Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker - Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Olympic White

Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker - Stratocaster Electric Guitar - 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 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.

Photos are stock photos and represent an example of the guitar you will receive.

Specifications:

General

• Series: Artist Signature
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Color: Olympic White
• Country Of Origin: US

Neck

• Headstock: Stratocaster®
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish with Gloss Headstock Face
• Neck Shape: 1959 "C"
• Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Side Dots: Black
• Number of Frets: 21
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
• Nut Material: Bone

Body

• Body: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Body Material: Alder

Hardware

• Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat® Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
• Pickguard: 11-hole Chrome Plated Brass
• Pickup Covers: White
• Control Knobs: White Speed
• Switch Tip: White
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Sperzel® Locking
• String Trees: Dual-Wing with Metal Spacers
• Strings: Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Serialized with Custom Hitmaker Logo
• Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat®
• Middle Pickup: Hitmaker Nile Rogers RWRP Strat®
• Neck Pickup: Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat®
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
• 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
• Potentiometers: CTS 250K

Accessories

• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case and Certificate of Authenticity.