Description
Nile Rodgers has written, produced & 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 & 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 & a satin finish. A "Nile Rodgers & Chic" logo adorns the back of the headstock & 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 & 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 & a set of white speed knobs. The guitar also comes with a vintage-style case with Hitmaker-embroidered interior & a custom certificate of authenticity.
Cosmetic Condition: Aside from a small chip in the finish near the pickguard, the guitar is in great shape & very clean for the most part.
Neck: 1959 "C" shape maple neck with 9.5" radius maple fingerboard & black dot inlays. 21 Medium Jumbo frets are clean with no wear. Sperzel locking tuners & double string trees. 1.625" nut width; 25.5" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works perfectly.
Body: Contoured, solid alder body finished in Olympic White. String-thru bridge with bent steel saddles. Chrome plated brass pickguard & nickel/chrome hardware. Guitar weighs 7 lbs 10 oz.
Electronics: Hitmaker Nile Rogers Strat single coils with staggered poles & white covers. Master volume & dual tone controls with white speed knobs & 5-way selector switch. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included along with the original shipping box.
