Thursday, March 11, 2010

Plek Technology | Ultimate Guitar Setup



Deriving its name from the word 'plectrum', the Plek machine is revolutionizing the way guitar setups are traditionally done. The brainchild of German inventor Gerd Anke, the Plek still relies on the trussrod adjustment to be done by hand, but once that is accomplished -- watch out!  The Plek machine takes over with unerring accuracy; measuring, grinding and crowning each fret to 1/100th of a mm.  That's a fraction of a millimetre folks. 

If the map of Plek users in the video (1:29) is anything to go by, it appears that there are already a considerable number of Plek machines earning their keep throughout the US, with some guitar manufacturers owning several:

Martin Guitars (Nazareth) -- 13
Heritage Guitars (Kalamazoo) -- 12
Wechter (Paw Paw) -- 6
G & L Guitars (Fullerton) -- 3
Gibson Guitars (Nashville) -- 10
Suhr Guitars (Lake Elsinore) -- 4

Suhr Guitars puts their four Plek's to good use even on their imported Rasmus guitar line.  And other than guitar manufacturers, a number of repair shops have also purchased Plek machines of their own.

See the Plek in action in this video starting at 2:26.

2 comments:

  1. Can you Plek a guitar with a scalloped neck?
    If you get your guitar scalloped after it's been plek'd (by a professional, not by yourself) will you have to plek it again?

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  2. I'm no expert on Plek technology but I would imagine that if you Plek a guitar first, then scallop the fingerboard after, you wouldn't have to Plek it again since you're only removing wood from the fingerboard and not touching the Plek'd frets.

    Ideally you should scallop first and Plek later!

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