My adoration for this man has increased tenfold after watching this; especially the first half. Richie is a veritable beast of a musician, as well as an asset to the human race. Cool bastard.
Richie Kotzen is the most underrated, under-appreciated , and under exposed musician there is. The man is a fucking genius. Absolutely one of the best guitarists in the world but what sets him apart is his singing and songwriting. He would be great even if he never picked a guitar up aagain.
You guys can argue back and forth all nite long. ALL OF THESE guys you speak of are just friggin sick guitar players. All so damn talented some of us would give our left leg to be able to play like them. All have there own strengths, but one thing can not be denied, THEY CAN FLAT RIP THEIR SH*T UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hello everybody... ouais !!! C'est très pentatonique dans son genre avec quelques variantes sur les gammes, technique, feeling et virtuosité sont au rendez vous, agréable à voir et à entendre... + + + bravo.
@tomaminadav I wish people like you could learn that playing fast, or shredding, can be used to express something just as much as playing solo and melodically can
Richie has such a great style. A perfect mix of shredding ability and soulful blues. He has an amazing voice as well. One of my all time favorite guitarists. George Lynch is another favorite.
i never understand when people make this point, i mean if you look at the broader spectrum, guitarist in general are the worst improvisers, i really dig his lead playing, i think he sounds original, at least his licks dont sound like they came out of a mel bay book.
I love how a lot of these 80's shredder types have come to find TONE! I hated that sterile, plastic sound they all had in the 80's. Watch me do fast arpeggios with no sense of melody! Well now they sound so much better and play more interesting phrases. Paul Gilbert lately has really come into his own. He's always been a technical master, but now I actually want to listen to him. His latest album is so great.
I remember when Richie used to come to my friend Mike's house and I would sit there and watch the 2 of the jam. Who woulda known back then he would have become the shredmaster he has become!!!!! And this isn't some bullsh!t story, its straight up the truth!
Richie has more soul than any shredder out there, and more chops than any blues player , I don't know if people do realize he is the best guitar player since SRV & Hendrix.
@lipeguitars Whoah, let's not get crazy!! I love the guy, he's an incredibly talented musician, but one dude off the top of my head that's right up there with him = Nuno Bettencourt
Don't fight about who's the better guitar player! Do you really think that Richie Kotzen, Satriani, Petrucci, Gilbert,...... sit at home and think: "What can I do to become better than xxx?" They just love music/playing guitar and do what they do!!!!
@MRPric3LEss It's just a matter of taste, bro. I love listening to them both but when I need to be pumped up I listen to some PG and when I'm feeling a bit sad or kinda getting my mood I listen to some RK. So, yeah..
richie kotzen is a theory monster, his arrpeggios are loaded with color tones. i personally think kotzen is a much more well rounded guitar player. paul gilbert shreds but kotzen adds so many more techniques to his improvisation.
Also, whoever created this video doesnt know what they are talking about... there is NO excerpt from serrena in this video. those were a few 6 string major 7th arrpeggios with some posistion shifts.
richie kotzen is a theory monster, his arrpeggios are loaded with color tones. i personally think kotzen is a much more well rounded guitar player. paul gilbert shreds but kotzen adds so many more techniques to his improvisation.
Also, whoever created this video doesnt know what they are talking about... there is NO excerpt from serrena in this video. its a couple of 6 string major 7th arrpeggios with a few posistion shifts.
richie kotzen is a theory monster, his arrpeggios are loaded with color tones. i personally think kotzen is a much more well rounded guitar player. paul gilbert shreds but kotzen adds so many more techniques to his improvisation.
Also, whoever created this video doesnt know what they are talking about... there is no excerpt from serrena in this video. its a 6 string major 7th arrpeggio with a posistion shift or two.
richie kotzen is a theory monster, his arrpeggios are loaded with color tones. i personally think kotzen is a much more well rounded guitar player. paul gilbert shreds but kotzen adds so many more techniques to his improvisation.
@underthea nothing if you like Santana more. that aside, he can play every thing Santana can play Santana could not hope to get near what kotzen can.but as i said if you like Santana more its irrelevant .
