This guy has so much talent, he doesn't need a ton of shit to get "his" sound. And NO Resuteru, I doubt he is high. He might be tired from traveling, doing numerous interviews and signings but he is highly UNlikely to be high, especially in Japan.
Always loved Kotzens playing... He kinda reminds me of Hendrix in interviews, very eccentric and flower powering if that makes any sense at all, I use a kotzen tele and RK5 as well, it rocks!
Everything I see from Richie is amazing. Pure talent on so many instruments, and his laid back demeanor makes him and his playing very accessible. Good stuff.
Nice to see someone showing how versatile a Tele can be with a few simple mods. My Tele has a Dimarzio hot rail in the bridge and a Fender '57 single coil in the neck. Heavy crunch to that Tele clean with the flip of a switch.
As I play more year son guitar I am actually thinning down all my equipment to just the bare basics and crucial. Quality speakers, processor, preamp, good guitar, set small group of midi proggies, clean dirty, dirty, clean, clean chorus, delay. Boom that's. The rest is up to your fingers.
The RK5 is an awesome bit of kit! Saves my life at gigs where I can’t take my amp and have to you house backline. Well thought out by a real hard touring guitarist- thanks Richie 👍🏻. Cork sniffers probably hate it but then they don’t get out of their bedrooms 🤣🤣 and 99% of the time the flyrig can do it all. Don’t need all the features of axe fx, kemper etc.
I first heard RK guitar virtuosity in a jam session with Nuno Bettencourt in a TH-cam video. What a pleasant surprise to find out he’s a multi instrumentalist with an incredible voice- and he’s strikingly handsome and articulate too!
I watched now 5 of this Rig Tours with Richie. I like him, he is a down to earth guy. And i like his Simple Rig's. I know just a few more they play like him (without a Spaceship of Pedals) me included! I have an Engl Artist and a Delay. It's all you need. Like he said, all you need is an Amp that sounds good to you 🤘🏼😎
I like how he sets his preferred overall tone in the center.....which gives him plenty of "flex" on either side of his tone. Most guitarist, by nature...tend to put their preferred tone at the high edge....with very little room for anything above. "This one goes to eleven"....Richie's goes to fifteen....man!!! Love those WDs!!!
Richies tele is one of the most awesomely equipped production guitars Fender makes! I wonder if he'll have the contoured heel added eventually, like the am. dlx series. Richies hair's got a bit of a Tim Burton vibe going on here ha.
Straight wah I love this guy I use a wah from hell dime signature cause I love dime but I sold it because of all the buttons I am a simple man I can relate
when he says 30w on the cab I think he means vintage 30 that are 60w speakers... Celestion standard black 412 cab comes in three regular versions. 25w greenbacks, 60W vintage 30.s or 75W more modern sounding G12T-75 with the bigger dustcap.. the 30watt G12H is only available on the special 1960HW cabs..
what a very innovative rig. very simple and yet very functional. he combined convenience with practicality .richie is a genius. why cant all pedals just be phantom powered?
So much for getting that onboard tuner at least in the states. Seems like N-Tune is no longer. It's a really good idea too. Maybe someone else will market one one day.
dpsd they sell a regular tech21 fly rig 5, but i read on a forum that his signature will debut at this coming winter NAMM show, and probably be retailed a few months after
+Voxboy876 No kidding, can't stand rig reviews when not a note gets played! Especially when he's wearing the thing and plugged in! What a waste of time. I wanna HEAR the rig not watch it get talked to death!! Love RK, but come on TG ,.... Lame ...
Actually I watched the whole thing hoping to hear something like a guitar sound or two ;) like in really interesting Rig Rundowns like with Andy Timmons and Guthrie Govan. Just made an honest comment in agreement with Voxboy876 . Your useless reply about my opinion is just icing on the cake. Wanker? Sniff, sniff, I'm hurt, and glad to know you're annoyed. There's lots more Rig Talk-to-Deaths out there I'm sure you prefer,... and also some really great ones as I mentioned, check 'em out, then ask yourself who's the wanker.
