Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster Brown Sunburst Overview
Once available only in Japan, the Richie Kotzen Telecaster® guitar 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.
- Body Shape: Telecaster®
- Body: Ash with Flame Maple Laminated Top
- Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Shape: Large "C"
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Fretboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
- Number of Frets: 22
- Fret Size: Jumbo
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Position Inlays: Abalone Dot
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Pickguards: 1-Ply Cream
- 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
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Standard Strings-Through-Body Tele with Block Saddles
- Hardware: Gold
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Switch Tip: Barrel Style
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh® Cast/Sealed Locking
- Strings: Fender® USA 250L, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
- Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
- Unique Features: Bound body top, rear belly cut, top body contour, Richie Kotzen signature on front of headstock
