Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

[Bruce Kulick]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

Hey man, thanks for doing this.

What was the Bat Out Of Hell tour like? That is one of my all-time favourite albums

I loved learning Todd Rundgren's parts... great stuff. The tour was all around the world, and quite crazy to be honest. We went from nothing to, being very famous.

[Bruce Kulick]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

Hey Bruce! I'm on an iPhone so I'll get to it:

Favorite solo by prior each Kiss guitarist to play?

Favorite Kulck/Kiss solo?

What solo on anything are you the most proud of?

Best and toughest thing working with Gene and Paul?

What music style/songs/instrument do you dig that would surprise us?

I Still Love You, (vinnie era but a robben ford solo!, Vinnie .. ok War Machine, I've Had Enough, for Mark St John, Watchin You or 100,000 years for ACE.
I love most of Revenge from Unholy to Domino. Forever stands out too. As well as Tears Are Falling and Crazy Nights as good ones from me.
Best thing about Gene and Paul is how smart they are, and toughest is how opinionated they can be. (comes with the territory!)
I love Ukulele... I have one, but don't play it very well!

[B2D]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

Hi Bruce! I don't really have any questions for you that no one's already asked but I wanted to say thanks for sharing your time here with us, and keep up the great work!

[Gingrel]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

Hey man, thanks for doing this.

What was the Bat Out Of Hell tour like? That is one of my all-time favourite albums

[Rayzer]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

Hi Bruce. Do you know any good car detailers?

[Aceman]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

Hey Bruce! I'm on an iPhone so I'll get to it:

Favorite solo by prior each Kiss guitarist to play?

Favorite Kulck/Kiss solo?

What solo on anything are you the most proud of?

Best and toughest thing working with Gene and Paul?

What music style/songs/instrument do you dig that would surprise us?

[Bruce Kulick]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

OK, since questions seem slow, a follow up.
Through the years, how were decisions made about what of your own work would go on band / other artists albums, and what would be kept aside for what ended up being your solo album. Was it purely "keep stuff aside because it doesnt fit the band" or was any of it ideas that you knew you wanted to be hashed out completely as your style, so even if it might have made it with the band you kept it out anyway?

All bands have a leader. With Kiss if Gene and/or Paul didn't have an ear for my idea, well of course I saved it. Now working with John Corabi in Union, most of the time he responded to my riffs and the same for me. We are a good team in writing. But correct, if it don't fit save it for your own project.
No sense trying to make something fit if it won't.

[Reload in 5]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

Audiodog was my first in 2001. And it was, a learning process. But I really enjoyed it. I started with the ideas on cassettes in the closet, wrote some new things etc etc. Transformer, my second solo CD, was all written in a short period of time. It took many years before BK3.. over 6 years to finish from starting to write the songs to recording and getting it put together with the proper artwork etc. That is a culmination of my best solo work in my opinion.

OK, since questions seem slow, a follow up.
Through the years, how were decisions made about what of your own work would go on band / other artists albums, and what would be kept aside for what ended up being your solo album. Was it purely "keep stuff aside because it doesnt fit the band" or was any of it ideas that you knew you wanted to be hashed out completely as your style, so even if it might have made it with the band you kept it out anyway?

[Bruce Kulick]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

thanks for doing this

were you a big kiss fan growing up? what was it like being in one of the most famous bands to ever take the stage? how much liberty did you take with your parts? no offense to ace, but you have chops that he never did.

I was aware of KISS but in a different way. I became much more interested when I saw them live in 78. Of course the years in KISS were very special, but I was doing my job, so I didn't really realize how freakin awesome it was at all times if you can understand. Regarding how I played, I worked on doing the signature riffs and made them my own, and added what I liked as well.
Gene and Paul were cool with that. With Tommy Thayer who does a great job, I think they wanted him to be "close to the original" for Ace

[Bruce Kulick]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

Welcome and thanks for joining us!

Have you had to expand your guitar vocabulary to work with the very diverse artists in your resume or did you have to reign in your playing for certain situations?

Sometimes I did have to learn new tricks to do the best job. And that is wise for all of us. Keeps you versatile. And then when you do your own thing, you can use what YOU like anyway.

[Bruce Kulick]

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How was it recording your first solo album after 26 years of being a recording professional? Was it odd in any way being purely your music? Was it a collection of ideas from the years finally worked out or was it mostly stuff that came about once you decided to do the solo thing?

Audiodog was my first in 2001. And it was, a learning process. But I really enjoyed it. I started with the ideas on cassettes in the closet, wrote some new things etc etc. Transformer, my second solo CD, was all written in a short period of time. It took many years before BK3.. over 6 years to finish from starting to write the songs to recording and getting it put together with the proper artwork etc. That is a culmination of my best solo work in my opinion.

[Bruce Kulick]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

Hi Bruce thanks for doing this.

How did you like working with Tim Owens and would you work with him again in the future? I love all the guitar stuff on that album of his (I know Bob did most but I love all you guys contributions)!

Tim Owens, you mean RIPPER! Great singer!

[Reload in 5]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

How was it recording your first solo album after 26 years of being a recording professional? Was it odd in any way being purely your music? Was it a collection of ideas from the years finally worked out or was it mostly stuff that came about once you decided to do the solo thing?

[Bruce Kulick]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

What gauge & brand strings do you use.


Peace,

Darrin

I use mostly 10's and SIT is the brand I endorse. I have used D'Addario's and Dean Markley's as well.. all good!
Sometimes a use 9's if the guitar is the type that fights.

[Diocletian]

Re: Live - Q&A with Bruce Kulick - 5/11/10

Hi Bruce thanks for doing this.

How did you like working with Tim Owens and would you work with him again in the future? I love all the guitar stuff on that album of his (I know Bob did most but I love all you guys contributions)!