Once available only in Japan, the Richie Kotzen Telecaster is now available to a worldwide audience. Known for stints with Poison and Mr. Big and for his own prolific career as a solo artist and sideman, Kotzen has long wowed audiences with his impeccable chops and deft Telecaster artistry. His signature Telecaster model features a beautiful flame maple top on an ash body, with a distinctive combination of DiMarzio Twang King (neck) and Chopper T (bridge) pickups.

Other premium features include a satin-finish maple neck with a large “C”-shaped profile, 12”-radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and pearloid dot inlays, three-way blade pickup switch with “barrel” tip, master volume control and rotary series/parallel switch, single-ply cream pickguard, gold six-saddle through-body Telecaster bridge, Gotoh sealed tuners and gold hardware.

Specifications

General

Model Name: Richie Kotzen Telecaster
Series: Artist

Body

Body Shape: Telecaster

Neck

Neck Shape: Large “C”
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Jumbo
Position Inlays: Abalone Dot
Fingerboard Radius: 12″ (305 mm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Dimarzio DP384 Chopper T
Neck Pickup: Dimarzio DP173 Twang King
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup Special Electronics: Series/Parallel Rotary Switch
Controls: Master Volume

Hardware