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 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.
Slightly downsized body
Nile tells us that his Strat has a special quality to its sound, and who are we to argue with the Hitmaker’s unparalleled résumé? One thing that adds to the Hitmaker’s signature treble bite is its somewhat unusually shaped body that’s slightly smaller and more contoured than a traditional Strat. Nile specifically requested this, and it’s not just him: Cory Wong asked for the same thing on his signature Strat!
Signature “Hitmaker” pickups
If you’ve listened to pop music at any point in the past 40 or so years, then you’ve heard the Hitmaker’s signature treble quack. The Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Strat’s pickups are a stunning re-creation of Nile’s original models, voiced to capture the sound that backed the rhythm of several decades of funky pop hits, from David Bowie to Chic to Daft Punk.
Hardtail-style bridge
Often overshadowed by traditional vibrato models, Fender has produced hardtail Stratocasters since 1955. For the player who doesn’t require a vibrato, the hardtail model offers many advantages, including improved tuning stability, easier setups, and faster string changes. By removing the route needed for the vibrato unit, hardtail Strats have a higher body mass, and guitarists find this leads to greater sustain and resonance.
Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:
- Replication of Nile Rodgers legendary Hitmaker Strat, heard on several decades’ worth of pop hits
- Slightly downsized 1960-style alder body with greater contours
- 1-piece maple neck with a comfortable ’59 that fills out your hand, with a sleek satin finish
- Smooth playing 9.5-inch radius with medium-jumbo frets
- Hardtail Strat bridge offers greater tuning stability and sustain
- 3 Hitmaker Stratocaster pickups capture the rhythm bite of Nile’s original guitar
- Olympic White lacquer finish and mirrored chrome-plated brass pickguard to match the looks of the original Hitmaker
- Rock-solid Sperzel locking tuners
- “Nile Rodgers & Chic” logo on the back of the headstock, with a Hitmaker logo on the neck plate
- Custom hard case with Hitmaker-embroidered interior
Tech Specs
- General
- Number of Strings 6
- Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
- Body
- Body Type Solidbody
- Body Shape Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster
- Body Material Alder
- Body Finish Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Color Olympic White
- Neck
- Neck Material Maple
- Neck Shape 1959 C
- Neck Joint Bolt-on
- Radius 9.5″
- Fingerboard Material Maple
- Fingerboard Inlay Black Dots
- Number of Frets 21, Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length 25.5″
- Nut Width 1.625″
- Nut Material Bone
- Hardware
- Bridge/Tailpiece 6-Saddle String-through Body Strat Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
- Tuners Sperzel Locking
- Electronics
- Neck Pickup Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat Single-coil
- Middle Pickup Hitmaker Nile Rogers RWRP Single-coil
- Bridge Pickup Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat Single-coil
- Controls 1 x master volume, 2 x tone
- Switching 5-way blade pickup switch
- Miscellaneous
- Strings Fender, .009-.052
- Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case
- Model #: 0115922705
