This Strat That Goes to 11 — Only at Sweetwater!
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 flame maple neck for a very open and balanced tone. An 11-inch-radius fingerboard, which is only available through Sweetwater, gives the GT11 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. Finally, NOS hardware and nitro finish give the guitar a fresh-from-the-factory look and feel with spot-on playability and precision performance.
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You've never felt a Strat neck like this one
Some necks feel good, while others feel great. The GT11 Stratocaster goes beyond great — you'll feel an immediate personal connection to this guitar. This solidbody electric guitar's 11-inch-radius AAA rosewood fingerboard makes everything effortless. Play a chord by the nut or play a few licks at the 14th fret; it all feels the same — smooth and incredible. And the AAA roasted flame maple neck features a '60s-style Oval "C" shape that fills your hand perfectly, no matter where you're playing. When we first got our hands on the GT11 here at Sweetwater, we were amazed at what a difference the 11-inch radius made — especially for players who were used to a radius wider than a traditional Strat.
The Holy Grail of Strat tones is right here
Trying to create the ultimate Strat pickup is no easy task, but Fender Custom Shop's Mike Lewis pulled it off nicely with his Sweet '64s. Voiced especially for the GT11, these exclusive hand-wound pickups deliver a full-range sound with fat, round lows, sparkling highs, balanced mids, and zero ice-pick frequencies. The pickups are under-wound, giving you unparalleled note separation and clarity. When we ran the GT11 Strat through its paces, we plugged into everything from vintage amps to high-end boutique models to uber-high-gain monsters, and the Sweet '64s performed admirably through each. The search for the Holy Grail of Strat tones ends here — and it's only available at Sweetwater!
All the most player-requested features
The GT11 Stratocaster gives you all the most player-requested features. You get a modern 5-way position blade switch, along with one volume and two tone controls. The volume boasts Fender's Fat '50s hookup wiring with treble bleed to avoid tone loss with volume changes. And you also get a Half Blender tone control that blends the neck pickup into positions 1 and 2, along with a master tone control. And the middle pickup is reverse-wound/reverse-polarity, for humbucking operation in switch positions 2 and 4.
Fender's NOS treatment delivers real-deal visuals
Fender Custom Shop's NOS treatment creates instruments that are spitting images of the originals. Without sneaking a look at its neck heel stamps, you'd be hard-pressed to distinguish the GT11 Stratocaster from an unaged original of that era. With a period-correct nitrocellulose lacquer finish, the instrument can breathe for maximum resonance. And the nitro also gives the guitar a fresh-from-the-factory look and feel — it's the next best thing to owning a brand-new instrument made in the '50s.
Fender Custom Shop GT11 Stratocaster Electric Guitar:
- Custom Shop Stratocaster only available through Sweetwater
- Handpicked roasted alder body produces a balanced tone with equal doses of lows, mids, and highs
- '60s Oval "C"-shaped AAA roasted flame maple neck fills your hand perfectly in all positions
- 11-inch-radius AAA rosewood fingerboard makes playing effortless
- Hand-wound Sweet '64 single-coil pickups exhibit a full-range sound with fat, round lows, sparkling highs, balanced mids, and zero ice-pick frequencies
- 5-way pickup switching with Fat '50s hookup wiring and treble bleed
- Half Blender tone control blends the neck pickup into positions 1 and 2
- Reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup supplies humbucking operation in switch positions 2 and 4
- RSD Custom Shop Strat floating tremolo for effortless bending and diving
- NOS hardware and nitro finish give the guitar a fresh-from-the-factory look and feel