Filmore East showcase January 8, 1974.
Photo by Rik Fox
Long Beach, California February 17, 1974.
Photo by Jeffrey Mayer
The LoBue Custom V carried the touring load for the first half of 1974. It was there for all the big events: The Casablanca launch party on February 18; the taping of ABC's In Concert on February 21; and the more or less infamous appearance on the Mike Douglas Show taped on April 29. The pictures below are some of the better ones available that show the guitar from various angles.
Unfortunately this guitar would also get stolen, this one when KISS decamped to Los Angeles to record Hotter Than Hell. "We went to Village Recorders [sic], and the first day we set up, Paul's guitar was stolen". (Kenny Kerner, Behind the Mask p. 222-223) Apparently somebody just walked into the studio and claimed he was there to pick up some guitars for KISS. The last known picture of the LoBue Custom V comes from 1974-07-25 in London, Ontario, Canada. Recordings for Hotter Than Hell began on August 16 after which the LoBue V was never seen again.