***** I see what you mean, since the last time i posted my comment i did a quick search and found out that Kotzen probably had some issues related to reliability and customer support, at least this is what i understood when i visited Rob Chapman forum. BTW, big fan of Dan Swano here.
Hi Ian, you could check out the Joyo pedals (Tech21 clones I believe) such as the "American Sound" (Fender Bassman inspired), "British Sound" (Marshall inspired), "California Sound" (Mesa Boogie inspired) pedals. There's the "Extreme Metal" & "AC Tone" models as well, but either the American Sound or the British Sound would serve you well. There's probably not much difference between these pedals, so it's possibly the case colour, branding & range of the gain circuit maybe. Anyway, these pedals have 4 functions; 3-band EQ, volume, distortion & gain. These cost about $40US and are great bang for buck. There's another brand called Ammoon which make a clone of the Joyo American Sound, that costs about $28US! You can plug a humbucker guitar into one of these pedals & into the PA for an amazing sound for so little cost, so in a way the pedal becomes and emergency backup amp :) More info here: www.joyoaudio.com/en/product/fl_50.html You can find these on Ebay or online gadget vendors like www.banggood.com , www.gearbest.com or www.aliexpress.com . Prices can vary, so it pays to shop around.
Played last night with a guy who used a fly rig into a fender blues deluxe. There were three guitar players. His sound would not cut through the mix. A good guitar pedal sounds so much better to me.
Is there a pro musician out there that doesn't have a signature model to sell?? or that isn't trying to sell something? So far the only one i know that didn't give a shit about what guitar he was playing is " Wes Montgomery".
Wow.. he came up with the idea to put multiple effects in one convenient package. He must be making money angels from all those Line 6 checks he gets in the mail.
MyworstEnemy hehe I am a firm believer that TONE is mostly the equipment. STYLE is mostly in the mind (fingers). Many people confuse these two things. If I play on George Lynch's gear, I will sound like his TONE but won't sound exactly like his STYLE (his note choices). So, what makes Ed VH Ed was not ONLY his note choices but his TONE/SOUND. If he had played his stuff on a Tele thru a Twin Reverb... he would not have been the Ed we know. Prob would never have become a guitar legend because it just wouldn't work like that. It takes both. That's why most of those guys kept using the same guitar and amp forever. or a long time. :)
if i am a girl , i am fascinated with you, hope one day in this world and this life know you and playing with.i am music teacher in Germany, but i comes from South America. Cheers Mr Kotzend. !!!
just another great guy between Richie and Tom Keifer (hint hint guys do something together) i gotta tell ya the circuit is thin with regular great artistic rockers.. as hard workin rockers they arecut from the same cloth.. i.m.o. except one plays a tele the other plays a les paul mmmm.and both sing outstanding hurry ...Richie call Tom... collaborate..it was my ideearer..)
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i was at that concert, and richie sounded great! actually, the whole band sounded amazing, and richie's guitar tone is always great
Used to see him around Studio City alot. SUPER Humble, mellow guy. Smith Kotzen is just awesome
Amazing player! I wish him the best and hope the world outside of the "guitar" world gets to know and appreciate his musical gifts!
This guy has so much talent, he doesn't need a ton of shit to get "his" sound.
And NO Resuteru, I doubt he is high. He might be tired from traveling, doing numerous interviews and signings but he is highly UNlikely to be high, especially in Japan.
it's London. Any sane rational human being needs to be high to deal with the amount of wankers who live in London
Learner-Learns exactly
in England in general to be honest.
He’s in london and who cares if he’s high? It’s sort of strange to be defending him in that way lol
Such a talented guy. Bought his signature tele. That guitar is amazing. Wish I had bought one years ago. Best tele I’ve ever played.
Always loved Kotzens playing... He kinda reminds me of Hendrix in interviews, very eccentric and flower powering if that makes any sense at all,
I use a kotzen tele and RK5 as well, it rocks!
+Pib Smablert personality wise... He has a lot of Hendrix in his playing as well... And no I'm not kidding, if I was I would have ended with a " lol"
The Tech 21 RK5 is a FANTASTIC piece of kit!!