@underthea btw i think its important to note this is kotzen in hi sleep .hes not even trying.look at some other his other vids .when they guy wants to be hes as good a player as i have ever seen.possibly one of the most talented guys in music
@DegraDeadlock He played on Ibanez then and the tone is different ....a LOT. The fender tone is made in the classical bluesy jazzy old school rock and that makes it seem that the tone is a bit more sloppy when Ibanez (that paul gilbert plays) is clinical and tight. But i've never seen Richie play something Paul can't play and i've never seen Paul play something Richie can't play so until they do a guitar duel we all should shut up
RK vz PG talk. WHY? Heck both of them, along with Howe and a hand full of others, can pretty much do anything possble on the guitar. What the heck do you do then? Then it's just a matter of personal taste. What a person "preferes".
you fuckin idiots comparing is just dumb...lol..its all about the music..personally i like Richie way more,he can play every instrument and sing! and he writes all his own material..so fuck off..lol..ohh i grew up when both were on shrapnel..i do know whats up..just listen and stop arguing man..
Looks like a kid playing licks after licks in his room thinking he's a rock star...but he is. He plays how I wanted to play when I was 15. Tastes change; I find it kinda sterile now.
All these critics on YOUTUBE- This guy is getting PAYED to play while most YOUTUBERS are paying for internet to watch this guy play. Dummies. This guy rocks and I never hear of him before today..
@CPDCFD if you want a good song he played on look up a cover of Ozzy Osbourne Desire, basically its Richie soloing while Lemmy from Motorhead takes the lead vocals
flawless technique and love the george benson sing along scat.... and the crazy thing is he is even better now....like wine, better with age....let it breathe brother!
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Yo tengo toda la discografia de Richie K. por si les interesa, se las paso gratias tengo desde su homonimo "RICHIE KOTZEN" hasta "PEACE SIGN" solo me falta un disco que no consigo por ningun lado que es "Instrumental Collection: The Shrapnel Years", tambien tengo con MR. BIG, el de VERTU y dos con GREG HOWE.
@CastilloOJ De verdad amigo? Mucho gusto mi nombre es Felix vivo en Venezuela de verdad me sorprendi demasiado con tu comentario porque soy un gran fan de Richie y es dificil conseguir su material. Que tal si nos comunicamos por correo escribeme a bigeye16@hotmail.com o dame tu correo. Mil gracias de verdad!!!
I think he understands music better then you ever will, you douche. The guy plays like a motherfucker, seen him live three weeks ago, he's got crazy technical skill, great energy and above all great licks in a lot of different styles. You may not like his work, which is a matter of opinion, but saying he doesn't understand music makes you look pretty god damn arrogant.
u just dont make any sense..As I said below Paul minght be better than Richie at metal .. But Richie is probably better than him at other genre like Blues/Rock/Fusion stuffs. And I guess u never heard of either Richie's old amazing guitar solo albums or the masterpiece project album that Greg Howe and Richie worked together.
Paul gilbert is my abosolute favorite guitarist but i agree kotzen is a bit more versitile than paul, But this versatility kinda lumps kotzen in with all the other guys who can sound like any body/thing, the front runners (not limited to)like gilbert, vai, satch, yngwie, timmons, always sound like them self, with there own coined style. i think gilberts alt picking and impecable timing is what sets him apart from most guys though.
Where did those crap comments come from? First of all paul gilbert is just better than Richie at metal stuffs. Other than that, Richie kicks his ass. And that stupidhead who thinks his friend is better than Richie is just seriously retarded.. fuck off and go suck ur friend's dick if u dont know anything about music.
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some dumbasses talk about paul gilbert on this guy... what? he's not bad? he's pretty good? hahahahaha what do think u r? fucking stevie ray vaughan or something?
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Why I have to read so much stupid comments on every guitar video on youtube?''This guy sucks'',yeah right,I'm sure all you little noobs can play as clean and fast like him and all the different styles,he's mastered.''Fender guitars suck'',yes that's why Fender is the biggest manufacturer ,the Strat design is the most copied guitar-design and so much guitarists using this instruments.Stop posting crap like this,my brain hurts!
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@greekfreak1980 Exactly. And every guitar has a sound of their own, it's greatly a matter of opinion. Although the most influence in the sound produces the guitarist himself ^^
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I play play a few different styles on guitar.Being a teacher it's almost manditory.I challenge anyone who gives this thumbs down to take a walk down the 80's hair band trail and try playing this style of shred guitar.Have fun.
