They should make a plek for re installing Floyd rose nuts that have been installed too low, or have settled deeper into the wood over the years. The machine could put the correct amount of shims in, or a correct sized piece of ebony wood to slightly raise the action. It brings me to tears when a high quality builder puts all of that work into installing a floyd, or kahler on a guitar but the nut gets installed to low so that there is fret buzz.
This is absolutely fantastic technology. Unfortunately, it does not make the guitar players or songwriters of today any less terrible. Think how many fantastic songs and guitar and bass parts were played and recorded without Plek technology or 5-string custom-made basses. Don't get me wrong, gear is very important, but it is meaningless if the music created with it sucks.
Wow that friggin awesome. How much and where? Someone spent a lot of money to make this thing - I would think they want to make money off of it. So............here, here I am! Pick me! I have wads of american dollars!
Im not sure why he has to say "if the strings are too high the guitar is difficult to play, if they are too low they buzz.".. that has very little to do with frets. That comes from a light truss adjustment and a well made and perfected nut. Pretty badass machine anyway..
@evanbuck101 Not exactly. You'll never get the perfect action if the frets aren't all at the same height, there's only so much a tech can do, that's where Plek comes in I guess. Once the frets are all perfectly levelled then the setup begins, i.e. adjusting truss rod etc etc.
I've been playing guitar for 46 years (wow! seems like only 35). I have no problem with using machines for fret jobs. But why am I amused that it would be Germans that would come up with this...
Kinda reminds me of the old joke about European heaven vs. European hell.
Thank you rockhead61 and JmJones2 for being the only ones on the internet that agree with me!!!
The PLek does NOT set up your guitar! It levels the frets and that is all. Even after your guitar has been Pleked, work is still required on the frets; round the ends to a nice shape, polish the frets, and clean up the fret board. Then after that, the guitar must be set up properly. Just sending your guitar to a business that has a plek machine does not ensure a good set up.
this is just sickening ! now we have machines doing setups for us ? what happened to sitting down for fifteen minutes and doing a set up your self ?!?
to me this is just a way of taking the humanity out of guitars ! now i am certain that Gibson is almost COMPLETELY machine made ! what ever happened to "hand made" .
@rockhead61 I mean, I hate to double post, but anything that makes the guitar more easy to play, makes it more easy for my emotion and music to come through. The less effort I spend battling my instrument, the more time I spend making music.
Holy ludite Batman. Until machines start playing the music for you, the humanity is still there. The machine is just another tool, used by a human, to bring you the highest quality instrument possible.
lol, what a load of hype. in all seriousness, a decent setup by and competent repairman or guitar builder is far superior to this machine. play a lowden then play a gibson and you will see what i mean.
This seems like a bunch of crap. I work for one of the best guitar builders in the world and our mills are done by hand and nobody ever complains about our fret mills
word of advice; Don't let unqualified people work on your guitar!
I'm not being vein, just pointing out the fact that good hand skills are essential to a good fret mill and that you don't need a machine to get professional results.
If you have ever played a Collings then you will know what i'm talking about.
Of course,I didn't mean to discredit your craft,sorry.I just wanted to say,if this machine can give superior results to human setup,why not give it a go?It's not impossible that in few years,there will be improved designs and cheaper treatment.
There is NOTHING in the world better than a plek job. A plek job simply will bring out the best potential a stringed instrument had to give and was never able to give. Until the plek came. ALL of my guitars are now being pleked. That means nearly 30 vintage instruments.
@SoloDallas . A plek job done correctly, yes, but the way Gibson does their plek jobs is incorrect. Go watch videos of a plek being done correctly, measurements done with STRINGS ON, Gibson remove the strings to save a few seconds per guitar, the height of MASS PRODUCTION.
I picked up a 68 strat that was in storage for decades. It was someones project and they refreted it and screwed it up. Gary Brawer in San Francisco refreted it, new nut and plek. Amazing. Gary and that plek machine turned a piece of junk into my favorite guitar.
I also brought in a Taylor 614ce. I felt the action was to high and to hard to play. Gary and that plek machine transformed that guitar. I have a 335 there now. Money well spent.
i just got mine done in Norman Oklahoma today by Larry. I am completely satisfied and plan on doing my other guitar when i can afford it. it plays like a dream now, and I can see i am going to fall in love with playing on a whole other level now that i have a guitar that plays like butter!
