Richie Kotzen

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Richie Kotzen plays his signature Fender Telecaster onstage at a Leslie West tribute night.
Richie Kotzen on his worst-ever show, that time wildfires came for his guitar collection, and upsetting his mom by getting Purple Haze wrong

By Joe Matera Published

Kotzen checks in to talk first guitars, first songs, and to give his younger self a little friendly advice. Plus, why didn't he take any guitars as the fire got close?

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A compilation of Jimi Hendrix and Richie Kotzen playing guitar onstage
When Richie Kotzen learned a Hendrix classic wrong, his mom called him out

By Matt Parker Published

The guitar virtuoso says he had to face down criticism at the very outset of his playing career – albeit from his own mother

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Richie Kotzen plays his Telecaster on a stage backlit in blue
Richie Kotzen explains why he ditched a regular pedalboard for an all-in-one pedal from the creator of the SansAmp

By Andrew Daly Published

Once upon a time, Kotzen went into Home Depot and made this bespoke ’board for his effects, but with a little help from Andrew Barta, it is now a very pro all-enclosed unit, and it's pretty much everything he needs

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Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen was once a Shrapnel shredder – now he’s moving away from “stun guitar”

By Andrew Daly Published

Cheap Shots is the first single from an album tentatively titled Nomad. It finds Kotzen playing cleaner than ever, seeking out melodies, and retiring the "stun guitar" approach

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Richie Kotzen, Joe Satriani and Nuno Bettencourt on the 2024 Monsters of Rock cruise
”A jaw-droppingly Shredrageous performance”: Joe Satriani, Richie Kotzen and Nuno Bettencourt showcase their most outrageous licks for a standout rendition of Jeff Beck favorite, Going Down

By Matt Owen Published

The three virtuosos were onboard this year's Monsters of Rock Cruise, which played host to the all-star jam

Guitarists
Richie Kotzen (left) and Billy Sheehan
The Winery Dogs’ Richie Kotzen and Billy Sheehan talk improv, adrenaline, and the importance of balancing godly chops with songs

By Joe Bosso Published

Yeah, they know they're good. But Sheehan and Kotzen's new Dogs album, III, makes the case for knowing where and when to unleash the fretboard pyro, and when to reference Motown

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[L-R] Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen
Learn the rhythm and lead styles of all-star rock guitar double act Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith

By Martin Cooper Published

The Winery Dogs and Iron Maiden guitarists are united by a shared love of classic rock, and bring contrasting styles to bear on rock guitar

Lessons
Justin Hawkins reacts to The Winery Dogs music video Xanadu
Justin Hawkins: “What?! Split harmonics on the bass?”

By Nick Wells Published

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins reacts to the fast and furious licks of Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen of rock supergroup The Winery Dogs

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The Winery Dogs perform onstage
Richie Kotzen, Mike Portnoy and Billy Sheehan revive The Winery Dogs with energetic new single, Xanadu

By Matt Owen Published

The lick-heavy lead single is the first to be lifted from the supergroup's first studio album in 8 years, III

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Winery Dogs
5 soloing ideas you can learn from Richie Kotzen

By Charlie Griffiths Published

From Fever Dream to Winery Dogs, Mr Big to Greg Howe and even Poison, we dig into Richie Kotzen’s rich back catalog to offer a lesson in legato-friendly pentatonic shred

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