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Ritchie Kotzen is teasing a brand new signature Stratocaster. After fans needed to wait years for the international rollout of his primary guitar, it appears this brand-new design will follow in its wake quite quickly.
It was method back in the mid -’90s when Kotzen, who had stints in Poison and Mr Big, very first dealt with Fender, launching a signature Strat and Tele as Japan special designs. The Strat was just offered to the remainder of the world last summertime, so maybe Fender is now offseting wasted time.
And it might be Kotzen’s finest signature. The sensational blue Strat seeks to have a flame maple top, maple fingerboard and gold hardware– it’s a genuine looker.
“For everybody who’s been inquiring about my blue Strat, 2027 may bring some interesting news,” he states by means of an Instagram post. “And while we’re at it, do not be shocked if you see me back on a couple of phases next year. Stay tuned …”
It’s a double whammy tease, then. Kotzen has actually invested a piece of 2025 and ’26 visiting with Iron Maiden guitar player Adrian Smith, in assistance of their 2nd collective album together.
Discussing the Strat, which he states is Baby Blue in color, Kotzen informed Guitar World that it was an unique one-off construct, finish with DiMarzio pickups. It does not appear like it will be a one-off for a lot longer.
“They utilized an actually good piece of maple for the neck,” he states. “It nearly appears like birdseye and it’s not rather as chunky as the Telecaster.”
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A couple of commenters on his Instagram post likewise like the guitar’s colorway to his eyes– perhaps that was deliberate.
In other places, Kotzen has actually exposed the one element that stopped him from signing up with Nine Inch Nails– a choice Trent Reznor didn’t take pleasure in making– while Smith has actually described the essential distinctions and resemblances in between their playing techniques that make their surprise cooperation a success.
A self-employed author with a fondness for music that gets strange, Phil is a routine factor to Prog Guitar Worldand Overall Guitar publications and is particularly crazy about shining a light on unidentified artists. Beyond the journalism world, you can discover him composing angular riffs in progressive metal band, Prognosisin which he slings an 8-string Strandberg Boden Original, churning that low string through a range of tunings. He’s likewise a released author and is presently penning his launching book which chucks dream, folklore and mankind into a huge melting pot.
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