NDG Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster

[Archer_of_Fish]

I have been gassing for one of these for years, this morning I saw one....couldnt resist so now its mine.

BIG satin finished maple neck, jumbo frets, pearl inlays. Ash body with a maple top, the body has contouring like a strat on the back and slight contour where your forearm meets the lower bout . The pickups are DiMarzio, a Chopper T in the bridge and a Twang king neck. Electronics are a 3 way switch and a series parallel toggle where the tone would be...series is the neck and half of the bridge together with a thick sound like a humbucker. Parallel is a thinner sound like a normal tele.

This thing is Godlike, from the neck shape to the pickup options and tones it is absolutely the perfect telecaster for me. It goes from scream to twang and does them really well. It is a Japanese guitar so it isnt super pricey but sure feels like a Custom Shop piece.

It is also a gorgeous piece of wood

Oh yeah, I have been told that I'm cut off.

I gave a few guitars away while i was at it today. It felt good to give ones I dont use to people who will use em.

 

[LReese]

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Sweet!

 

[Johnny the Kid]

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I love NDG threads.

Nice score man.

 

[Gearjoneser]

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When you do your next round of giveaways, I'll take the Richie Kotzen! LOL

That is a great guitar. I think I named it in a thread I did about signature guitars awhile back.

 

[TheLivingDead]

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My Chinese next door neighbor comes to mind...

Ho Lee Fuk

 

[DankStar]

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weird - I just watched That Metal Show last night with him playing that axe - he was the guest musician on the episode with rob zombie, john 5 and tom keifer.

 

[Diminished Triad]

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I have been gassing for one of these for years, this morning I saw one....couldnt resist so now its mine.

BIG satin finished maple neck, jumbo frets, pearl inlays. Ash body with a maple top, the body has contouring like a strat on the back and slight contour where your forearm meets the lower bout . The pickups are DiMarzio, a Chopper T in the bridge and a Twang king neck. Electronics are a 3 way switch and a series parallel toggle where the tone would be...series is the neck and half of the bridge together with a thick sound like a humbucker. Parallel is a thinner sound like a normal tele.

This thing is Godlike, from the neck shape to the pickup options and tones it is absolutely the perfect telecaster for me. It goes from scream to twang and does them really well. It is a Japanese guitar so it isnt super pricey but sure feels like a Custom Shop piece.

It is also a gorgeous piece of wood

Oh yeah, I have been told that I'm cut off.

I gave a few guitars away while i was at it today. It felt good to give ones I dont use to people who will use em.

Nice guitar.....and GREAT you gave some to others, too.
When you can afford to do so (I understand not everyone can) - often means much more to those receiving than most would think. Lots of history.....and a continued future when you pass the music forward. Hope you enjoy this one.....it's a beauty! And let us know how that thick neck works too....

 

[Kramer Guy]

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That is one beautiful looking Tele for sure. I'm just wondering why Fender doesn't make that model available here in the USA . I'm sure it would be a top seller.

 

[Archer_of_Fish]

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They are making it available in the west for a limited time.

 

[d1dsj]

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Very cool find, you don't see many about. Great guitar.

 

[JOLLY]

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Awesome!! I've been wanting one of the surf green ones for years.

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

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With great Tele, comes great responsibility.

 

[youngthrasher9]

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My Chinese next door neighbor comes to mind...

Ho Lee Fuk

LMAO!

 

[Liam1963]

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Nice!

 

[Archer_of_Fish]

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If you want to see a little demo of what this guitar can do here is 13 minutes of sheer brilliance

 

[Archer_of_Fish]

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I made some mods today.


After a little time with the guitar I missed not having a tone control so I got out the iron and went to work. I replaced the 2 way switch in the tone control position with a 500K EVH high friction pot and swapped the cheap volume pot in the volume position for an EVH low friction pot. I used the modern Tele wiring diagram from Duncan's site using a NOS 33 tropical fish cap. I also changed out the cheap 3 way toggle with a proper switchcraft model. The only hickup along the way was the size of the holes on the plate (metric) which had to be enlarged and the new pots didnt accept the original knobs which were easy enough to replace.

The tonal difference is quite astonishing. Everything is just more present and up front.

I dont have the series option right now but I will see what happens.

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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[cayle_6]

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Awesome! I've always wanted one. Congrats on that cool score.

 

[loversmoon]

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I love this guitar and have been Gassin for one for sometime. My jazzcaster im trying to build is going to be loosely based off this one.

 

[sixstringsamurai333]

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HOLY CRAP, congrats!!!

I'm a huge fan of Richie Kotzen.

How do you like the neck profile? The only thing that stopped me from getting one of these (also, the price!) was that I heard the neck was like a giant baseball bat...