Tech 21 announces Richie Kotzen RK5 Signature Fly Rig V3

January 1, 2025 · 2 sources

Tech 21 has announced the Richie Kotzen RK5 Signature Fly Rig V3, the third version of its Kotzen signature multi-effects pedal. Anticipated availability is January 2025¹.

The RK5 v3 retains the same SansAmp section, Reverb/Delay/Roto section and Kotzen's Signature OMG overdrive as earlier versions, according to the announcement¹. New features include a switchable Pre/Post Boost, which the maker says can beef up drive and distortion or increase overall volume to punch up fills and solos, along with the addition of an effect loop¹. The pedal has also been pre-configured to provide phantom power for Kotzen's Tech 21 Signature RK Killer Wail wah¹.

The all-analog SansAmp section focuses on clean tones within the tube amplifier sound spectrum and includes 3-band active EQ with Level and Drive controls¹. The OMG section is based on the Richie Kotzen Signature OMG pedal and provides overdrive from clean to aggressive, with Drive and Tone controls and a Fuzz switch that changes the character and attack to a fuzz-style tone¹. Other features include an independent foot-switchable reverb with a choice of large and small room sizes, and a Tap Tempo Delay that can be transformed into a rotating speaker effect¹. A Tech 21 Model #DC9 universal self-adjusting 9V DC power supply with interchangeable international prong assemblies is included¹.

No US price for the RK5 v3 was given in the announcement¹. The previous version, the RK5 V2, was announced in 2019 at a US list price of $329 plus tax, with a separately switchable reverb, a chromatic tuner, an XLR DI-out and a headphone output among its additions².