kiss era ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/bruce-kulick-axn-guitars EYj4xsvoC7Zy6ueGhud6v3 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:34:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I feel like George Lucas, where you helped create this thing that becomes not just movies and stuff but a culture. We created a culture with Kiss…" The Gene Simmons interview ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/player/gene-simmon-interview-kiss-2023 obEpuKjdrgWfv74GatwCCC Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:16:34 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Six By 5: John 5 picks his 6 favorite Paul Stanley guitar solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/player/john-five-favourite-paul-stanley-solos RGYvNLjTEd3nkoLbvvFfXA Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:00:41 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t want to be the flashy lead player. Whether it was Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, David Crosby or Richie Havens, what the left hand was doing was more fascinating to me than what the right hand was doing": The Paul Stanley interview ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-paul-stanley-interview-2023 bPYYadqvvpaG4fzfQjPhSP Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:55:31 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Any good guitar player will tell you his vibrato is as sweet as honey…” Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Joe Perry, Tom Morello and many more on what Paul Stanley’s playing brought to Kiss ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/what-makes-kiss-paul-stanley-so-special QExCGWPZzxygdp2sicyFyd Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:00:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kiss My Strings JAM Offset and Telecaster Bridges Review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/kiss-my-strings-jam-offset-and-telecaster-bridges-review gNhinAKswFtDhfq7w8oQUh Fri, 26 May 2023 13:58:39 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robben Ford Reveals His Weirdest Gig ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/robben-ford-reveals-his-weirdest-gig THbsRGRerV9Yufk3X3sKse Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:03:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ How a Trio of Hardcore Kiss Fans Became the Guitar Frontline of Both Gene Simmons’ and Ace Frehley’s Touring Bands ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/how-a-trio-of-hardcore-kiss-fans-became-the-guitar-frontline-of-both-gene-simmons-and-ace-frehleys-touring-bands boZSF4F7LSWsC5fnCARJiU Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:37:31 +0000 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:51:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “God's Pulling the Strings and Playing the Whole Thing”: Ace Frehley Talks Life Before, During and After Kiss ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/gods-pulling-the-strings-and-playing-the-whole-thing-ace-frehley-talks-life-before-during-and-after-kiss 8MauWow3qUswYDYA7a3hhj Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:46:53 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Planets Were All in Perfect Alignment”: Paul Stanley on ‘Destroyer’ – the Defining Album that Turned Kiss Into National Rock Stars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-planets-were-all-in-perfect-alignment-paul-stanley-on-destroyer-the-defining-album-that-turned-kiss-into-national-rock-stars ic89HF4n5nw3ZaahxRaMEB Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:07:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Ace Frehley Ripping Up the Fretboard and Learn How to Shred Kiss-Style ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/watch-ace-frehley-ripping-up-the-fretboard-and-learn-how-to-shred-kiss-style PEwpvjm263uu8Aq6Vv2BYF Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:24:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chris Shiflett: My Life in Five Riffs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/chris-shiflett-my-musical-life-in-five-riffs fGbMhicEZJpee6c6ehwgr4 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:10:07 +0000 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:59:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ace Frehley Talks Riffs, Recording and His Improbable Reunion with Gene Simmons on 'Spaceman' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/ace-frehley-talks-riffs-recording-and-his-improbable-reunion-with-gene-simmons-on-spaceman z82QEMCLFjwefydyNFvLUX Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:21:01 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:22:44 +0000