How to get Ace Frehley tones on the cheap.

[Saul Goodman]

 

[RobB]

They should have spent more. Pure excrement. 

[Steve Haynie]

I like the Johan Segeborn videos, but he might be running out of ideas for new videos.  

Then again, was there not a Pignose amp used on a ZZ Top album?  

[RobB]

3 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

Then again, was there not a Pignose amp used on a ZZ Top album?  

Schenker used one (w/wah) on, “Lights Out.” He managed…

I read through the liner notes for the, “Lights Out”, reissue and Ron Nevison made no mention of the Pignose. You can plainly hear that signature, “honk”, accentuated by the CryBaby. Makes me wonder why Nevison didn’t use the Pignose’s line out into the front of one of MS’s 50w Marshalls?

Edited November 18, 2025 by RobB

[Wordupperman]

Ace actually used the Lead 12. 

[RobB]

1 hour ago, Wordupperman said:

Ace actually used the Lead 12. 

That's interesting. The combos/ministacks sound pretty good dimed. A little ratty, but some knob-tweaking gets it in the ballpark.

[Dave Scepter]

48 minutes ago, RobB said:

That's interesting. The combos/ministacks sound pretty good dimed. A little ratty, but some knob-tweaking gets it in the ballpark.

Nothing a speaker swap couldn't fix, and depending on the model, an effect loop mod would be most excellent 🤙

Edited November 25, 2025 by Dave Scepter

[velorush]

47 minutes ago, RobB said:

That's interesting. The combos/ministacks sound pretty good dimed. A little ratty, but some knob-tweaking gets it in the ballpark.

From memory, a Boss GE-7 could be a big help, too (good grief, was that really 40 years ago?). 

[RobB]

5 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

Nothing a speaker swap couldn't fix, and depending on the model, an effect loop mod would be most excellent 🤙

See my original post on the Lead 12 speaker swap.

The Veteran 30s helped immensely with the Jube 12. They improved the sound so much.

I installed a WGS Green Beret 10 and ET65 10 in the red Ministack. This combo gives a bit more headroom for a more full-range sound. I run both Lead 12’s preamp gains at about 11 o'clock (just enough to send a strong, not overdriven, signal to the master...) and use the AllPedal 1987 for stun mode. Also digging the Q-Zone, the lazy man's way to Schenker heaven, lol!

5 hours ago, velorush said:

From memory, a Boss GE-7 could be a big help, too (good grief, was that really 40 years ago?). 

Those are great to bolster an anemic amp, but I've got the sound pretty dialed now.

Edited November 26, 2025 by RobB

[Hackubus]

A Lead 12 ran into a 412 is actually quite badass sounding.  Believe it, or don't. 

[RobB]

14 minutes ago, Hackubus said:

A Lead 12 ran into a 412 is actually quite badass sounding.  Believe it, or don't. 

I'll try that at next rehearsal. There's a Marshall slant cab at our jam space.

 

Edited November 26, 2025 by RobB