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[NAMM] Nile Rodgers Tribute Hitmaker Stratocaster

Fender pays tribute to Nile Rodgers with a limited edition Strat that debuted yesterday at NAMM 2014.

The guitar is a special recreation of the “Hitmaker” 1960 Stratocaster played by Chic co-founder and revered session guitarist, producer, composer and arranger on countless chart-topping songs. The full specs of the guitar are:

  • Alder body with worn Relic lacquer finish in Olympic White
  • 25.5" scale, custom C-shaped maple neck
  • Maple fingerboard with 21 narrow Jumbo frets and black dot inlays, 9.5" (241 mm) radius
  • Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
  • Custom neck plate
  • Custom Hand-Wound Stratocaster pickups
  • Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup) controls, plus 5-position blade switch
  • Vintage–style Non-Tremolo hard-tail bridge
  • Nickel/Chrome hardware
  • Sperzel locking tuners
  • Chrome-plated brass pickguard
  • Includes limited edition case, strap, cable, Custom Shop picks, Certificate of Authenticity, and polishing cloth

MSRP: $6000

For more details go to www.fender.com.

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