Introduction to Plek Technology Berlin

This video is an introduction to Plek Technology. A high-tech computer guided guitar setup and Fret dressing tool for guitar builders and repair shops.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Plek
• Guitar
• setup
• Fret
• leveling
• Frets
• gitarre

[Rayvann4ever]

This should be a standard procedure on all guitars

[RallyCat909]

I work at Gibson Memphis and Im proud to be able to work on this groundbreaking machine.

[ShredMetalRoman]

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.

[acbulgin2]

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.

[CrazyDiamond1968]

@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]

@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.

[TonyBurke100]

@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.

[bsdguy]

I just got my Lakland Skyline 55-02 Pleked. It's like I have a new bass. What a difference a Plek makes.

[SROD12321]

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!

[Kozmo260]

.001 MM being a former optical shop optition - I can relate to that!

[Jodeli62]

@evanbuck101 That's right, if the frets are leveled perfectly, which is done by the machine.

[starassist1977]

@nwj82 VERY TRUE!!!