@RallyCat909 Really? You guys use this? Visited your factory last spring, and I own a LP Studio Alpine White (was told that all Alpine White-guitars are produced in Memphis). I think it's an -06, did you have that machine then? :D
@RallyCat909 . Except this is not how you plek your guitars at Gibson, is it. :) You REMOVE THE STRINGS and use your string tension simulation...why do you do that, you know that's not how the plek machine was designed to work...strings MUST BE ON THE GUITAR. That's why your Custom Shop plekked guitars need fret levelling by a good guitar tech after you deliver them.
They should make a plek for re installing Floyd rose nuts that have been installed too low, or have settled deeper into the wood over the years. The machine could put the correct amount of shims in, or a correct sized piece of ebony wood to slightly raise the action. It brings me to tears when a high quality builder puts all of that work into installing a floyd, or kahler on a guitar but the nut gets installed to low so that there is fret buzz.
ShredMetalRoman 5 days ago
This is absolutely fantastic technology. Unfortunately, it does not make the guitar players or songwriters of today any less terrible. Think how many fantastic songs and guitar and bass parts were played and recorded without Plek technology or 5-string custom-made basses. Don't get me wrong, gear is very important, but it is meaningless if the music created with it sucks.
acbulgin2 3 weeks ago
I just got my Lakland Skyline 55-02 Pleked. It's like I have a new bass. What a difference a Plek makes.
bsdguy 10 months ago
Wow that friggin awesome. How much and where? Someone spent a lot of money to make this thing - I would think they want to make money off of it. So............here, here I am! Pick me! I have wads of american dollars!
SROD12321 11 months ago
.001 MM being a former optical shop optition - I can relate to that!
Kozmo260 1 year ago
Im not sure why he has to say "if the strings are too high the guitar is difficult to play, if they are too low they buzz.".. that has very little to do with frets. That comes from a light truss adjustment and a well made and perfected nut. Pretty badass machine anyway..
evanbuck101 1 year ago
@evanbuck101 That's right, if the frets are leveled perfectly, which is done by the machine.
Jodeli62 1 year ago
@evanbuck101 Not exactly. You'll never get the perfect action if the frets aren't all at the same height, there's only so much a tech can do, that's where Plek comes in I guess. Once the frets are all perfectly levelled then the setup begins, i.e. adjusting truss rod etc etc.
TonyBurke100 9 months ago
wow the processing process :D
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lutherarao 1 year ago
PLEK still can't save the shitty Gibson fretwork
mattlittler89 1 year ago 7
I've been playing guitar for 46 years (wow! seems like only 35). I have no problem with using machines for fret jobs. But why am I amused that it would be Germans that would come up with this...
Kinda reminds me of the old joke about European heaven vs. European hell.
Grvthang 1 year ago
And what would it cost for me to get my guitars pleked? And how would I find where to get it done?
PreacherofArrakeen 1 year ago 3
u have a brimstone Les paul and an Ibanez Les paul '77
the brimstone plays well and has been Plekked
but the Ibanez has ben re-crowned by me and plays a lot better and the action is lower than the gibson!
klepetar 1 year ago
Thank you rockhead61 and JmJones2 for being the only ones on the internet that agree with me!!!
The PLek does NOT set up your guitar! It levels the frets and that is all. Even after your guitar has been Pleked, work is still required on the frets; round the ends to a nice shape, polish the frets, and clean up the fret board. Then after that, the guitar must be set up properly. Just sending your guitar to a business that has a plek machine does not ensure a good set up.
nwj82 1 year ago
@nwj82 VERY TRUE!!!
starassist1977 1 year ago
this is just sickening ! now we have machines doing setups for us ? what happened to sitting down for fifteen minutes and doing a set up your self ?!?
to me this is just a way of taking the humanity out of guitars ! now i am certain that Gibson is almost COMPLETELY machine made ! what ever happened to "hand made" .
maybe just the rants of a old man ...
rockhead61 1 year ago
@rockhead61 is there really something wrong with a perfect and reliable set up...?
parsonsmatt 1 year ago
@rockhead61 I mean, I hate to double post, but anything that makes the guitar more easy to play, makes it more easy for my emotion and music to come through. The less effort I spend battling my instrument, the more time I spend making music.
parsonsmatt 1 year ago
@rockhead61
Holy ludite Batman. Until machines start playing the music for you, the humanity is still there. The machine is just another tool, used by a human, to bring you the highest quality instrument possible.
qwertywoods 1 year ago
Well, the trus is still adjusted by hand....
and of course, a guitar should be purchased with this kind of work being done before...
But if one of these systems was in my town...I'd have a go at it. Then again, I'm in san francisco, and your map says there is one...
sclogse1 1 year ago
lol, what a load of hype. in all seriousness, a decent setup by and competent repairman or guitar builder is far superior to this machine. play a lowden then play a gibson and you will see what i mean.