@@rickyjones7282 I have a Flyrig 5v2 and did a club tour in russia with it...that thing saved my live every evening
Everything I see from Richie is amazing. Pure talent on so many instruments, and his laid back demeanor makes him and his playing very accessible. Good stuff.
Wow! So simple and so functional! And no roadies to present! AWESOME
Richie, you're awesome! Please tour Australia
I like the simplicity... I'm getting it!
Nice to see someone showing how versatile a Tele can be with a few simple mods.
My Tele has a Dimarzio hot rail in the bridge and a Fender '57 single coil in the neck. Heavy crunch to that Tele clean with the flip of a switch.
if this signature model come out in 96
he was way ahead of his time !
He’s one of the best guitarists out there
As I play more year son guitar I am actually thinning down all my equipment to just the bare basics and crucial. Quality speakers, processor, preamp, good guitar, set small group of midi proggies, clean dirty, dirty, clean, clean chorus, delay. Boom that's. The rest is up to your fingers.
The RK5 is an awesome bit of kit! Saves my life at gigs where I can’t take my amp and have to you house backline. Well thought out by a real hard touring guitarist- thanks Richie 👍🏻. Cork sniffers probably hate it but then they don’t get out of their bedrooms 🤣🤣 and 99% of the time the flyrig can do it all. Don’t need all the features of axe fx, kemper etc.
I got the RK50H two months ago and it’s a killer amp.
This guy is gifted handsome man brilliant guitarist and singer !!! Less gear and at the end huge sound !!!
I first heard RK guitar virtuosity in a jam session with Nuno Bettencourt in a TH-cam video. What a pleasant surprise to find out he’s a multi instrumentalist with an incredible voice- and he’s strikingly handsome and articulate too!
How to modify the tech 21 and wah pedal with phantom power and stereo cable?
I watched now 5 of this Rig Tours with Richie. I like him, he is a down to earth guy. And i like his Simple Rig's. I know just a few more they play like him (without a Spaceship of Pedals)
me included!
I have an Engl Artist and a Delay. It's all you need. Like he said, all you need is an Amp that sounds good to you 🤘🏼😎
Richie is clearly an efficiency-minded individual. Kudos
I like how he sets his preferred overall tone in the center.....which gives him plenty of "flex" on either side of his tone. Most guitarist, by nature...tend to put their preferred tone at the high edge....with very little room for anything above. "This one goes to eleven"....Richie's goes to fifteen....man!!! Love those WDs!!!
I have a got telecaster RK. This is great guitar!!
Richies tele is one of the most awesomely equipped production guitars Fender makes! I wonder if he'll have the contoured heel added eventually, like the am. dlx series. Richies hair's got a bit of a Tim Burton vibe going on here ha.
"And that's my rig.".... and yes i'm high as fuck
or drunk like hell
I once asked him about his rig....he had no idea what he plays....
Louie V a ha ha ha ha! he's too good to waste his time on such trivia things)))) plug and play no matter where no matter what
I think they played a show last night and he got up early to do the interview.
Right? Hard to miss that shit.
3:50 it's loud... which is important. Lol gotta love Richie
Straight wah I love this guy I use a wah from hell dime signature cause I love dime but I sold it because of all the buttons I am a simple man I can relate
Can't wait for the Ritchie Kotzen Signature Fly Rig 5
Cool! Am a new fan!
Finger picks; unbelievable!
Nice and simple, perfect!
Love the pedal.
Que grande Ricardo.
Camden Underworld is a decent club. Hope to play there again some time.
Nice rig video of Mikael Akerfeldt!!! Oh wait a minute...
I could play as fast & clean as Richie if I didn't have a pick weighing me down either! (Yeah right! He's just too good!)
his tele is worth a look. contoured body and series parallel switiching
"it's loud, which is important"
Pff... My marshall amp goes to eleven...
