bamboohead Posted February 27, 2025 Posted February 27, 2025 Anybody had this done to your guitar? Is it really better than a great tech?
hamerhead Posted February 27, 2025 Posted February 27, 2025 Murkat is an amazing tech/builder/allpowerfulwizard. He re-fretted my Special FM and it is flawless. He also re-fretted my LP and had it PLEK'ed (mostly because the neck was pretty well wore out and AFU). I can't tell a playable difference between the two. The LP was brought back from the dead and regained its #1 status. The FM is its backup. IMO, if the neck is fine and it just needs frets, you could probably get by without a PLEK job. On the flip side, if you're an over-the-top hyper-technical player, or the neck isn't exactly 100%, PLEKing might be worth looking into. Helpful, right?
velorush Posted February 27, 2025 Posted February 27, 2025 From what I read (I know nothing first-hand), the Plek machine is as good as the operator, which seems exactly the case with a manual refret (or dress, if that's what you had in mind). My 2019 Les Paul Standard was (purportedly) Pleked at the factory and has a really great dress, but I don't hold that to be anything like a true, full, Plek at a specialist shop. I found this informative some time back:
Steve Haynie Posted February 27, 2025 Posted February 27, 2025 I think we had a thread on this where the consensus was that a top notch guitar tech was as good as the PLEK machine. Considering all the people here who love the one piece wrap bridge and tailpiece, perfect intonation is not necessary for someone to love their guitar.
bamboohead Posted February 27, 2025 Author Posted February 27, 2025 It's @ 250 for plek. 81 Vector. Not sure if I want a machine to breath on it. Haha. THX for input. Murkat is on list. BCR greg did neck repair years ago. Bless u folks for being friendly.
Disturber Posted February 27, 2025 Posted February 27, 2025 3 hours ago, Steve Haynie said: I think we had a thread on this where the consensus was that a top notch guitar tech was as good as the PLEK machine.
DaveH Posted February 27, 2025 Posted February 27, 2025 5 hours ago, Steve Haynie said: I think we had a thread on this where the consensus was that a top notch guitar tech was as good as the PLEK machine. There was another consensus too, I think... That being, a Plek machine is only as good as the person setting it up.
singlehum Posted February 28, 2025 Posted February 28, 2025 8 hours ago, Steve Haynie said: Considering all the people here who love the one piece wrap bridge and tailpiece, perfect intonation is not necessary for someone to love their guitar. Who was it in here who proclaimed "intonation is for pu$$ies!"? 🙄
RobB Posted February 28, 2025 Posted February 28, 2025 37 minutes ago, singlehum said: Who was it in here who proclaimed "intonation is for pu$$ies!"? 🙄 Probably some puss who never learned to play in tune.
Biz Prof Posted February 28, 2025 Posted February 28, 2025 50 minutes ago, singlehum said: Who was it in here who proclaimed "intonation is for pu$$ies!"? 🙄 He's a "victim" of his own arrogance. Lol
tbonesullivan Posted February 28, 2025 Posted February 28, 2025 A PLEK machine is a tool, and only as good as the person operating it, which is not as easy as many think. For guitar manufacturers, it can be a great way to inspect and set up products before shipment, but otherwise, I don't think it's any better than a skilled guitar tech.
murkat Posted February 28, 2025 Posted February 28, 2025 Plek is good. But, a plek can not input your personal taste in your requirements. Only human interaction can for the most part.
HSB0531 Posted February 28, 2025 Posted February 28, 2025 20 minutes ago, murkat said: Plek is good. But, a plek can not input your personal taste in your requirements. Only human interaction can for the most part. What's your website?
DaveH Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 2 hours ago, a.bandini said: Jay's website is in his signature block. Are you seeing something I'm unable to see?
murkat Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 6 hours ago, HSB0531 said: What's your website? Since I moved to Rock Hill, s.c. From Nashville , my website is no longer.
Biz Prof Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 1 hour ago, murkat said: Since I moved to Rock Hill, s.c. From Nashville , my website is no longer. My son is at UNC-Charlotte, Jay. Do you still do repair work?
HSB0531 Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 10 hours ago, murkat said: Since I moved to Rock Hill, s.c. From Nashville , my website is no longer. Thanks Jay
murkat Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 12 hours ago, Biz Prof said: My son is at UNC-Charlotte, Jay. Do you still do repair work? Yes I do. I have a nice lil shop where I japedo.
Biz Prof Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 2 hours ago, murkat said: Yes I do. I have a nice lil shop where I japedo. Thanks. Very good to know.
beezerboy Posted March 2, 2025 Posted March 2, 2025 On 2/27/2025 at 5:00 PM, singlehum said: Who was it in here who proclaimed "intonation is for pu$$ies!"? 🙄 may have been Jeff Beck. he had some kind of thing where you just play until it sounds right
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