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Solo Tone

Shock Me

Kiss

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (1970s, likely 1973-1974 model, three-pickup configuration)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100-watt (Plexi, likely model 1959, dimed)

Amp Settings

gain8
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1977, for the album 'Love Gun'. Ace Frehley states he used the bridge pickup and ran straight into a dimed Marshall stack with no pedals for the solo. No pedalboard or effects were used due to his dislike of tripping over pedals on stage. All tone is from guitar and amp. No evidence of effects loop or studio effects on the solo.

Tone Character(10)
singing sustainaggressive bridge pickup biteharmonically rich distortioncrunchy and spunkytight and percussive attackslightly nasal upper midsclear note separationclassic British crunchno added effects colorationresponsive to picking dynamics

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate to advanced control of bends, vibrato, and picking technique to achieve Ace Frehley's signature attack and sustain, but does not involve extreme speed or complex modern techniques.

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