Man that sounds great 😂
Great guitar
GOD Bless You 🎸🎸🎸
Awesome
I have the OMG it's a great pedal
when he says 30w on the cab I think he means vintage 30 that are 60w speakers... Celestion standard black 412 cab comes in three regular versions. 25w greenbacks, 60W vintage 30.s or 75W more modern sounding G12T-75 with the bigger dustcap.. the 30watt G12H is only available on the special 1960HW cabs..
+dansk björn I think he is talking vintage 30 too....
You are correct, and this cabinet sounds soooooo good,
but the speakers are very costly, $190 each, I want them in my cabinet.
Yah but does the volume knob go to 11 ?
He looks a bit like Ben Stiller in the biker bar disguise in Starsky & Hutch.
what a very innovative rig. very simple and yet very functional. he combined convenience with practicality .richie is a genius. why cant all pedals just be phantom powered?
Why no sound demo ?
So much for getting that onboard tuner at least in the states. Seems like N-Tune is no longer. It's a really good idea too. Maybe someone else will market one one day.
guitarslinger48 try GAK in the UK i bought one just a few months ago
Fucking 1 minute rig rundown made 10. Like that slo mo cameras!
He can play fantastic while chewing gum. Can you?
is the marshall plexi in this video is a reissue or hw?
any idea when his signature fly rig will be available for sale?
thinking about that too, they should be on production. so simple and effective
dpsd they sell a regular tech21 fly rig 5, but i read on a forum that his signature will debut at this coming winter NAMM show, and probably be retailed a few months after
I love Marshall Amps.
Me too they're awesome!
Are those Payless shoes he wearing?
this guy is cool. I'm glad there is not an interviewer..
nice video. What is the name of the tuner?
Monster player. I wish he had "riffed" a little throughout this interview.
+Voxboy876 No kidding, can't stand rig reviews when not a note gets played! Especially when he's wearing the thing and plugged in! What a waste of time. I wanna HEAR the rig not watch it get talked to death!! Love RK, but come on TG ,.... Lame ...
Actually I watched the whole thing hoping to hear something like a guitar sound or two ;) like in really interesting Rig Rundowns like with Andy Timmons and Guthrie Govan. Just made an honest comment in agreement with Voxboy876 . Your useless reply about my opinion is just icing on the cake. Wanker? Sniff, sniff, I'm hurt, and glad to know you're annoyed. There's lots more Rig Talk-to-Deaths out there I'm sure you prefer,... and also some really great ones as I mentioned, check 'em out, then ask yourself who's the wanker.
that's right ~ simple is best !!!
no more G2R?
I think out of every great guitar player that has lived,
there are maybe 5 rigs i would live to see,
and quest who's rig is the most requested.?
I REALLY wanted to hear about his rig but listening to him makes me HIGH!!! WTF?
His voice is pretty soothing and somewhat monotone, but not in a bad way. Must be mesmerized by his voice. 😁
what about billy?
Um, would have been cool if he played the guitar to demonstrate the sounds while talking about what the thing can do. Am I alone on this?
Watch the show clips.
Wow how gay
Go to one of his shows....video audio won’t ever make justice to the real thing....I’ve seen him live twice, his sound is incredible...
That is cool but some sound clips would have been great.
Right?
What happened to his Cornford amplifier?
*****
I see what you mean, since the last time i posted my comment i did a quick search and found out that Kotzen probably had some issues related to reliability and customer support, at least this is what i understood when i visited Rob Chapman forum.
BTW, big fan of Dan Swano here.
Cornford went out of business.
Good rig tour but would've been nice to hear it.
I have the Fly rig red!
Hi Ian, you could check out the Joyo pedals (Tech21 clones I believe) such as the "American Sound" (Fender Bassman inspired), "British Sound" (Marshall inspired), "California Sound" (Mesa Boogie inspired) pedals. There's the "Extreme Metal" & "AC Tone" models as well, but either the American Sound or the British Sound would serve you well. There's probably not much difference between these pedals, so it's possibly the case colour, branding & range of the gain circuit maybe. Anyway, these pedals have 4 functions; 3-band EQ, volume, distortion & gain. These cost about $40US and are great bang for buck. There's another brand called Ammoon which make a clone of the Joyo American Sound, that costs about $28US! You can plug a humbucker guitar into one of these pedals & into the PA for an amazing sound for so little cost, so in a way the pedal becomes and emergency backup amp :) More info here: www.joyoaudio.com/en/product/fl_50.html You can find these on Ebay or online gadget vendors like www.banggood.com , www.gearbest.com or www.aliexpress.com . Prices can vary, so it pays to shop around.
