Nile Rodgers Signature Stratocaster, including Limited Edition Hardshell Case
The Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster at a glance:
Nile Rodgers Signature Stratocaster, Made in USA
1960 Stratocaster body made of alder
One-piece maple neck with Custom '59 C-neck profile
9.5" fretboard radius
21 medium Jumbo frets
Three Fender Hitmaker Nile Rodgers single coils (middle position RW/RP)
5-way blade switch
Master Volume and two Tone knobs with white Speed knobs
6-saddle hardtail bridge with string routing through the body
Sperzel locking tuners
Chrome-plated brass pickguard
Custom Hitmaker logo neck Plate and 'Nile Rodgers & Chic' logo on the back of the headstock
Olympic White nitrocellulose finish
Includes Limited Edition hardshell Case with Hitmaker logo
As co-founder of the band Chic, three-time Grammy winner and through his collaboration on countless record-breaking albums with a total of 500 million copies sold worldwide, Nile Rodgers is clearly one of the most influential artists and producers of our time. For his innovative chop chord Style he has always relied on his affectionately named 'Hitmaker' Fender Stratocaster with hardtail configuration, whose sonic DNA is immortalized on numerous award-winning productions and soundtracks. To coincide with Nile's upcoming 70th birthday, Fender is now reissuing the Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster for fans and collectors with authentic specifications and loving details of the original.
Including Limited Edition Hardshell Case!
1960 alder body & '59 maple neck
The basis of the Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster is, like the original, the somewhat more compact 1960-style alder body with a resonant hardtail configuration and a one-piece 1959 Strat neck made of maple, which evokes the classic Strat feeling of the late fifties with its 9.5" radius and historically correct C-profile. The Nile Rodgers & Chic logo on the back of the headstock and the custom neckplate with Hitmaker engraving make this guitar an absolute collector's item.
Hitmaker Nile Rodgers single coils with classic circuitry
In order to reproduce the characterful quack and twang of the original Hitmaker as accurately as possible, Fender winds three special Hitmaker Nile Rodgers single coils, which have been modeled as closely as possible on the tonal ideal of the original. The middle position has reversed polarity and winding in order to make the intermediate positions 2 and 4 of the 5-way switch sound hum-free.
Sperzel Locking Tuners & Brass Pickguard
Of course, the modified hardware equipment has also been faithfully recreated as part of the Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster. A resonant hardtail bridgewith string guide through the body and six individual steel string saddles are used, while six Sperzel tuners with locking functions ensure absolute tuning stability and discreet string changes. Furthermore, a chrome-plated brass pickguard and three easy-to-operate white speed knobs give the Hitmaker Strat its unique look.
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