Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster

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....

Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster

Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster

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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.

General

General
Model Name: Richie Kotzen Telecaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Brown Sunburst
Model Number: 0255202532
Series: Artist
Color: Brown Sunburst

Body

Body
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Material: Ash with Flame Maple Laminated Top
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane

Neck

Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Large "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Jumbo
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Fingerboard: Maple
Position Inlays: Abalone Dot

Electronics

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

Hardware

Hardware
Bridge: 6-Saddle Standard Strings-Through-Body Tele with Block Saddles
Tuning Machines: Gotoh® Cast/Sealed
Orientation: Right-Hand
Pickguard: 1-Ply Cream
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome Gold

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
Strings: Fender® USA 250L, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
Unique Features: Bound body top, rear belly cut, top body contour, Richie Kotzen signature on front of headstock