This guy is just Mr. Personality
simple efficient
At last PLEXI with eq on 10.....Jimi setting.
sexiest man alive
The only high guy here is the camera guy.
Marshall 1959 or 1987 are the best amp in the world
Played last night with a guy who used a fly rig into a fender blues deluxe. There were three guitar players. His sound would not cut through the mix. A good guitar pedal sounds so much better to me.
Sending phantom power through a guitar cable to the wah sounds awesome! How do you do it?
Rig Tour and not play Guitar...? And he has it on?? ... ......
smart rig,, i bet it sounds just like a plexi,, plugged in to a plexi :)
i see no rack system.. which is awesome..
He doesn't play Marshalls now he's using the Victory. I wonder if he really prefers them over the plexi's
The RK50 definitely has a plexi sound to it.
Kotzen means Puking in german
I guess keeping it simple is good if your high all day.
he may be on medication also
, yea he is cool i have appreciated his music for decades
simple guy simple rig
I thought he uses Victory amps....
He uses now, this video is from 2014
Is there a pro musician out there that doesn't have a signature model to sell?? or that isn't trying to sell something? So far the only one i know that didn't give a shit about what guitar he was playing is " Wes Montgomery".
Paul cornford no longer makes amps
Wow.. he came up with the idea to put multiple effects in one convenient package. He must be making money angels from all those Line 6 checks he gets in the mail.
Tech21.
The video would be at least 5 minutes shorter were it not for the fact that he is so "laid-back"
He could make any guitar sound great.
No effects racks? Where does his tone come from hahahaha.
MyworstEnemy uh, the guitar and amp?
TruthSurge
Twas my point TruthSurge, and if your comment was sarcasm, I say brilliant!
MyworstEnemy hehe I am a firm believer that TONE is mostly the equipment. STYLE is mostly in the mind (fingers). Many people confuse these two things. If I play on George Lynch's gear, I will sound like his TONE but won't sound exactly like his STYLE (his note choices). So, what makes Ed VH Ed was not ONLY his note choices but his TONE/SOUND. If he had played his stuff on a Tele thru a Twin Reverb... he would not have been the Ed we know. Prob would never have become a guitar legend because it just wouldn't work like that. It takes both. That's why most of those guys kept using the same guitar and amp forever. or a long time. :)
TruthSurge
Totally Agree. Excellent comment btw.
MyworstEnemy Tone comes from the guitar and amp and effects. STYLE comes from the player's mind, not his fingers. :)
Chewing gum on cam, Richie? How rude. I hope you brought enough for everyone :P
Damn so stoned. Great player of course.
the word "kotzen" in german is a verb and means "to vomit"
Martin Bohl true, and strange. I guess he’s not german
Why cant I like this guy?
if i am a girl , i am fascinated with you, hope one day in this world and this life know you and playing with.i am music teacher in Germany, but i comes from South America. Cheers Mr Kotzend. !!!
can he actually play?
+Hywel 4 brother...oh man.
We forgive you!
just another great guy between Richie and Tom Keifer (hint hint guys do something together) i gotta tell ya the circuit is thin with regular great artistic rockers.. as hard workin rockers they arecut from the same cloth.. i.m.o. except one plays a tele the other plays a les paul mmmm.and both sing outstanding hurry ...Richie call Tom... collaborate..it was my ideearer..)
not a single german person gonna note that his name is Richie Puking?
well i guess here is one :D
chris cornell can also play the shit out of the guitar apparently
Dude, ditch the gum !!!
why the fuck does he wear MC hammers trousers
wtf would you use the word trousers?
Because he's too legit