Ace Von Johnson is an American musician, voice actor, and animal advocate[1] who was the lead guitarist in the glam metal band Faster Pussycat and currently is the rhythm guitarist for L.A. Guns.[2]
Von Johnson has also written music and been a guest musician, for numerous artists, across several different musical genres.[1]
Career
Von Johnson started playing guitar when he was 13, deciding to become a professional musician when was 16 or 17.[6][7] He started his career playing in punk bands around San Diego and Hollywood.[5][6] He formed his first band, P.B.R., at the age of 17. He was also 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.[7]
Von Johnson joined the Generators in 2005, playing with them until 2009.[5] In 2007, he was a member of Murphy's Law and the U.S. Bombs. Von Johnson continued to play with U.S. Bombs' front man (professional skateboarder), Duane Peters, in both the Duane Peters Gunfight and The Great Unwashed.[8] He joined Faster Pussycat in 2010.[9] 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.[10]
Between 2012 and 2013 Von Johnson served as lead guitarist for Unwritten Law. From 2014 to 2017, he served as the Musical Director for the Rock and Shock horror and music convention, in Worcester, Massachusetts. The convention featured The Rocking Dead, a jam band that featured Von Johnson, as well as Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein.[11][12][13] In 2017, Von Johnson was part of The Throbs reunion tour[14] and in 2018 he played with Jyrki 69 (The 69 Eyes) for an eight date tour of the West Coast.[15]
In 2017, Von Johnson co-founded the alternative rock band Neon Coven.[16] In 2018, he joined L.A. Guns,[2] while still touring with Faster Pussycat. He left Faster Pussycat in 2019[17] and Neon Coven in 2021.
In addition to music, Von Johnson is an animal advocate/ shelter volunteer and a voice actor.[7] He has done voice over work for the Netflix series, Money Heist and for Shudder's, The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs.[7] He has also done voice work for animated features and commercials.[1]
↑ Schiff, Mike (November 7, 2021), The History of Metal and Horror (Documentary), Michael Berryman, Alex Rafala, Sarah French, M.A.S. Productions (II), retrieved June 30, 2025
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