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Riff Tone

All American Man (Live At Capitol Theatre, New Jersey / 1977)

Kiss

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1973-1976, Ace Frehley)

AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Plexi, late '60s/early '70s, cranked)

PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge humbucker, ceramic magnet)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass5

mid7.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Live performance, Capitol Theatre, New Jersey, 1977. Ace Frehley played Les Pauls with DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups into Marshall Super Lead 100 heads through Marshall 4x12 cabinets. No pedalboard; any boost was likely via Electro-Harmonix LPB-1 Linear Power Booster. No evidence of effects pedals for the riff section. Settings inferred from era, genre, and forum consensus.

Tone Character(10)

classic British crunchtight, percussive rhythmaggressive bridge pickup bitefull-bodied midrangepunchy attackraw, uncompressed drivearticulate chord definitionslight natural amp compressiondry, in-your-face rock toneno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rock rhythm techniques.

Sources

Ace Frehley shoots down Kiss myths and tells war stories | Guitar World Help setting up Guitar Amp EQ settings for kiss songs : r/KISS

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Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1973-1976, Ace Frehley)

AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Plexi, late '60s/early '70s, cranked)

PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge humbucker, ceramic magnet)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass5

mid7.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

Ace Frehley shoots down Kiss myths and tells war stories | Guitar World Help setting up Guitar Amp EQ settings for kiss songs : r/KISS

Notes

Live performance, Capitol Theatre, New Jersey, 1977. Ace Frehley played Les Pauls with DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups into Marshall Super Lead 100 heads through Marshall 4x12 cabinets. No pedalboard; any boost was likely via Electro-Harmonix LPB-1 Linear Power Booster. No evidence of effects pedals for the riff section. Settings inferred from era, genre, and forum consensus.

Tone Character(10)

classic British crunchtight, percussive rhythmaggressive bridge pickup bitefull-bodied midrangepunchy attackraw, uncompressed drivearticulate chord definitionslight natural amp compressiondry, in-your-face rock toneno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rock rhythm techniques.

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