Off Topic To Plek or not to Plek

[guitfiddle]

The Plek machine is designed to eliminate the human element and provide a "perfect" job, as in any of the machinery used by guitar makers, including EBMM, to build guitars.

It's no different.

The BIG difference is you already own the guitar, and are counting on it to be ready for action. If a manufacturer's process or equipment screws up a guitar, you just don't buy it. Move on and get another one. However, if a Plek job goes bad, you are left with a damaged guitar, a hefty repair bill (or in some cases damage that is not economically repairable).

 

[David Corrales]

The BIG difference is you already own the guitar, and are counting on it to be ready for action. If a manufacturer's process or equipment screws up a guitar, you just don't buy it. Move on and get another one. However, if a Plek job goes bad, you are left with a damaged guitar, a hefty repair bill (or in some cases damage that is not economically repairable).

This has happened to me a couple times with "guys who fix guitars" over here. Thing is, down here there's no real luthier you can go to. I'm thinking of buying stewmacs stuff and calibrating/doing the fret work myself.

Of course after hours of practice on a cheapo guitar