Ace Von Johnson

Ace Von Johnson
Von Johnson in 2022
Von Johnson in 2022
Background information
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • bass

Ace Von Johnson is an American musician who was the lead guitarist in the glam metal band Faster Pussycat and currently rhythm guitarist for L.A. Guns.[1]

Johnson was previously a member of punk and metal bands such as Cheap Sex, Madcap, the U.S. Bombs, the Generators, Unwritten Law and Murphy's Law.[2][3]

Career

Johnson started playing guitar when he was 13, deciding to become a professional musician when was 16 or 17.[4][5] He started his career playing in punk bands around Hollywood.[4] He was a founding member of the street punk band Cheap Sex, although he left after they recorded their debut album and joined Madcap, at this point he was 19.[5]

He joined the Generators in his early 20s, playing with them until 2009.[6] He joined Faster Pussycat in 2010.[7] Also in 2010, he performed on an alternative version of the song "Hollywood Tonight" for the posthumous Michael Jackson album "Michael". The track was produced by Jackson collaborator Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, but was ultimately not officially released.[8]

Between 2012 and 2013 he served as lead guitarist for Unwritten Law. He has also played for Murphy's Law. In late 2015, he served as musical director at the Rock and Shock horror and music festival in Worcester, Massachusetts.[9][10]

In 2018, he joined L.A. Guns,[1] and continues to play with them to the present. He left Faster Pussycat in 2020.

References

  1. ^ a b "L.A. Guns unveil 4th different guitarist this year with Ace Von Johnson doing longer tour runs – Sleaze Roxx". sleazeroxx.com. September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ace Von Johnson of Faster Pussycat". Amplified Edge. September 11, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tours: Duane Peters (acoustic)". Punknews.org. January 12, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Schooley, Edward (March 15, 2024). ""I just wanted to be able to replicate and expand upon a similar sonic palate that I was hearing as a teenager". - L.A. Guns / Ace Von Johnson - Guitar Thrills Magazine". guitarthrills.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Coyote, Ginger (January 2023). "Interview: Ace Von Johnson". Punk Globe Magazine. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Milligan, Glenn (May 2014). "An Interview with Ace Von Johnson, Guitarist of Faster Pussycat". www.metalliville.co.uk. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Jolicoeur, Todd (July 30, 2010). "FASTER PUSSYCAT/L.A. GUNS". therockpit. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "Alternative/unreleased version of "Hollywood Tonight"". jackson-source. July 22, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "News - ROCK AND SHOCK FESTIVAL 2015 Performers Revealed". Knac.com. October 9, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  10. ^ Hallam, Scott (October 5, 2015). "Faster Pussycat's Ace Von Johnson Talks Returning to Rock and Shock with The Rocking Dead". Dread Central. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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