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Post by ninworks on Sept 16, 2024 13:38:25 GMT -6
The frets on my Les Paul need serious attention. It needs a fret dress and setup. The fret buzzes have gotten beyond my abilities to adjust the neck and bridge. I don't have the tools or expertise to clean up worn frets.
Is there enough of an advantage to having it Plekked (sp?) as opposed to having it done the old fashioned way? I don't even know what a fret dress and setup should cost here in Tennessee. The full Plek job and setup, out the door, will be about $310 - $320.
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Post by notneeson on Sept 16, 2024 20:50:11 GMT -6
I love my Plekked tele. If you have a tech who can give you a great setup for less, go for it.
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Post by thehightenor on Sept 17, 2024 12:16:27 GMT -6
My Les Paul is Plekked it plays like a dream and the set-up has lasted for years.
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Post by ninworks on Sept 17, 2024 13:02:12 GMT -6
I am relatively new to Middle Tennessee so I don't know all the techs yet. The guy I used previously did great work but he retired and moved out of state.
I am told Joe Glaser is the King around here but there are others much closer to me that may do good work as well. Joe is the one who was going to Plek it.
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Post by basspro on Sept 18, 2024 9:19:54 GMT -6
I'm wondering the same thing. I'm in Denver and a shop near here recently got a PLEK machine. I have to think that if the human doing the initial setup before the PLEK knows what they are doing, the machine taking it to the finish line should make it as good as it could possibly be. I believe the shop near me charges $250, which is honestly worth it to test out on one of my basses initially
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Post by jmoose on Sept 19, 2024 13:22:17 GMT -6
Where in TN are you? I just moved to East TN... about 10 minutes outside of Johnson City. One of my strats post move seems to need some fret attention...
Think the real question with any grind & polish job but especially plek... is will there be enough meat left on the frets, post work that you'll be happy with the playability? Or are the frets so worn that after a grind they might be so low that its nearly fretless & unplayable? And maybe a full on refret is better?
Have an '02 les paul in that second camp. Was my main ride until probably 2015..? And at this point certain notes... areas of the neck are a little choked & while it 'needs' a fret dress, I had two different guys say they didn't think there would be much of the frets... and I'd have the fretless wonder which is not what I want so maybe I should just play the rest of the metal off & refret when the day comes.
And since I have plenty of other guitars I did just that, and rotate it a little less often until I'm ready to get new metal on there & address a few other things when its all apart.
?? Something to ponder.
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Post by ninworks on Sept 19, 2024 19:34:27 GMT -6
I'm in southern Middle Tennessee.
I bought the guitar new, in 2013. It has never had anything removed from the frets beyond a basic setup I had done after I got it. I think it should have enough meat left on them to be able to withstand some levelling. That is definitely a concern I will put to whoever I decide to take it to.
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Post by okcrecording on Sept 20, 2024 9:31:39 GMT -6
It can be hit or miss unfortunately. The results are really only as good as the operator. I met with a guy recently who had just purchased a used plek machine and needless to say, the results weren't much better than before plekking.
When done correctly, it can make the frets near perfect across the fretboard.
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Post by FM77 on Sept 24, 2024 12:05:40 GMT -6
I am relatively new to Middle Tennessee so I don't know all the techs yet. The guy I used previously did great work but he retired and moved out of state. I am told Joe Glaser is the King around here but there are others much closer to me that may do good work as well. Joe is the one who was going to Plek it. There is no one better than Joe in regards to PLEK knowledge (not to mention a master setup tech) - Joe is the USA PLEK representative. He is the one who trains other techs, before during and after who purchase the machine.
We have (3) PLEK machines here in Austin, but only one who serves the guitar community.
As for being worth it? 100% from my experience, game changer - particularly when the finish tech is a pro.
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Post by allbuttonmode on Sept 25, 2024 5:26:59 GMT -6
It is absolutely worth it.
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Post by stratboy on Oct 11, 2024 20:14:31 GMT -6
I am relatively new to Middle Tennessee so I don't know all the techs yet. The guy I used previously did great work but he retired and moved out of state. I am told Joe Glaser is the King around here but there are others much closer to me that may do good work as well. Joe is the one who was going to Plek it. There is no one better than Joe in regards to PLEK knowledge (not to mention a master setup tech) - Joe is the USA PLEK representative. He is the one who trains other techs, before during and after who purchase the machine.
We have (3) PLEK machines here in Austin, but only one who serves the guitar community.
As for being worth it? 100% from my experience, game changer - particularly when the finish tech is a pro.
I haven’t yet had a guitar plekked at Glaser, but I have had great experiences taking my guitars there. Good people. |
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