In which aspect - vocal, phrasing, legato, sweeps? Or is it just that you like PG better? Well in both cases you are wrong. PG is a different musician than RK. Different does not mean worse or better - it means different.
On the side note - although I value PG more than many players, including in Richie in some aspects, I find this solo 10000 more amusing that PG famous barechested video, which is actually limited to soloing over a few known patterns - just with different speed.
1. Every musician is different then every other. Some are superior than others. That's just how it works. Better technique, more soul, better writing, etc.
2. I agree with that comment.
3. I am a musician, have been my entire life.
4. Yes every player approaches the instrument differently. Paul's approach speaks to me on a deeper level than Richie's.
5. Every musician/player wants to find ways to improve themselves. Paul does, Steve Vai does, Satch does. They always are.
@Rain593 Paul is "better" for Mr. Big, but Kotzen is more tasteful, has a better tone, better phrasing, better groove, way better voice, way better compositions... So, Kotzen is way better, in my opinion.
0:53 - 1:42 george benson in da houwse!!!
handsomerube 1 week ago
bad ass. go eat PG's SHIT
KUNAL19011992 1 week ago
My adoration for this man has increased tenfold after watching this; especially the first half. Richie is a veritable beast of a musician, as well as an asset to the human race. Cool bastard.
Conor4049 1 week ago
those arpeggios are not from serrana.. its go off
gonz189 2 weeks ago
@Nibirucito pff si supieras... no hables por hablar ;)
Hellype333 1 month ago
gilbert is sick... He is still cool , you have to admit...
bluegreenmarty 1 month ago
but its not gilbert is it
samsstrat 1 month ago
LOL and thats slow for richie
ThecoolMaxEverest 2 months ago
this guy became my hero after becker's serrana.
am91666 2 months ago
i don't care what anyone says, richie has one of the most killer left hands in the business, hands down.
1kydde2 2 months ago
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I love his style
Zajcik 2 months ago
he's good for technicality because of becker!
SOCOM018 3 months ago
RHCP would be proud from the part that starts at 1:40 :D
geezusize 3 months ago
Richie has time for playing guitar and working out
PhrygianKnight 3 months ago
Strange, his last name means "to vomit" in German. FYI, Johnny Depp's last name is "dork" in German.
mikeduplantier 3 months ago
the funk lick he starts playing at 1:43 , is it a song or just a lick ??
alsem333 3 months ago
Dude's got the blues
Shady32 3 months ago
He plays no crap......very unpretentious blues and melodic as well.....and listen how that strat roar!!!!
benchmat 4 months ago
he performs a lick then waits for audience response, problem is his licks are amateur
toejam498 4 months ago
his licks arent hard to play, but he has a feeling and a tone which an amatuer would never have!
RPJH91 4 months ago
Richie Kotzen is the most underrated, under-appreciated , and under exposed musician there is. The man is a fucking genius. Absolutely one of the best guitarists in the world but what sets him apart is his singing and songwriting. He would be great even if he never picked a guitar up aagain.
joediver1119 4 months ago 2
Richie used a Sobbat Drivebreaker pedal dude. There is no Barber Direct Drive at his feet.
colbys1019 5 months ago
i love his name, kotzen is german for puke;-).
But his music is also very nice
yutubenutzer 5 months ago
@yutubenutzer ich weiß =D
1812over2 5 months ago
忍？
mayumi909 5 months ago
You guys can argue back and forth all nite long. ALL OF THESE guys you speak of are just friggin sick guitar players. All so damn talented some of us would give our left leg to be able to play like them. All have there own strengths, but one thing can not be denied, THEY CAN FLAT RIP THEIR SH*T UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dwalk4824 5 months ago
.../... après, c'est sur, c'est pas non plus très original mais c'est très propre et bien executé... à plus...
JujuFloydRose 5 months ago
hello everybody... ouais !!! C'est très pentatonique dans son genre avec quelques variantes sur les gammes, technique, feeling et virtuosité sont au rendez vous, agréable à voir et à entendre... + + + bravo.
