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Who was the better guitarist in the 1970s ?


Ace Frehley

Ted Nugent

I love ACE and he surely was great. However Uncle Ted is a better player and his skills have not diminished.

I don't see a comparison between the 2. Very different styles

mrspeedgene wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:09 pm I love ACE and he surely was great. However Uncle Ted is a better player and his skills have not diminished.

I don't see a comparison between the 2. Very different styles

Totally agree

mrspeedgene wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:09 pm I don't see a comparison between the 2. Very different styles

This. They’re both awesome and both different in their playing styles, but for the sake of the OP’s poll, I’ll go with Ace.

70s Ace wins for his wicked vibrato.

The Nuge and it ain't even close

Ace was in a band with tons of good songs and looked fucking cool

Nuge was in a band with a small handful of good songs and looked sort of ok.

As far as technical ability and what one could do with the guitar, Ted Nugent absolutely destroys Ace on every level. So, Ted Nugent and there is no other correct answer. However, Ace had very limited ability yet still had his own style and sound and wrote memorable solos. I actually prefer his solos over Teds.

HueyRamone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 4:35 pm Ace was in a band with tons of good songs and looked fucking cool

Nuge was in a band with a small handful of good songs and looked sort of ok.

When I go back to listen to the Nuge it's his first few albums with St. Holmes that made his career. It gets bad after that.

So Ace did have more songs, and he looked waaay f'ing cooler, I'll give you that...but lick for lick the Nuge is the undisputed heavyweight champ.

I never thought about how attractive the Nuge is as a man though.

Wait a minute, did someone let killdumb back in??

Ped was a far better technical player but fumble-fingered Ace managed to create more memorable solos on record somehow.

Nugent by far.

Gibsonite wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 8:20 pm Ped was a far better technical player but fumble-fingered Ace managed to create more memorable solos on record somehow.

Yep. Don't care how good you are in your basement, it's what you do with it.
I honestly would never know if someone stole my Nugent records.

Gibsonite wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 8:20 pm Ped was a far better technical player but fumble-fingered Ace managed to create more memorable solos on record somehow.

I agree with this. I can hum pretty much any 70's Ace solo, but I don't have much from Ped. Ace for the win.

HottKarl777 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:26 pm 70s Ace wins for his wicked vibrato.

Was that what he called his bottle rocket thingy?