Guitarist BRUCE KULICK, formerly of KISS and UNION, has issued the following studio update:

"Well it was time again to get going with the guitars on my BK3 disc. This time Jeremy my co-producer/co-writer and I went to Shut Up And Play, a nice homey place in the Valley owned by a very sweet guy George. I brought some nice guitars, ones I never tour with of course, my new ORANGE amp called the Tiny Terror, which is great for certain sounds, and of course the Marshall 900 head, which is just amazing in tone and vibe. We had a Soldano there for some extra crunch sounds when needed. Also pulled into the studio one of my Marshall 4 X 12 cabs which hasn't seen a gig since the Union days! But it is loaded with Vintage 30 Celestions which are my favorite.

We jumped in where we left off with the tune that I think is one of my strongest. (No real title for that one yet, but I have some surprises in store for that track). We just needed to add one more guitar to that, and then we moved on to one called 'And I Know'. This song is very catchy and has a great guitar riff. We even worked on the solo for the song. I recorded some tracks with a cool PRS McCarty that I used once with GRAND FUNK, and Jeremy was quite impressed. It is a rare silver gray color. My main "go to" guitars are still my signature ESP BK model prototype, and my old conversion 1953 Les Paul Standard.

Jeremy's cousin, Vince, who is a fine guitarist at 16, played roadie for me and that is always nice having someone grab the various guitars. He was learning though watching me work! I pulled out the Gibson ES 330 from '61 in cherry red that is so BEATLES-like in tone. And a RI '56 LP Goldtop that is just killer 'cause of its soap bar pick ups, came into play as well. One more great axe is my Custom shop '58 RI LP standard that I got at the Arlington show last year. Very cool tone. It has a rare black finish from '95. Also making an appearance is the BC Rich from the cover of Carnival Of Souls KISS CD. Made in 1984 the Eagle Supreme is made of Koa. Nice guitar that was used on KISS's 'Jungle' track. So between the guitars and amps, we got all the tones we needed.

Second day was HOT in the Valley, but it was time to work again and Joe was along for the ride as well. At one point he just sat in my arms while I did some guitar riffs! He really is a crazy dog, but what can I say, he is MY DOG. Glad he doesn't mind the volume sometimes. We concentrated on two heavy Union-ish sounding tracks that I am expecting John Corabi to sing on and finish writing with Jeremy and I. These are great catchy heavy tunes, and my new disc is very varied in styles as usual, but these two could have been on The Blue Room from Union. Brent (Fitz) is on all these tracks too.

So two solid days of guitars, pulled out some cool pedals, vintage VOX one I borrowed from Randy, George's friend, a nice KING VOX Wah Wah that rips your head off, and a crazy overdrive pedal that has a brand name of LOCO. Hmmm... means crazy in Spanish right? Thank you George for your help and kindness at your studio. And your cooking rocks! Also thanks Vince and Randy for your help.

More next week as I keep making progress on BK3!"