JujuFloydRose 5 months ago
00:00-2:50= music
2:50-5:07=LETS GIVE THOSE METAL HEADS SOME SUPERFAST CRAP...(easy money)
tomaminadav 5 months ago 17
@tomaminadav but wouldn't you agree that even his shredding is quite musical?
Knukleheada 2 months ago
@tomaminadav uneducated.
tompascoew 2 months ago 4
@tomaminadav ya thats what he was thinking ill just spend years of my life practicing guitar for hours on end for 'easy' money...
blackmetalbanana 1 month ago
@tomaminadav I wish people like you could learn that playing fast, or shredding, can be used to express something just as much as playing solo and melodically can
Rain593 3 weeks ago
@tomaminadav metal is music! :facepalm:
DiegoLaTorrePizarro 2 weeks ago
Best site for these guitar dvds is GoldmineGuitars
Giantsteps195 6 months ago
Underrated legend! He and Greg Howe&Macapline get no props.
His work with Stanley Clarke/Vertu group was pure class.
And Ritchie can sing well from the soul.
magirecords2004 6 months ago
Richie has such a great style. A perfect mix of shredding ability and soulful blues. He has an amazing voice as well. One of my all time favorite guitarists. George Lynch is another favorite.
lovehate820 6 months ago
@lovehate820 Yeah but his phrasing is kinda boring. So standard :T
vincentizghra 5 months ago
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i never understand when people make this point, i mean if you look at the broader spectrum, guitarist in general are the worst improvisers, i really dig his lead playing, i think he sounds original, at least his licks dont sound like they came out of a mel bay book.
cowbelltell 2 months ago
I love how a lot of these 80's shredder types have come to find TONE! I hated that sterile, plastic sound they all had in the 80's. Watch me do fast arpeggios with no sense of melody! Well now they sound so much better and play more interesting phrases. Paul Gilbert lately has really come into his own. He's always been a technical master, but now I actually want to listen to him. His latest album is so great.
kingv911 6 months ago
quiete boring...
Maudit1972 7 months ago
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this is what you get if you spend all your time playing guitar...nice vids!
easyletgo 7 months ago
I remember when Richie used to come to my friend Mike's house and I would sit there and watch the 2 of the jam. Who woulda known back then he would have become the shredmaster he has become!!!!! And this isn't some bullsh!t story, its straight up the truth!
dwalk4824 7 months ago
is that funky rhythm guitar part part of a real song? or is that just noodling? CUZ THATS FUCKIN FUNKY!
InFuriatedShadows 8 months ago
phenominal guitarist. still prefer PG, but this guy is awesome!
symphonicsage 8 months ago
both are amazing a little diferent wonderful players same league
likking1 8 months ago
Richie has more soul than any shredder out there, and more chops than any blues player , I don't know if people do realize he is the best guitar player since SRV & Hendrix.
lipeguitars 8 months ago 3
@lipeguitars Whoah, let's not get crazy!! I love the guy, he's an incredibly talented musician, but one dude off the top of my head that's right up there with him = Nuno Bettencourt
owlsrfun47 7 months ago
@owlsrfun47 I couldn't agree more, Nuno is one of the all time greats
lipeguitars 7 months ago
Both Guitarists kick butt. One isn't better than the other.
nsen74 8 months ago
Don't fight about who's the better guitar player! Do you really think that Richie Kotzen, Satriani, Petrucci, Gilbert,...... sit at home and think: "What can I do to become better than xxx?" They just love music/playing guitar and do what they do!!!!
sl1991dkb 8 months ago 2
Paul Gilbert anytime anyday just listen to Viking Kong and you'll know what I mean
MRPric3LEss 8 months ago
@MRPric3LEss It's just a matter of taste, bro. I love listening to them both but when I need to be pumped up I listen to some PG and when I'm feeling a bit sad or kinda getting my mood I listen to some RK. So, yeah..
toppoxpocky 7 months ago 5
@toppoxpocky :) yeah I guess ur right man
MRPric3LEss 7 months ago
@toppoxpocky Agreed. PG's Fuzz Universe album is my latest go to album for happy feelings.
kingv911 6 months ago
@kingv911 Same here, man. Been listening to that album all day.
toppoxpocky 6 months ago
cito papi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Extremlychepex 8 months ago
WHAT SORT OF STRATOCASTER IS THAT???
