Fender Custom Violet Strat Relic MBAM

Fender Custom Violet Strat Relic MBAM review

The Fender Custom Violet Strat Relic MBAM is a U.S.-made, Masterbuilt ST-style electric guitar, built by Austin Macnutt. Its listed specifications describe a two-piece selected alder body, a roasted quartersawn maple neck, an ebony fingerboard, and an HSS pickup layout. The finish is listed as Relic, and the color is purple. Fender has not provided customer reviews for this product, so this assessment focuses on the documented construction and hardware rather than reported playing impressions.

The listed price is 8899, with no currency specified in the supplied product information. The model has been available since April 2025, and its item number is 575651. It is sold as one piece and includes a deluxe hardshell case. No bag is included. The listing does not identify it as a limited run.

Body, neck, and fingerboard

The body is made from two pieces of selected alder, with no separate top. The neck is roasted quartersawn maple, and the fingerboard is ebony. These material and construction details establish the instrument's basic build, but they do not, by themselves, confirm its weight, acoustic response, or feel in the hands. Those points require direct measurement or a hands-on assessment.

The neck has a custom C profile and a 12-inch fingerboard radius. It carries 22 jumbo frets, while the listed scale length is 648 mm. The radius and fret size are useful specifications for comparing this guitar with other instruments, but the supplied data does not state fret dimensions, nut width, neck thickness, or setup measurements. Buyers who have specific preferences for those details should confirm them with the seller.

The purple Relic finish is a defining part of the model's stated appearance. The specification does not describe the extent or pattern of the relic treatment, so it would be unwise to assume how pronounced it looks from the finish name alone. A product image or in-person inspection would provide more information about the particular instrument's visible wear treatment.

HSS pickups and controls

The pickup layout combines a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbucker at the bridge with two Custom Shop Josefina hand-wound El Diablo Strat single-coil pickups in the middle and neck positions. This is an HSS configuration: a humbucker at the bridge and single-coil pickups in the other two positions. The pickup models and positions are specified, but the supplied details do not include output readings, switching options, or a complete control layout.

The guitar uses Postmodern Strat HSS wiring. That description identifies the wiring style, but it does not explain the exact switching behavior or control functions. A buyer should check the wiring diagram or ask the retailer for clarification if a particular combination of pickups or switching operation is important.

A single-ply black phenolic pickguard is fitted. Other listed details include a wing string tree and Fender American Pro staggered machine heads. The product data does not give a tuning ratio or specify additional locking features, so neither should be assumed from the machine-head description.

Tremolo and supplied case

The bridge is a Fender American Pro two-point synchronized tremolo, with a pop-in arm and a cold-rolled steel block. This is a more specific description than the general tremolo entry in the listing, which also calls it a two-point Deluxe synchronized tremolo. Both entries indicate a two-point synchronized system. The available specifications do not provide details about setup, adjustment range, or tuning stability, and those qualities cannot be established from the parts list alone.

The included deluxe hardshell case is a practical part of the package, particularly for transport and storage. The listing explicitly says that a case is included and a bag is not. It does not provide case dimensions, interior details, or information about additional accessories.

What the specifications establish

This model's documented identity is clear: a purple, Relic-finished, Masterbuilt Strat-style guitar with an alder body, maple neck, ebony fingerboard, 22 jumbo frets, and a named HSS pickup set. The tremolo, machine heads, pickguard, string tree, and case are also identified. Its U.S. Manufacture and builder, Austin Macnutt, are stated in the supplied information.

What the specification sheet cannot establish is equally important. It offers no measured weight, setup condition, fretwork inspection, pickup output data, or customer feedback. There is no basis here for claims about how it sounds, plays, or compares in person with another Strat-style guitar. For a purchase at the listed price of 8899, those are worthwhile points to verify directly. As a technical listing, the Fender Custom Violet Strat Relic MBAM provides substantial detail about its materials and components, while leaving the instrument's individual setup and hands-on performance unassessed.