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The Hitmaker is Nile Rodgers' 1959 Fender Stratocaster. Last week, he left it on a train in NYC. (Warning: Autoplaying great music)
Legendary Producer/Writer/Guitarist Nile Rodgers writes on his blog about the near-loss of one of the most famous instruments in music - "The Hitmaker," also known as the "World's Most Successful Guitar," which Rodgers played on hits by everyone from Chic, David Bowie, Madonna and Duran Duran to Daft Punk. Oh, yeah, and that's The Hitmaker playing the funky riff sampled on Rapper's Delight, too.
From a previous MeFi post, here's Nile Rodgers talking about music and, starting at the 55:40 mark, playing The Hitmaker and demonstrating some of the most famous riffs ever played.
Nile Rodgers and The Hitmaker played the key guitar riffs on some of the most well-known pop songs and albums of the last 40 years. When you hear it, you'll recognize the sound. And it's all one brilliant genius with that same guitar - producing, writing, and playing the some of the greatest riffs of all time. Just a few examples:
Chic - Le Freak
Chic - Good Times
David Bowie - Let's Dance (But the guitar solo there is Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Madonna - Like A Virgin
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (sampled on Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G. Ft. P. Diddy & Mase)
Duran Duran - Notorious
INXS - Original Sin
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Diana Ross - Upside Down
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
The Hitmaker is Nile Rodgers' 1959 Fender Stratocaster. Last week, he left it on a train in NYC. (Warning: Autoplaying great music)
Legendary Producer/Writer/Guitarist Nile Rodgers writes on his blog about the near-loss of one of the most famous instruments in music - "The Hitmaker," also known as the "World's Most Successful Guitar," which Rodgers played on hits by everyone from Chic, David Bowie, Madonna and Duran Duran to Daft Punk. Oh, yeah, and that's The Hitmaker playing the funky riff sampled on Rapper's Delight, too.
From a previous MeFi post, here's Nile Rodgers talking about music and, starting at the 55:40 mark, playing The Hitmaker and demonstrating some of the most famous riffs ever played.
Nile Rodgers and The Hitmaker played the key guitar riffs on some of the most well-known pop songs and albums of the last 40 years. When you hear it, you'll recognize the sound. And it's all one brilliant genius with that same guitar - producing, writing, and playing the some of the greatest riffs of all time. Just a few examples:
Chic - Le Freak
Chic - Good Times
David Bowie - Let's Dance (But the guitar solo there is Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Madonna - Like A Virgin
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (sampled on Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G. Ft. P. Diddy & Mase)
Duran Duran - Notorious
INXS - Original Sin
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Diana Ross - Upside Down
Daft Punk - Get Lucky