SKU: 0115922705
UPC: 885978732449
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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 Sperzel 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.
Neck Fingerboard Material: Maple Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm) Headstock: Stratocaster Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard Neck Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish with Gloss Headstock Face Neck Material: Maple Neck Shape: 1959 "C" Number of Frets: 21 Nut Material: Bone Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm) Position Inlays: Black Dot Side Dots: Black String Nut: Bone Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust Body Body: Alder Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Material: Alder Body Shape: Stratocaster Hardware Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles Control Knobs: White Speed Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Serialized with Custom Hitmaker Logo Pickguard: 11-hole Chrome Plated Brass Pickup Covers: White Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style String Trees: Dual-Wing with Metal Spacers Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403 Switch Tip: White Tuning Machines: Sperzel Locking Electronics Bridge Pickup: Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup) Middle Pickup: Hitmaker Nile Rogers RWRP Strat Neck Pickup: Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat Pickup Configuration: SSS Potentiometers: CTS 250K Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup Accessories Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. Measurements Fret Size: Medium Jumbo Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
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