Fender Custom Shop Nile Rodgers Tribute 'Hitmaker' Stratocaster - Maple Fingerboard, Olympic White
Many might not recognize the name, but make no mistake-the sounds of Nile Rodgers and the Hitmaker are virtually inescapable. As a guitarist, producer, composer and arranger, his sales have topped more than 100 million albums over a career now in its sixth decade, and hardly a day goes by when you don't hear music to which he has contributed in some invaluable way, very often with the Hitmaker in hand. He wrote the book on disco/R&B guitar in the late 1970s with Chic and Sister Sledge, propelling both acts to the top of the charts with unerringly radio-friendly musicianship, songwriting and production chops.
A torrent of innumerable session, writing, production and film music credits commenced in the 1980s and continues today, with Rodgers making essential contributions to work by David Bowie (Let's Dance, 1983), Dianna Ross (Diana, 1980), Debbie Harry (Koo Koo, 1981), Duran Duran (The Reflex and The Wild Boys, 1984; Notorious, 1986), Madonna (Like a Virgin, 1984), INXS (Original Sin, 1983), Robert Plant (The Honeydrippers: Volume One, 1984), Jeff Beck (Flash, 1985), Thompson Twins (Here's to Future Days, 1985), Mick Jagger (She's the Boss, 1985), Al Jarreau (L is For Lover, 1986), Steve Winwood (Back in the High Life, 1986), B-52's (Cosmic Thing, 1989), the Vaughan Brothers (Family Style, 1990), Michael Jackson (Money, 1995) and many others. More recently, Rodgers and the Hitmaker contributed to 2013 hit albums True by Avicii and Random Access Memories by Daft Punk, including the former's multi-platinum hit, Get Lucky.
Rodgers' affectionately nicknamed Hitmaker is a 1960 Stratocaster with a 1959 neck. He got it for a trade-in long ago at a small shop in Miami Beach, Fla. Exceptionally light in weight, it has a maple fingerboard and bears a well-worn white finish. Rodgers says it doesn't sound like any other Stratocaster in the world. The Fender Custom Shop Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster features a light alder body and one-piece straight-grain maple neck, with a 9.5-radius maple fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, three Custom Shop 1969 single-coil Stratocaster pickups, five-way switching, chrome-plated brass pickguard, three white speed knobs, vintage-style hard-tail bridge, locking Sperzel tuners and a worn Relic lacquer finish in Olympic White.
Body
Body Material: Lightweight Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Custom "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Jumbo
Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Neck Plate: Custom
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Custom Hand-Wound Stratocaster
Middle Pickup: Custom Hand-Wound Stratocaster
Neck Pickup: Custom Hand-Wound Stratocaster
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
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
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Hardware
Bridge: VintageStyle Non-Tremolo Hard-Tail
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Sperzel Locking
Pickguard: Chrome-Plated Brass
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Limited Edition Case, Strap, Cable, Custom Shop Picks, Certificate of Authenticity, Polishing Cloth
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