Ep178 Tribute to Ace Frehley – Favorite Guitar Solos
Guitar Music Theory
Desi Serna
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🗓️ 24 October 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
In episode 178 of the Guitar Music Theory Podcast, I pay tribute to Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley with some of my favorite guitar solos he recorded.
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| 0:00.0 | In episode 178 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I paid tribute to Ace Freely by highlighting |
| 0:07.5 | some of my favorite guitar solos he recorded. |
| 0:38.2 | Music Greetings, guitar engineers, welcome to the guitar music theory podcast, where we break down popular songs, uncover the music theory behind them, and explore how it all applies to your playing. |
| 0:43.2 | Whether you want to understand chord progressions, scales, modes, or how to play better guitar solos, this show is designed to help you make sense of it all and become a smarter, |
| 0:48.5 | more confident player. I'm your host, Desi Cerna, author of Frontboard Theory, Guitar Theory for Dummies, and more. |
| 0:55.9 | Today, I'm paying tribute to my very first guitar hero, Kiss's Ace Frey, by listening to some of my favorite solos he recorded. |
| 1:05.2 | If you grew up a Kiss fan like me, then you know that back in the 1970s during Kiss's heyday, Ace had a spark and energy |
| 1:13.0 | that inspired countless people to pick up a guitar. I'll share a few of my favorite |
| 1:17.5 | Fraley solos, including some lesser-known songs. And if you're not already familiar with his playing, |
| 1:23.8 | you might be surprised at just how good the space man used to be. |
| 1:28.3 | This is a special episode for me because I grew up with kiss posters on my walls and |
| 1:33.3 | Kiss records spinning in my bedroom, and many of my earliest musical memories are of Aces' fiery solos. |
| 1:40.3 | It's going to be a great episode, but before we dive in, what do you specifically need to do to become a better guitar player? |
| 1:48.1 | Visit my website, Guitary.com. Answer the question I ask you about your playing, and I'll send you |
| 1:54.4 | free custom video instruction calibrated to your current level. Whether you're a beginner still needing to |
| 1:59.9 | learn the basics, or you need |
| 2:01.5 | help with bar chords, finger picking, guitar soloing, or you want to delve deeply into music theory, |
| 2:07.1 | I have a free course for you. I can put you on a step-by-step plan so you can make steady |
| 2:13.0 | progress and reach your music goals. Enroll in your free video course now at Guitarmucetary.com, you can click on the link in the |
| 2:21.4 | podcast show notes. |
| 2:49.8 | Thank you. All right, so we are ready to dive in. |
| 2:52.5 | So like I said in the introduction, this is a special episode for me because Ace Fraley was my first guitar hero. And I got exposed to Kiss's music |
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