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Get your own Fender Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster from Guitar Center:
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Music fans at Guitar Center Hollywood were treated to a master class on songcraft when legendary guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers joined us to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster on October 18, 2024. Rodgers not only mesmerized the crowd with tales of his recording sessions, riffs and high-profile collaborations, he also brought his iconic Strat—"The Hitmaker"—that has dropped magic on scores and scores of hits. 

Chapters
08:25 - Intro with Nile Rodgers and Steve from Guitar Center
10:11 - How Nile Rodgers Started on Guitar
12:25 - Nile’s Early Guitar Influences
18:18 - Nile Rodgers’ First Guitar
20:08 - Nile Rodgers on Developing His Guitar Technique
26:43 - How Nile Infuses Energy Into His Guitar Playing
30:14 - Nile Rodgers Walking Through “Everybody Dance” On-Stage at Guitar Center Hollywood
31:31 - Nile on His Relationship with Long-Time Creative Partner Bernard Edwards
36:54 - On the Development of “Good Times”
43:20 - Nile Rodgers on Working with David Bowie on “Let’s Dance”
51:19 - How Nile Rodgers Approaches Songwriting
52:55 - Nile Rodgers Plays Through “We Are Family” On-Stage at Guitar Center Hollywood
56:03 - Nile Rodgers on the Development of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin”
59:20 - The Common Threads Between the Legendary Collaborators that Nile Has Worked With
01:03:00 - Nile Rodgers on the Development of Beyonce’s Track “LEVII’S JEANS”
01:06:39 - Nile on His Approach as a Producer
01:08:03 - Nile Rodgers on Working with Daft Punk to Produce “Get Lucky”
01:14:39 - Nile’s Unique Approach to Tracking
01:21:39 - A Glimpse Into Nile’s Method of Producing an Album
01:25:16 - Nile on the Experience of Producing Duran Duran’s “Notorious”
01:29:30 - On the Symbiotic Relationships that are Created Through Musical Collaboration
01:34:21 - Nile Rodgers on the Opportunities that He Has Been Afforded Throughout his Career