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Title: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: Blazer on February 21, 2009, 06:52:13 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzjF6iAQc1M
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: lowend1 on February 21, 2009, 07:39:57 PM
Damn that's cool. Probably my favorite Gene bass line - and he's nailing the vocal too.
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: Lightyear on February 21, 2009, 08:16:05 PM
Great!  I always thought you could hear the Beatles influence on this song.
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: Nocturnal on February 21, 2009, 11:06:17 PM
Looks like my LP (minus the ice cream cup on the headstock). Thats a cool clip. Thanks for posting it.
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: Stjofön Big on February 22, 2009, 12:58:22 AM
While we're at the subject: http://www.vintageguitar.com/features/brands/details.asp?AID=3007

Not to forget this lovely piece: http://www.igetblues.com/without.php
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: barend on February 22, 2009, 10:11:36 AM
Yes, that is a very nice Kiss song!
Gene rules
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: doombass on February 22, 2009, 02:29:34 PM
Nice to see but way too compressed bass sound IMO.
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: n!k on February 22, 2009, 06:16:55 PM
That's a Gibson (Thunderfunk) bass amp too.
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: gearHed289 on February 23, 2009, 09:42:21 AM
(http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/5804/thalloween041.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Oh wait, that's me! LOL!
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: TBird1958 on February 23, 2009, 09:58:44 AM

I thought the tongue looked a little small to be Gene.............. ;)

Everybody's comin' out of the closet lately.
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: godofthunder on February 23, 2009, 10:01:24 AM
One of my favorite Kiss songs of all time. Shows just how good Gene is. While many bands MTV acoustic performances fall short I have always thought the KISS unplugged stuff was great. Thanks for posting this !
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: gweimer on February 23, 2009, 10:19:55 AM
Quote from: TBird1958 on February 23, 2009, 09:58:44 AM
I thought the tongue looked a little small to be Gene.............. ;)

Everybody's comin' out of the closet lately.

LOL!  My band did KISS one Halloween.  I knew how to work the greasepaint, so I did the whole band up.  I even learned to do the fire-spitting trick.  Playing Gene Simmons is kinda fun...just tuck the bass in your crotch, and move them legs about!  I got pretty good at the firespitting - I was working some good 15 ft. flames.

First time hearing this Kiss song - looks like I have another one set for downloading.
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: OldManC on February 23, 2009, 12:09:37 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v47/gcarlston/dudepit/firefire.jpg)

A little Ronson's will do ya!
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: Dave W on February 23, 2009, 03:16:29 PM
Quote from: OldManC on February 23, 2009, 12:09:37 PM

A little Ronson's will do ya!


Just make sure you don't hire Great White's tour manager.

Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: lowend1 on February 23, 2009, 05:16:55 PM
Stephen Coronel, who co-wrote the song, stated that the rolling chord changes were inspired by "Theme For An Imaginary Western"...
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: uwe on February 26, 2009, 11:37:26 AM
Is it just my ears or the recording or are bass and guitar not in tune with each other?
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: TBird1958 on February 26, 2009, 12:47:58 PM

I'm 93 and you're sixteeeeeenn..................

Always loved that line  ;)
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: eb2 on February 26, 2009, 01:16:03 PM
Is it just my ears or the recording or are bass and guitar not in tune with each other?

It is a Gibson bass.
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: gearHed289 on February 27, 2009, 09:14:48 AM
Quote from: TBird1958 on February 26, 2009, 12:47:58 PM
I'm 93 and you're sixteeeeeenn..................

Always loved that line  ;)

+1! LOL! Hotter Than Hell.... the most odd record of their early days, right down to the album cover.
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: Blazer on March 08, 2009, 09:43:50 PM
Quote from: gearHed289 on February 27, 2009, 09:14:48 AM
+1! LOL! Hotter Than Hell.... the most odd record of their early days, right down to the album cover.

Yeah but that's also the record which has my personal favorite Kiss song: THIS one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZniopqkE_Q
I don't know, it's just my instant feel good song.

The title track of that album is a blatant copy of "Alright now" by Free, Paul Stanley has admitted that.
Title: Re: Gene Simmons playing a Les Paul bass
Post by: gearHed289 on May 31, 2012, 03:38:39 PM
And holding a Les Paul bass...

(http://www.nexyzbb.ne.jp/~kt-factory_2007/KISS-MUSEUM/gsb/gs007.jpg)