# Richie Kotzen four-way Telecaster wiring

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Single-coil neck, humbucker bridge · Four-way blade · One volume · One tone

DiMarzio Richie Kotzen Tele harness: Twang King neck and Chopper T bridge on a four-way blade with 250K custom-taper pots and a .022 µF capacitor. Sheet order is bridge / parallel / series / neck.

Drawing: https://guitarwiring.app/wiring-diagrams/dimarzio/richie-kotzen-four-way-telecaster.svg (back of controls)

## Parts and values

- Twang King neck: Twang King Neck DP172; generic (Single-coil pickup (two-conductor))
- Chopper T bridge: The Chopper T Bridge DP384; generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours))
- Four-way switch: Four-way switch; compatible example (4-Way Tele Mod Switch)
- Volume 250K custom taper: Volume 250K custom taper EP1200; 250k; compatible example (CTS 250k Audio Pot)
- Tone 250K custom taper: Tone 250K custom taper EP1200; 250k; compatible example (CTS 250k Audio Pot)
- .022µF: .022µF; 22nF; compatible example (Orange Drop .022µF)
- Output jack: Output jack; compatible example (Switchcraft \#11)
- Bridge ground: Bridge ground; generic (Bridge ground wire)

## Specific to this wiring

- The Four-Way switch enables bridge, bridge & neck parallel, bridge & neck series, neck.
- Bridge black and white are joined and taped off.
- Neck gray cover ground is not drawn: the generic single coil has no third lead.
- Volume and tone are 250K custom taper; simulation treats the taper as linear.

## Connections

1. Twang King neck hot → Volume 250K custom taper casing (wire, white)
2. Twang King neck gnd → Four-way switch T1 (wire, black)
3. Chopper T bridge gnd → Four-way switch T5 (wire, green)
4. Chopper T bridge bare → Volume 250K custom taper casing (wire, bare)
5. Four-way switch T9 → Four-way switch T8 (wire, ground)
6. Four-way switch T8 → Volume 250K custom taper casing (wire, ground)
7. Volume 250K custom taper lug1 → Volume 250K custom taper casing (wire, black)
8. Volume 250K custom taper lug1 → Tone 250K custom taper casing (wire, black)
9. .022µF b → Tone 250K custom taper casing (wire, yellow)
10. Tone 250K custom taper casing → Output jack sleeve (wire, black)
11. Bridge ground ground → Output jack sleeve (wire, black)
12. Chopper T bridge hot → Four-way switch T10 (wire, red)
13. Four-way switch T1 → Four-way switch T3 (wire, black)
14. Four-way switch T3 → Four-way switch T7 (wire, black)
15. Four-way switch T5 → Volume 250K custom taper lug3 (wire, signal)
16. Chopper T bridge black → Chopper T bridge white (wire, black)
17. Volume 250K custom taper lug2 → Output jack tip (wire, signal)
18. Volume 250K custom taper lug3 → Tone 250K custom taper lug2 (wire, white)
19. Tone 250K custom taper lug1 → .022µF a (wire, yellow)

## What each position does

- Bridge: Chopper T bridge (both coils). Source: Engine reading with KOTZEN\_ORDER; matches the sheet legend (bridge / parallel / series / neck).
- Bridge + neck parallel: Twang King neck and Chopper T bridge (both coils) in parallel. Source: Engine reading with KOTZEN\_ORDER; matches the sheet legend (bridge / parallel / series / neck).
- Bridge + neck series: Twang King neck and Chopper T bridge (both coils) in series. Source: Engine reading with KOTZEN\_ORDER; matches the sheet legend (bridge / parallel / series / neck).
- Neck: Twang King neck. Source: Engine reading with KOTZEN\_ORDER; matches the sheet legend (bridge / parallel / series / neck).

- Custom taper pots are treated as linear by the simulator.
- FENDER\_ORDER does not match this sheet's series-before-neck order.

## Check before plugging in



## Source

Tinkercaster's own drawing of the DiMarzio diagram Richie Kotzen Telecaster® 4-Way Wiring, revision 1. Not the manufacturer's artwork and not endorsed by DiMarzio.

See also [all wiring diagrams](<https://guitarwiring.app/wiring-diagrams/index.md>).