Setar2011 8 months ago
i don't know why he is not famous like the pope, he's my religion ( incredible musician, producer, person, guitar player, song writer, performer, etc)
and )in my opinion he's not that famous because he hasn't sold his soul and music to comerciality :)
alanpastor90 8 months ago
He´s good but not near Paul Gilberts mind blowing riffs :) My opinion thought...
anttown4ever 8 months ago
wooow! he is a rockster and his scutting is very good! Natural flava and awesome performans!
duschlampexxl 8 months ago
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cool! check out Live in Tokyo 2011 enjoy^^
rv8y 8 months ago
cool! check out Live in Tokyo 2011^^
rv8y 8 months ago
richie kotzen is a theory monster, his arrpeggios are loaded with color tones. i personally think kotzen is a much more well rounded guitar player. paul gilbert shreds but kotzen adds so many more techniques to his improvisation.
Also, whoever created this video doesnt know what they are talking about... there is NO excerpt from serrena in this video. those were a few 6 string major 7th arrpeggios with some posistion shifts.
Guitarman08100 9 months ago
@Guitarman08100 its not from serrana's but its sequence of arpeggios jason used to play often
RicardoDiazHimself 7 months ago
richie kotzen is a theory monster, his arrpeggios are loaded with color tones. i personally think kotzen is a much more well rounded guitar player. paul gilbert shreds but kotzen adds so many more techniques to his improvisation.
Also, whoever created this video doesnt know what they are talking about... there is NO excerpt from serrena in this video. its a couple of 6 string major 7th arrpeggios with a few posistion shifts.
Guitarman08100 9 months ago
richie kotzen is a theory monster, his arrpeggios are loaded with color tones. i personally think kotzen is a much more well rounded guitar player. paul gilbert shreds but kotzen adds so many more techniques to his improvisation.
Also, whoever created this video doesnt know what they are talking about... there is no excerpt from serrena in this video. its a 6 string major 7th arrpeggio with a posistion shift or two.
Guitarman08100 9 months ago
richie kotzen is a theory monster, his arrpeggios are loaded with color tones. i personally think kotzen is a much more well rounded guitar player. paul gilbert shreds but kotzen adds so many more techniques to his improvisation.
Guitarman08100 9 months ago
Where is this Guitar Pro?
atra16110 9 months ago
Ya know, he and Paul get to wake up every morning and go--Thank god I wasn't dreamin...
kent2360 9 months ago
gilbert has the skills but this guy has the soul
dmsanct 9 months ago
Cornford screws Marshall right in it's corporate sell-out ass!!
tibyv8 9 months ago
What makes this guy better than carlos santana?
underthea 10 months ago
@underthea just about everything you can do with a guitar....if it's guitar youre talking about.
dmb3305 9 months ago
@underthea nothing if you like Santana more. that aside, he can play every thing Santana can play Santana could not hope to get near what kotzen can.but as i said if you like Santana more its irrelevant .
MUDSHARK111 9 months ago
@underthea btw i think its important to note this is kotzen in hi sleep .hes not even trying.look at some other his other vids .when they guy wants to be hes as good a player as i have ever seen.possibly one of the most talented guys in music
MUDSHARK111 9 months ago
holy shit!
noob646 10 months ago
haha, in germany "Kotzen" means to vomit xD
highfivemf 10 months ago
Oh and that cool excerpt is Go Off! by Cacophony not Serrana.
DillonBerkley 10 months ago
Ive always thought Richie sounds like a watered down version of Jason Becker.
DillonBerkley 10 months ago
3:20 - 4:30 Eddie Van Halen "ish" Eruption inspired. Well done.
Havaseet 10 months ago
he should be the biggest Star on the Planet!! amazing musician and the coolest guy ever!!
MarcoWriedt 10 months ago
@DegraDeadlock He played on Ibanez then and the tone is different ....a LOT. The fender tone is made in the classical bluesy jazzy old school rock and that makes it seem that the tone is a bit more sloppy when Ibanez (that paul gilbert plays) is clinical and tight. But i've never seen Richie play something Paul can't play and i've never seen Paul play something Richie can't play so until they do a guitar duel we all should shut up
SinisterSkyline 10 months ago
RICHIE IS A MONSTER!!!
dockdedos 10 months ago 2
VAN HALEN RULES!!!!
dockdedos 10 months ago
Richie's good, but Paul is SO MUCH BETTER !!!
gnrcr 11 months ago
@DegraDeadlock just because his styles have been changed?
