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FENDER NILE RODGERS STRAT

Description

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.

Specs
Body: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacque
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Neck: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish with Gloss Headstock Face
Neck Shape: 1959 "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Bone, 1.625" (41.3 mm) nut width
Bridge Pickup: Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat
Middle Pickup: Hitmaker Nile Rogers RWRP Strat
Neck Pickup: Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrom
Tuning Machines: Sperzel Locking
Pickguard: 11-hole Chrome Plated Brass
Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case and Certificate of Authenticity