Riff Tone

C'mon And Love Me (Live/1975 - 2025 Remaster)

Kiss

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe

AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Plexi, early 1970s)

PickupsStock mini-humbuckers (Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, 1973)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6.5

mid7

treble7

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Live performance, 1975 (Kiss Alive! era). Ace Frehley is documented as using a Les Paul Deluxe into a cranked Marshall Super Lead with no pedals for the main riff/distorted rhythm sections. No evidence of effects pedals or amp-based effects used for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and punchymid-forward British crunchclear, articulate power chordsraw amp overdriveaggressive pick attackminimal compressionopen, uncompressed dynamicsslightly bright top endfull-bodied low midsclassic 1970s hard rock drive

Difficulty

The riff requires solid timing, fast chord changes, and tight palm muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex fingerings, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Ace Frehley's Les Pauls, Guitar Gear & Rig | Equipboard Ace Frehley reveals the guitars he regrets selling | Guitar World Ace Frehley’s 5 most iconic Kiss guitars | Guitar World

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