RogerHwang 11 months ago
This nigger has chops.
ComfortablyNumbed 11 months ago 2
@ComfortablyNumbed
grow up FFS
Morenumbers123456789 10 months ago
This guy rocks, fuck all haters.
NisseEricsson 11 months ago 3
@DegraDeadlock the silliest thing I ever heard
no he was not.
he's thousand times better now
he can play, blues, jazz, rock, pop, metal!
then he was mostly only in metal and rock.
now he has thousand times better feeling and muuuch more interesting and beautiful solos.
jstrok72 11 months ago 28
@jstrok72 True!!!
manolisworld 4 months ago
@jstrok72 nop, he cant play jazz.
gmfagundes 3 months ago
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@gmfagundes Well maybe he's note one of the best jazz guitarists, but he can sure nail some good jazz and some hella serious jazz fusion ;)
check out his "unity jazz be bop" and his fusion projects with greg howe and vertu :)
jstrok72 3 months ago
@gmfagundes He played in Vertu with Stanley Clark and Lenny white. They were jazz fusion and the album was incredible.
thecoldnovrain89 3 months ago
I love Richie Kotzen's voice
thegreatgarry 1 year ago
RK vz PG talk. WHY? Heck both of them, along with Howe and a hand full of others, can pretty much do anything possble on the guitar. What the heck do you do then? Then it's just a matter of personal taste. What a person "preferes".
faithandpractice 1 year ago
you fuckin idiots comparing is just dumb...lol..its all about the music..personally i like Richie way more,he can play every instrument and sing! and he writes all his own material..so fuck off..lol..ohh i grew up when both were on shrapnel..i do know whats up..just listen and stop arguing man..
ltuomela 1 year ago 2
Looks like a kid playing licks after licks in his room thinking he's a rock star...but he is. He plays how I wanted to play when I was 15. Tastes change; I find it kinda sterile now.
larsenpeople 1 year ago
I love em both but If Paul and Ritchie showed up at an audition for a band I had Ritchie would get the gig.
ThieleM 1 year ago
I was getting sleepy, but I woke up on 2:50..... that double barr sequences are insane, I'll take off my hat..
chechoguitar112 1 year ago
Ritchie is wicked!
brentmann 1 year ago
You can hear every note, yet so fluid.
Rock On RK .
dudu0607 1 year ago
So when does he actually start playing some riffs?
FishingBrisbane 1 year ago
All these critics on YOUTUBE- This guy is getting PAYED to play while most YOUTUBERS are paying for internet to watch this guy play. Dummies. This guy rocks and I never hear of him before today..
CPDCFD 1 year ago
@CPDCFD if you want a good song he played on look up a cover of Ozzy Osbourne Desire, basically its Richie soloing while Lemmy from Motorhead takes the lead vocals
Neoclassicalman 1 year ago
@Neoclassicalman THANKS
CPDCFD 1 year ago
1:04 Go Off, Cacophony... everybody thinks of Serrana
chechoguitar112 1 year ago
flawless technique and love the george benson sing along scat.... and the crazy thing is he is even better now....like wine, better with age....let it breathe brother!
Dav7Dube 1 year ago
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Yo tengo toda la discografia de Richie K. por si les interesa, se las paso gratias tengo desde su homonimo "RICHIE KOTZEN" hasta "PEACE SIGN" solo me falta un disco que no consigo por ningun lado que es "Instrumental Collection: The Shrapnel Years", tambien tengo con MR. BIG, el de VERTU y dos con GREG HOWE.
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@CastilloOJ De verdad amigo? Mucho gusto mi nombre es Felix vivo en Venezuela de verdad me sorprendi demasiado con tu comentario porque soy un gran fan de Richie y es dificil conseguir su material. Que tal si nos comunicamos por correo escribeme a bigeye16@hotmail.com o dame tu correo. Mil gracias de verdad!!!
if3lix 1 year ago
Dimebag is the king
demonsdime324 1 year ago
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why are fucking dumbass losers writing comments here? RICHIE RULES SO STFU and GTFO
RogerHwang 1 year ago
There are 61 Jonas Brother's Fans in here.
marcelojoel 1 year ago
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doudmstout 1 year ago
He reminds me so much of Nuno Bettencourt!
