“All I did was crank it up to 10 and start to rock and roll. When you stand in front of a Marshall stack and crank it, nothing sounds better!”: The 10 greatest Ace Frehley songs from his glory days with Kiss

Of all the famous musicians who paid their respects following the death of legendary Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley on 16 October, nobody said their piece as succinctly as Bruce Springsteen’s guitar-playing sidekick Steven Van Zandt.

“Just as Kiss has been underrated as a band all these years, so was Ace underrated as a guitar player,” Van Zandt stated. “The original band had that magical undefinable chemistry that all great bands have, and his writing also contributed to their success.”

Frehley was never a virtuoso. As he told MusicRadar in early 2025: “I have no idea how I do anything! I’m not a schooled musician.”