Nile Rodgers Performs “Inside The Box” with the Acoustasonic Stratocaster | Fender

When we first introduced Nile Rodgers to the American Acoustasonic Stratocaster, he was immediately drawn to its seamless – and endless! – combination of acoustic and electric tones. Drawing inspiration from his incredible career, we asked the CHIC founder to craft a song highlighting each of the instrument’s distinct voice pairings. Whether running it directly into the mixing board or driving it through an amp, he proves that with the right guitar – you’ll never stop looking for new ways to play.

A note from Nile Rodgers and Engineer Russell Graham:

“The voices available on the Acoustasonic are designed to evoke the real-world sources that they are based on (core acoustic, alternate acoustic, electric clean, electric fat, etc.) without traditional guitar amplification…as such, most of the voice indications on this cue sheet are marked 'no amp.'”

HOWEVER, putting the guitar through a traditional guitar amplifier yields interesting and sometimes unexpected tones. In particular, we found that the acoustic/electric blended voice, with traditional guitar amplification applied, was reminiscent of a classic hollow-body jazz guitar - and so for the guitar solo we’ve noted that the tone is 'AMPED.'”

INTRO
00:06 to 00:14 - Position 3 A / B voice blend (about halfway), no amp
00:14 to 00:16 - Position 5 A (Mahogany Dreadnought), no amp
00:16 to 00:18 - Position 4 A (Walnut Small Body Short-Scale), no amp
00:18 to 00:23 - Position 5 A (Mahogany Dreadnought), no amp

MAIN THEME 00:23 to 00:38
LEAD: Position 1 B (Electric Dirty), no amp
BACKING CHORDS: Position 1 A (Semi-Clean), no amp
TALKBOX: Position 1 A (Semi-Clean), no amp

BRIDGE 00:38 to 00:54
LEAD: Position 1 B (Electric Dirty), no amp
BACKING CHORDS: Position 1 A (Semi-Clean), no amp

SECOND INTRO
00:54 to 00:58 - Position 3 A / B voice blend (about halfway), no amp
00:58 to 01:03 - Position 5 A (Mahogany Dreadnought), no amp

GUITAR SOLO
01:03 to 01:34 - Position 2 A / B voice blend (about 60% “A,” 40% “B”) - AMPED

GUITAR SOLO CONTINUED
01:34 to 01:50 - Position 2 A / B voice blend (about 60% “A,” 40% “B”) - AMPED

THIRD INTRO
01:50 to 01:58 - Position 3 A / B voice blend (about halfway), no amp

MAIN THEME RECAP 01:58 to 02:35
LEADS: Position 1 B (Electric Dirty), no amp
BACKING CHORDS: Position 1 A (Semi-Clean), no amp
TALKBOX: Position 1 A (Semi-Clean), no amp

FINAL CHORDS
02:35 to 02:43 - Position 1 A (Semi-Clean), no amp

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