Barcao1214 1 year ago
Richie is the total package. Chops. Soul. Technique. Voice. Looks.
muddywood 1 year ago
HF its amazing how he sings exactly what he plays, and his tone is wicked too!!!
Thanks for this.
Axeman2006 1 year ago
unique shredding style!
guitardudekw 1 year ago
this is just an asshole... this guy does not understand what music is all about
flhashmmer 1 year ago 2
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@flhashmmer i think it's you the one that doesn't undestand music...you probably love jjustin bieber..
pieroprato 1 year ago
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@flhashmmer LOL wow your such a dumbass, hahahaha
chadyboy22 1 year ago
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@flhashmmer
I think he understands music better then you ever will, you douche. The guy plays like a motherfucker, seen him live three weeks ago, he's got crazy technical skill, great energy and above all great licks in a lot of different styles. You may not like his work, which is a matter of opinion, but saying he doesn't understand music makes you look pretty god damn arrogant.
DumbEdain 1 year ago
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@flhashmmer Shut up dude
alexsaito1990 1 year ago
@flhashmmer
why dont u call him and explane it to him
supergroove1979 11 months ago
Richie's best
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u just dont make any sense..As I said below Paul minght be better than Richie at metal .. But Richie is probably better than him at other genre like Blues/Rock/Fusion stuffs. And I guess u never heard of either Richie's old amazing guitar solo albums or the masterpiece project album that Greg Howe and Richie worked together.
RogerHwang 1 year ago
Stratocaster power!!!
juamposo 1 year ago
Not Serrana by Jason Becker but Gof Off by Cacophony (Jason Becker and Marty Friedman)
JasonBecker85 1 year ago
hat seiner mama nach seiner geburt direkt auf die schuhe gekotzt...
LHondrums 1 year ago
Paul gilbert is my abosolute favorite guitarist but i agree kotzen is a bit more versitile than paul, But this versatility kinda lumps kotzen in with all the other guys who can sound like any body/thing, the front runners (not limited to)like gilbert, vai, satch, yngwie, timmons, always sound like them self, with there own coined style. i think gilberts alt picking and impecable timing is what sets him apart from most guys though.
almostam97 1 year ago
ritchie bluesy taste is awesome.
andrethethrashe 1 year ago
Where did those crap comments come from? First of all paul gilbert is just better than Richie at metal stuffs. Other than that, Richie kicks his ass. And that stupidhead who thinks his friend is better than Richie is just seriously retarded.. fuck off and go suck ur friend's dick if u dont know anything about music.
RogerHwang 1 year ago
Richie Kotzen is an asshole, anyone who's met him will attest to this. He's ok at the guitar. He will be forgotten in a few decades though.
Schumannafterall 1 year ago
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@Schumannafterall He will be forgotten in a few decades? He's been around since 1980s friend, so how did you work that one out?
Listen to Fever Dream before you assess him on his latest work.
tomrw91 1 year ago
@Schumannafterall YUP totally agree, he can play but he's a real prick... he thinks he's gods gift of something.
sweetbilly 1 year ago
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some dumbasses talk about paul gilbert on this guy... what? he's not bad? he's pretty good? hahahahaha what do think u r? fucking stevie ray vaughan or something?
sykes0925 1 year ago
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everyone hates on this. just check out richie kotzen rock chops ending solo. NUTZZZZ!!!!!!!!!
mopkij 1 year ago
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not even close
Fender43218 1 year ago
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Kotzen better than Paul in my opinion :)
alexsaito1990 1 year ago
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this is great if he would live in the beginning of the 70´s he would be one of the greatest
riquelme64 1 year ago
His legato is impressive. Wish my own legato was just as clean, something like this, or Satch's, or Greg Howe's...
manilamaestro 1 year ago
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hijo d una gran putaaaaaa!!!q wen violero loco y penzar q no t daba ni 3 x la apariencia :P
mindaypunky 1 year ago
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just put zakk wylde to shame
mopkij 1 year ago
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A highly under rated - artist , composer , & musician - 2 thumbs up !!
