Fender Custom Shop GT11 New Old Stock Stratocaster - Inca Silver - Sweetwater Exclusive Reviews
Over the long and iconic history of Fender Custom Shop, thousands of Stratocaster variations have been produced. None are like this one. The GT11 starts with a lightweight, roasted alder body and a roasted AAA flamed maple neck for a very open and balanced tone. With the Sweetwater-exclusive 11"-radius fingerboard, the GT11 provides a playing surface that inspires and delivers more speed and precision. Add in three custom-wound Sweet ’64 pickups with the Half Blender switching system and Fat ’50s wiring, and you’ve got a premium guitar for any style of music. Topping off the feature-laden GT11 is an updated tremolo with improved string spacing and vintage staggered pole tuning machines. A NOS flash-coat lacquer finish gives the GT11 Stratocaster a vintage look that couples beautifully with its precision-performance hardware.
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Highest Rated Reviews
Awesome guitar
I was very hesitant to spend this amount of money for a guitar, but after having it for a few months I'm still happy with my purchase. The bridge blending pickup is great with you want to smooth out your sound. The silver look is great in person. Neck is great and plays well. Great strat sounds and killer looks.
Probably the best guitar I have ever owned
This was a highly recommended guitar from my sales engineer Ben Robinson and it was the best decision I have ever made. I have gone through so many guitar like many people and this one felt like home as soon as I played. It's hard to explain but this guitar felt like it was made just for me even though it was on the shelf it just felt right. You really have to try it but the GT11 is a fantastic guitar, neck feels amazing the pickups sound great and it definitely worth the money. Thanks Ben Robinson
Silver GT11 Strat
This guitar has become my go to instrument to just pick up and play. I own LP's and PRS guitars that are wonderful, but there's just something about the right Strat when you want THAT tone. All that steel combined with the right woods and pickups, and it just begs to be played. Dial that trem in to get the right floats and your set. The bridge spacing and 11" radius are perfect.
Best Strat I've Ever Played
What a steal! I've been playing for over 25 years and I could never really bond with a Stratocaster. This changed everything. The roasted flame maple neck is butter and looks just as good. Never would've thought an 11" radius would be my cup of tea, but I was dead wrong. The neck pickup is FAT like a Strat neck pickup should be. Featureset with the half-blender and treble bleed is must have for gigging guitarists. I'd still purchase one of these even if they were a thousand more dollars they're that good.
Killer Guitar!
So after being Charvel/Jackson superstrat fanatic in my +35 years of playing, I had been thinking of getting back to the roots for a while with an actual stratocaster. I didn't own a guitar that sounds exactly like one. This one intrigued me becuase it is not strictly traditional with the 11" fretboard radius, and because of custom shop quality.
So, first impressions - The neck is nice feeling & easy to play, although different than a shredder guitar. Easy to adapt to though. The sound is quite beautiful. It is highly resonant acoustically, and sounds quite nice & warm even when not plugged in. Running through an amp clean channel, it is easily now the sweetest sounding guitar I own. Dirty, this is a classic rock or blues type of instrument. So this is inspiring to me to play different styles, as it does not sound so great to me with really high gain (it is NOT a metal guitar, duh).
Also worth mentioning, this is a very beautiful guitar. The roasted flame maple neck is so nice. I am not a fan of relic finishes, and the Inca Silver NOS finish is really just "new guitar finish". Less shiny/reflective than a poly gloss finish, but there is nothing that looks old on this new guitar (just the way I like it).
Never been a Fender guy
I talked with Ian Angle about these. I told him I've always wanted a great Strat but never had one I was happy with. I'm. Gibson guy. Les Paul's 335s SGs even Firebirds. I do love áteles though. Ian told me to give this one a shot. What a guitar. It's close to the same radius as Gibsons and has awesome pickups feel and tone. Highly recommended.
Thanks Ian!
This GT11 Stratocaster rules!
I really enjoy playing this guitar. The 11" radius fingerboard feels amazing, it allows me to easily play chords and solos without putting any effort on my fingers. Definitely great choice! Fender Custom Shop guitars are the best.
Thank you John Castro for your friendly attention.
Beautiful!!
This Strat is phenomenal. I can't put it down. I'm honestly a humbucker guy, but this guitar is so great I'm ignoring my others. Custom shop quality all the way. Beautiful to play and to look at. Thank you Ryan Holquist for your help as always!!
Dont Buy One
Because I don't want anyone to know how much better of a player this guitar makes me than I really am
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but really...
If you want a guitar that barely even needs your hands to touch it to sound perfect, this is it. She does all the work for me - and you know how much more fun that is ;)
S/o Adam Hunter for letting me come out and test drive all the strats at SW before purchasing. Cant say enough good about SW and the staff.
