Category: Classic Rock Guitar

A Fan’s Perspective: How Ace Frehley Blew the Roof Off My Musical World

When word spread that Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley passed away last week, the rock world lost more than just a founding member of KISS. It lost the primary visual and sonic architect of 1970s hard rock guitar. I lost my first true guitar idol. For a generation of kids, Ace

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Another Good Read – Sammy Hagar’s “Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock.”

Alright, buckle up, fellow Red Rocker and Van Halen fanatics! Let’s dive into Sammy Hagar’s “Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock.” I was looking for another good read and came across this one at my local bookstore. For those of us who were there from the beginning, cranking “Bad Reputation”

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An Old Guys Take on “Texas Flood”: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan – More Than Just Guitar Licks, It’s a Story That Sings

Time for another good read. This week it “Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Alright, fellow fret fanatics let’s talk about a book that hit my Strat-slinging heart like a perfectly bent note: “Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan” by Alan Paul and Andy

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Another Good Read – From Humble Beginnings to the Hall of Fame: “The Birth of Loud”

Fellow string stringers, four stringers, tone junkies, and anyone who’s ever felt the electric thrill of a power chord: Ian S. Port’s “The Birth of Loud” isn’t just a book; it’s a revelation. As someone who’s been wrestling with six strings for, ahem, a few decades (my first guitar was

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Another Good Read – Ace Frehley – No Regrets

Alright,  fretboard fanatics, and especially my fellow OLD SCHOOL KISS Army veterans, let’s talk Ace Frehley. Specifically, let’s talk about his autobiography, “No Regrets.” Now, I’m a guy of a certain age – let’s just say I remember exactly where I was when I first heard “Cold Gin” crackle out