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Ace Frehley (1951-2025)
News of the Spaceman’s passing wasn’t just a shock to the Kiss Army but to the rock and guitar communities. Hey, this guy had survived car crashes, police chases, addiction, relapse and two tumultuous stints in Kiss. In addition to a look at his life, tunes and Kiss-era guitars, we bring you an early-2025 Ace interview that hasn’t appeared in print (or anywhere else) until now.

GW’s gear of the year
Nine pages’ worth of the all-new-for-2025 gear that caught our eyes,ears and other random body part

The guitarists of the year
A guide to the pickers, grinners and Sinners who made the biggest splash in our weird universe in 2025.

GUITAR & BASS
SHINEDOWN

THREE SIX FIVE
BUDDY HOLLY

BLUE DAYS, BLACK NIGHTS
THE WHO

YOUNG MAN BLUES (LIVE)

Savor Guitar World's final interview with Ace Frehley

AS I WROTE in this space exactly one year ago, we like to get an early start on our annual end-of-year issue.

1 mins

A KISS GOODBYE

An era of extravagant rock music comes to a close with the death of Kiss co-founder Ace Frehley. We salute the otherworldly life of the Spaceman

10+ mins

CLASSIC ACE

Longtime GW contributor Nick Bowcott remembers the man that launched a thousand licks - and laughs

2 mins

NEW YORK GROOVES

Ace Frehley's six greatest Kiss-era guitar moments

4 mins

ACE'S ROCK SOLDIERS

The late Ace Frehley's five most iconic Kiss-era guitars

3 mins

FREHLEY'S COMET

In his final interview for Guitar World magazine (conducted in early 2025 and not published until now), Ace Frehley looked back on the 1987 album that brought him back into the limelight

6 mins

NEWS OF THE (GUITAR) WORLD

Lean back and get ready to relive the biggest, baddest and downright craziest guitar-centric headlines of 2025

10+ mins

OUR FAVORITE GEAR OF THE YEAR

There was an onslaught of new guitar products released over the past 12 months. Here are the ones that had us talking

10+ mins

THE GUITARISTS OF THE YEAR

Guitar World's editors and writers select 2025's MVPs

10+ mins

Nuno Bettencourt

Which veteran ax horseman came galloping back into the guitar headlines in 2025? Say hi, Mr. B...

10+ mins

PRS Guitars

Where were you when Paul Reed Smith launched his company no fewer than four decades ago? We sit down with the maestro to discuss the first 40 years of his iconic brand

9 mins

Ibanez Q54W

The headless resurgence continues, this time from an iconic brand

3 mins

Boss Plugout FX PX-1

Is this the \"Best of Boss\" pedal?

2 mins

Sterling by Music Man Kaizen 7

Progressive guitar icon Tosin Abasi's dramatic Music Man custom seven-string, re-imagined for players with lighter wallets

3 mins

Fender American Professional Classic Stratocaster

As the Performer series makes way for the American Pro Classic, is this Strat the perfect vintage/mod hybrid?

3 mins

Warm Audio Throne of Tone

Could this be the finest drive and boost pedal of the year?

2 mins

JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage

Does this recreation of an iconic multi-track recorder's channel strip in a pedal capture the Mk.gee sound? It does that - and more

2 mins

Double Up

Using double-stops in a melody or solo

2 mins

Weighty Work, Part 2

More on the art of writing a “heavy” riff

2 mins

G Whiz, Part 2

The Power of Three

The joys of playing in a power trio

2 mins

HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH'S SONGS

RELEASED AS A single, ahead of Shinedown's upcoming eighth studio album, this simple, well-crafted song, which was no doubt at least partially inspired by Def Leppard's “Hysteria” and U2's “With or Without You,” has guitarist Zach Myers flatpicking eighth notes with a clean bridge-pickup tone, laying down a repeating eight-bar pattern of ringing chordal arpeggios that share three common tones, with only the bass note changing every two bars.

4 mins

Gibson SG Standard

COMPARED TO THE “holy triumvirate” of the Gibson Les Paul Standard and Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster, the Gibson SG Standard is the solidbody guitar equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield — it doesn’t get anywhere near the respect it deserves.

2 mins

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For more than 31 years, Guitar World has served as North America's leading publication for rock guitarists, providing unique instructional content, exclusive photography and interviews with the genre's leading celebrity guitarists. Each month, Guitar World offers lessons that help players refine their craft, in-depth reviews of the latest guitars, amplifiers and effects, current happenings from around the rock scene, celebrity columnists and one-on-one conversations with artists ranging from iconic superstars to the young guns of today.