Description
Description
Nile Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on recordings that have sold more than 500-million albums globally. Every hit record he’s produced has shared one essential element: the used 1960 Fender hardtail Stratocaster Nile bought in a Miami music shop. Rarely is a single guitar so inseparably identified with its owner as The Hitmaker.
The Hitmaker features a 1960 alder body that is uniquely smaller and more contoured than a typical vintage Strat. The beautiful Olympic White lacquer matches the finish Nile sprayed on the guitar himself just after he acquired it in the early days of Chic. The custom ’59-profile one-piece maple neck has a 9.5” radius fingerboard, medium jumbo frets and a satin finish. A "Nile Rodgers & Chic" logo adorns the back of the headstock and a custom Hitmaker logo is stamped into the neck plate.
The Hitmaker features a 1960 alder body that is uniquely smaller and more contoured than a typical vintage Strat. The beautiful Olympic White lacquer matches the finish Nile sprayed on the guitar himself just after he acquired it in the early days of Chic. The custom ’59-profile one-piece maple neck has a 9.5” radius fingerboard, medium jumbo frets and a satin finish. A "Nile Rodgers & Chic" logo adorns the back of the headstock and a custom Hitmaker logo is stamped into the neck plate.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender Artist |
| Artist Name: | Nile Rodgers |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Product Color: | Olympic White |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .009-.042, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster |
| Body Material: | Alder |
| Body Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body Notes: | String Through Body |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | 1959 C |
| Fingerboard Material: | Maple |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.625" (41.3mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (648mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | 4-Bolt |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Black Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Black |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Nile Rodgers Signature |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Fender Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat |
| Middle Pickup: | Fender Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat RWRP |
| Neck Pickup: | Fender Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat |
| Controls and Switching: | Master Volume, 2 Tone |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | 6-Saddle String-Through-Body Strat Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Sperzel Locking |
| String Tree: | Dual Wing w/Metal Spacers |
| Fret Wire: | Medium Jumbo |
| Saddle: | Bent Steel Saddles |
| Pickguard: | Chrome Plated Brass |
| Knobs: | White Speed |
| Switch Cap: | White |