Tonight, CBS will air the Kennedy Center Honors, in which the classic rock band KISS will be inducted into the Kennedy Center.
It’s then that the world may see the results of Cara’s hard work: a replica of the classic Ace Frehley KISS guitar that smokes while played. The guitar is currently slated to become a permanent fixture at the center.
Cara had the opportunity to personally test the guitar live a few weeks prior while playing onstage during the Holidaze Rock concert performed by Kategory 5 & Friends at the Baby Grand on Sunday, November 30.
During a rollicking version of Chuck Berry’s “Run, Run Rudolph,” Cara performed a blistering solo during which stage-lighted smoke coiled out of the guitar, to the surprise and delight of the show’s guests.
“It’s the [same] guitar I used at the Christmas show, but with a stadium-quality machine installed,” Cara says.
A custom-guitar maker for more than 45 years, Cara has spent more than a decade making custom guitars for KISS bassist Gene Simmons as well as Frehley, who passed away in October.
– The Kennedy Center Honors will air tonight, December 23, at 8 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+. More about the guitar at AceFrehleyGuitars.com
