Harley Benton Marquess-4 Blue Stain 2-stars Reviews

Interesting Shape, Nice Top, but...

Mine arrived with the bridge pickup jammed down into the cavity. Screws are corroded and there are numerous finish flaws on the clear coat and under the clear coat. Seems like a "B-Stock." Neck is nice and tuners are usable. Battery included.

*UPDATE* Since I planned to send this thing back, I didn't look it over very carefully. Well, I did last night and it's a mess. Not only are the pickups jammed into the cavity, the mounting screws are corroded and almost impossible to remove. Poor quality screws are stripping and they were driven crooked which caused the pickups to stick to the threads, pulling them down. The springs are weak and it appears the PU wires below are hindering height adjustment.

The frets buzz like crazy and the bridge is a piece of work. I'd never seen one like that before. Apparently, to adjust intonation, the strings must be removed. After the guesswork of adjustment, the strings are reinstalled and saddles locked into place by a set screw on either side of the bridge plate which clamps them all together. Otherwise, the saddles would just fall out. Each saddle has two height adjustment screws that are diagonal to each other which would make them wobbly.

I ordered new mounting screws/springs and when I remove the strings I'll be able to see how it all works. No instructions were included. It looks nice and heavy but a stupid design and lots of flaws to fix.