ROBBREDD69 1 year ago
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Arpeggios are not from serrana but from richie first videotape rock chops!;)
Mwyhpo 1 year ago
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3:16 EPIC
snakeater1810 1 year ago
anyone know what scale he is playing in?
AnonymousBoltThrower 1 year ago
sounds like van halen
deeestroooy 1 year ago
The letter that was written in his arm,[忍], and his guitar playing is so cool!
No other fingers is more beautiful than his one.
underver 1 year ago
Aren't this pickups.. Seymour Duncan hot rails?
Djsukyy 1 year ago
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Why I have to read so much stupid comments on every guitar video on youtube?''This guy sucks'',yeah right,I'm sure all you little noobs can play as clean and fast like him and all the different styles,he's mastered.''Fender guitars suck'',yes that's why Fender is the biggest manufacturer ,the Strat design is the most copied guitar-design and so much guitarists using this instruments.Stop posting crap like this,my brain hurts!
greekfreak1980 1 year ago
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@greekfreak1980 Exactly. And every guitar has a sound of their own, it's greatly a matter of opinion. Although the most influence in the sound produces the guitarist himself ^^
tikoop 1 year ago
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ampsnbits 1 year ago
@ampsnbits Do your self a favor and troll back to your bedroom.
greekfreak1980 1 year ago
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ampsnbits 1 year ago
@ampsnbits Said the troll,l while he was crawling from his hole.
greekfreak1980 1 year ago
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ampsnbits 1 year ago
@ampsnbits Dudedo you can't read or are you just mental?Are you not the one who is insulting people here like the typical troll?
greekfreak1980 1 year ago
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I play play a few different styles on guitar.Being a teacher it's almost manditory.I challenge anyone who gives this thumbs down to take a walk down the 80's hair band trail and try playing this style of shred guitar.Have fun.
lowijkvh 1 year ago
couldn#t afford the vocoder then no?
icemanisdangerous 1 year ago
58 can suck my tick
matsdms 1 year ago
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Paul's better
Rain593 1 year ago 71
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@Rain593 are too different to be compared!...i prefer richie! ;)
MarkQJ 1 year ago
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@Rain593 no
cjhc5150 1 year ago
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@Rain593 You fucking moron this is KOTZEN!!!!!
Intruder051 1 year ago
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@Rain593 no, they both are awesome
medvidmaks 1 year ago
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@Rain593 Kotzen the Best))
Dudeprelude69 1 year ago
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@Rain593 Does he sing?
snakeater1810 1 year ago
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@snakeater1810 Well said mate. There's no way Gilbert is better than Kotzen. Cheers from Italy
19lionheart90 1 year ago
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@Rain593
In which aspect - vocal, phrasing, legato, sweeps? Or is it just that you like PG better? Well in both cases you are wrong. PG is a different musician than RK. Different does not mean worse or better - it means different.
On the side note - although I value PG more than many players, including in Richie in some aspects, I find this solo 10000 more amusing that PG famous barechested video, which is actually limited to soloing over a few known patterns - just with different speed.
MessengerOD 1 year ago
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@Rain593 Who cares? :)
Mathidal 1 year ago
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@Rain593 Fuck no
Qootaz 1 year ago
@Rain593
hey
in the music nobody is better than nobody ok?
music is not a competition ok? music is not about who's better
obviously you're not a music to know that
every player has a diferente style, that makes the music awezone
aver player is unique, and they dont think about be better
learn something about music
yopetrucci 1 year ago
@yopetrucci
1. Every musician is different then every other. Some are superior than others. That's just how it works. Better technique, more soul, better writing, etc.
2. I agree with that comment.
3. I am a musician, have been my entire life.
4. Yes every player approaches the instrument differently. Paul's approach speaks to me on a deeper level than Richie's.
5. Every musician/player wants to find ways to improve themselves. Paul does, Steve Vai does, Satch does. They always are.
Rain593 1 year ago
@Rain593 Paul is "better" for Mr. Big, but Kotzen is more tasteful, has a better tone, better phrasing, better groove, way better voice, way better compositions... So, Kotzen is way better, in my opinion.
JusticieroDeLaMuerte 1 year ago