JmJones2 1 year ago
This seems like a bunch of crap. I work for one of the best guitar builders in the world and our mills are done by hand and nobody ever complains about our fret mills
word of advice; Don't let unqualified people work on your guitar!
nwj82 2 years ago
Because they didn't get PLEK-ed,yet.
Don't let vanity take control.
Cheers!
MrMemag 2 years ago
I'm not being vein, just pointing out the fact that good hand skills are essential to a good fret mill and that you don't need a machine to get professional results.
If you have ever played a Collings then you will know what i'm talking about.
nwj82 2 years ago
Of course,I didn't mean to discredit your craft,sorry.I just wanted to say,if this machine can give superior results to human setup,why not give it a go?It's not impossible that in few years,there will be improved designs and cheaper treatment.
MrMemag 2 years ago
@nwj82
that's vain...
sclogse1 1 year ago
ok can someone please tell me how much getting a guitar plek'd is?? i need my gibsion done as over time the neck has warped
gibsonacdckid 2 years ago
this was filmed at kuhlo guitars, berlin.
plekking is about 180 to 200€ but it's worth it!
theoneandonlyhorst 2 years ago
how much does it cost I have a fender custom shop and if its affordable i might get it done
zacko119 2 years ago
There is NOTHING in the world better than a plek job. A plek job simply will bring out the best potential a stringed instrument had to give and was never able to give. Until the plek came. ALL of my guitars are now being pleked. That means nearly 30 vintage instruments.
SoloDallas 2 years ago
@SoloDallas . A plek job done correctly, yes, but the way Gibson does their plek jobs is incorrect. Go watch videos of a plek being done correctly, measurements done with STRINGS ON, Gibson remove the strings to save a few seconds per guitar, the height of MASS PRODUCTION.
CrazyDiamond1968 8 months ago 2
Its simply amazing. Every Fret plays an feels the same. NOBODY can get such perfekt results with the hand.
flutschifummel 2 years ago
My les Paul Traditional is Plek'd. it's AMAZINGLY GOOD.
DL390 2 years ago
wat does it mean if it is plecked?
Rockstarallaround 2 years ago
I picked up a 68 strat that was in storage for decades. It was someones project and they refreted it and screwed it up. Gary Brawer in San Francisco refreted it, new nut and plek. Amazing. Gary and that plek machine turned a piece of junk into my favorite guitar.
I also brought in a Taylor 614ce. I felt the action was to high and to hard to play. Gary and that plek machine transformed that guitar. I have a 335 there now. Money well spent.
Check out the Gary Brawer web site.
412willis 2 years ago
Who has had their guitar "plecked?" How did it go? are you happy with the results?
Freddy1Walker 2 years ago
i just got mine done in Norman Oklahoma today by Larry. I am completely satisfied and plan on doing my other guitar when i can afford it. it plays like a dream now, and I can see i am going to fall in love with playing on a whole other level now that i have a guitar that plays like butter!
gofasterrb 2 years ago
My guitar is in getting plek'd now.. should be done this weekend (i hope!!)
Sinclaw 2 years ago
Amazing how the performance can improved nowadays. Hope that they start doing that on all the instruments. not just the really expensive ones lol.
BMuris 2 years ago
How much would it cost to have my guitar Pleked?
larsvswansonmd 2 years ago
I asked my local luthier today - £135 in English money.
PapaMax 2 years ago
Where In england can you get it done?
Pkw101 2 years ago
VERY COOL!
horsefucker1680 2 years ago
This should be a standard procedure on all guitars
Rayvann4ever 3 years ago 26
The Music Gallery in Highland Park, IL has a Plek Pro. Phone is 847-432-6350
gtrwiz2008 3 years ago
Simply reading about this machine is an amazing experience, but seeing it in action looks to be incredible.
infectedgoose 3 years ago
I work at Gibson Memphis and Im proud to be able to work on this groundbreaking machine.
RallyCat909 3 years ago 10
@RallyCat909 Really? You guys use this? Visited your factory last spring, and I own a LP Studio Alpine White (was told that all Alpine White-guitars are produced in Memphis). I think it's an -06, did you have that machine then? :D
shitdip1 1 year ago
@RallyCat909 . Except this is not how you plek your guitars at Gibson, is it. :) You REMOVE THE STRINGS and use your string tension simulation...why do you do that, you know that's not how the plek machine was designed to work...strings MUST BE ON THE GUITAR. That's why your Custom Shop plekked guitars need fret levelling by a good guitar tech after you deliver them.
CrazyDiamond1968 8 months ago 2