Richie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar. Relentlessly developing chops and his own unique voice on the guitar, he started his career in a band named Arthurs Museum. Kotzen was eventually discovered by Shrapnel Records' Mike Varney, and he recorded his first solo album by the age of 19. He created the video Rock Chops for REH video in 1989, highlighting many of his formative techniques, including using wide-intervals and fluid sweeping.
Born: February 3, 1970 , Pennsylvania
Record label: DGC Records
Music groups: Mr. Big, Poison
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| Richie Kotzen With His Father |
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| Richie Kotzen With Poison |
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| Richie Kotzen With MR BIG |
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| Richie Kotzen performing at the London's O2 Academy in Islington |
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| Kotzen performing in October, 2009 |
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| Richie Kotzen in San Diego, November 2007 |
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Richie Kotzen Gear List
Guitars
- Fender Richie Kotzen Signature Stratocaster
- Fender Richie Kotzen Signature Telecaster
Amps and Cabinets
- Cornford RK100 Richie Kotzen Signature Model amplifier
- Cornford 4X12 cab with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
- Marshall JCM800 (used on Live in Sao Paulo)
- Fender Vibro-King (used for about 50% sounds on "Peace Sign" record)
- Mesa/Boogie Revolver rotating speaker
Effects and More
- N-Tune in guitar tuner
- Sobot Japanese Overdrive pedal
- Zoom G2R Richie Kotzen FX pedal
- Tube Booster from Ed's
- Guyatone Wah-Rocker
- Dunlop Crybaby
- Dunlop Rotovibe pedal
- Boss DD-3 delay pedal
- Boss OC-2 octave pedal
- Boss CE-5 chorus pedal
- Boss Tremolo pedal
- Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano
- MXR pedal
Strings and Picks
- D'Addario EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium/Blues-Jazz Rock, 11-49 gauge
- Dunlop purple Tortex 1.14mm picks
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