Riff Tone

Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)

Kiss

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Ace Frehley, live 1975-1977 era)

AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (1959 model, live rig, period-correct for Kiss 1970s concerts)

PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker (bridge position, period-correct for Ace Frehley live)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass5.5

mid6

treble8.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Live performance, mid-1970s (Alive! era). Ace Frehley used a Gibson Les Paul Standard with DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge, into a Marshall Super Lead 100 head and 4x12 cabinet. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; signal is guitar straight into amp. Settings estimated from period-correct live rig and genre.

Tone Character(10)

British crunchtight, percussive rhythmbright and cuttingaggressive pick attackhigh-output humbucker biteminimal sustaindry, unprocessed amp soundfocused midrangepunchy power chordsarticulate riff definition

Difficulty

The riff is built on fast power chords and requires tight, aggressive strumming, but uses basic chord shapes and straightforward rhythm, making it accessible to most players.

Sources

My Guide To The Infamous Kiss Tone - Ultimate Guitar Ace Frehley: Navigating with the Spaceman - Premier Guitar

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