Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster, Maple Fingerboard, Olympic White

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 Nile Rodgers Hitmaker single-coil Strat pickups are voiced to accurately replicate the quack, chime and bell-like clarity of the original Hitmaker. Other features include a hard-tail string-through bridge with period-correct bent-steel saddles, an eye-catching mirrored chrome-plated brass pickguard, locking tuners and a set of white speed knobs. The guitar also comes with a vintage-style case with Hitmaker-embroidered interior and a custom certificate of authenticity.

FEATURES

Slim Alder body with unique contours
Olympic White lacquer finish
Custom headstock logo and Hitmaker neck plate
Custom Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Single-Coil Strat Pickups
Vintage-style hard-tail Strat bridge
Locking tuners

CUSTOM CONTOURED ALDER BODY

Featuring a unique alder body, slightly smaller and more contoured than a standard Stratocaster, this detailed recreation of Nile’s original Hitmaker provides a comfortable playing experience.

OLYMPIC WHITE LACQUER FINISH

Originally a sunburst model, Nile chose Olympic White lacquer to refinish the Hitmaker. Fender’s Olympic White lacquer finish offers vintage-accurate looks that will age gracefully and allow the wood to breathe, letting the instrument’s true character shine.

CUSTOM NILE RODGERS HITMAKER SINGLE-COIL PICKUPS

Voiced to replicate the vintage single-coils in Nile’s original Hitmaker, these custom Strat® pickups deliver the quack, chime and bell-like clarity needed to get Nile’s famous tones.

CHROME-PLATED BRASS PICKGUARD

The Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker features a chrome-plated brass pickguard, delivering stand-out looks to match the original.

HARDTAIL STRAT® BRIDGE

An uncommon feature in vintage instruments, the hardtail string-through body bridge delivers tight, solid tones with extra body and sustain perfect for funk rhythm.

LOCKING TUNERS

Like the original Hitmaker, this model features locking tuners for quick string changes and improved tuning stability.

Tiedot

Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster, Vaahtera otelauta, Olympic White

Nile Rodgers on kirjoittanut, tuottanut ja esiintynyt äänitteillä, joita on myyty maailmanlaajuisesti yli 500 miljoonaa albumia. Jokaisella hittilevyllä, jonka hän on tuottanut, on ollut yksi olennainen elementti: käytetty vuoden 1960 Fender Stratocaster® -kitara, jonka Nile osti Miami-musiikkikaupasta. Harvoin yksi kitara on niin erottamattomasti yhdistetty omistajaansa kuin The Hitmaker.

The Hitmaker:ssa on vuoden 1960 leppärunko, joka on ainutlaatuisen pieni ja muotoilultaan virtaviivaisempi kuin tyypillinen vintage-Strato. Kaunis Olympic White -lakka vastaa viimeistelyä, jonka Nile itse ruiskutti kitaraansa heti sen hankittuaan Chic-yhtyeen alkuvaiheissa. Räätälöity, yhdestä kappaleesta valmistettu vaahterakaula ’59-profiililla sisältää 9,5” radiuksen otelaudan, medium jumbo -nauhat ja satiiniviimeistelyn. Lavan takaosassa on "Nile Rodgers & Chic" -logo, ja kaulalevyyn on kaiverrettu räätälöity Hitmaker-logo.

Nile Rodgers Hitmaker -yksikelaiset Strat-mikrofonit on viritetty tarkasti toistamaan alkuperäisen Hitmakerin quack-, chime- ja kirkkaan kellomainen soundi. Muihin ominaisuuksiin kuuluu kiinteä kieliläpivientitalla, jossa on aikakaudelle uskolliset taivutetut terässatulat, näyttävä peilikiiltävä kromattu messinkinen plektrasuoja, lukittuvat virityskoneistot ja valkoiset nopeussäätimet. Kitara toimitetaan vintage-tyylisessä laukussa, jonka sisusta on brodeerattu Hitmaker-logolla, sekä mukana tulee räätälöity aitoustodistus.