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Tal Wilkenfeld on Jeff Beck: “We’ve lost our favorite guitarist, and one of the most intelligent, intuitive people I’ve ever met”
Tal Wilkenfeld, Stanley Clarke, Paul McCartney, Bootsy Collins, Flea, Duff McKagan and many more pay tribute to guitarist Jeff Beck
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons talk classic Kiss tracks, including the lick they ripped off from the Rolling Stones, and the song they nearly gave to Rod Stewart
In this classic 1992 Guitar World interview, Kiss's Starchild and Demon share the stories behind 18 key tracks, including Strutter, God of Thunder, I Was Made For Lovin' You and more
Gene Simmons: "Everything Vinnie Vincent did sounded like Yngwie Malmsteen on crack"
Kiss's always-colorful bassist reflects on how he and Paul Stanley wrestled with the band's identity – and Vinnie Vincent's unorthodox, fleet-fingered ideas – on Creatures of the Night, 40 years on
Vinnie Vincent's controversial Kiss solos drove Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley mad – watch one of the guitarist's craziest live wigouts
Vincent brought an of-the-moment edge to Kiss's hard-rock sound in the early '80s, but his attention-grabbing antics proved to be unpopular with the band's two leaders
Gibson Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird review
Shout it out loud! The God of Thunder's Gibson collaboration is here, and it's pretty darn awesome
Gene Simmons says Kiss will “continue in ways even I haven't thought of” following conclusion of their End of the Road world tour
The legendary hard rock bassist says he has no problem with four 20 year olds donning the makeup of the Starchild, Demon, Spaceman and Catman and taking to the stage after they hang up their boots
Gene Simmons says Ace Frehley lacks “physical stamina” to play a full Kiss show on the End of the Road tour
The God of Thunder maintains the door is open for Frehley to play encores, but claims Ace wanted to replace Tommy Thayer full-time as a condition for his return
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Gene Simmons still wants Ace Frehley to join Kiss on their End of the Road farewell tour
“Jump up on stage with us for encores,” Simmons tells Frehley in a new tweet. “The fans would love it”
Gibson partners with Gene Simmons for new signature G² Thunderbird bass guitar
The Kiss bassist's first signature Gibson boasts a pair of T-Bird pickups and an ebony fretboard with pearloid reverse split diamond inlays
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons rate Kiss's lead guitarists and reflect on the band's history in this classic 2014 GW interview
In their five decades as a band, Kiss have had five lead guitarists. Here, the band's core members reflect on each of them – their strengths, their weaknesses, and how they meshed with the rest of the band
