Plek is many things to many different people. We like to think of it as a question – What makes for the best possible playability in a guitar? – which we have turned into a machine.
It is also way of looking at the fingerboard, the frets, the strings, of your instruments. It is the application of decades of research and experience, and dialogue with master guitar builders.
It is a philosophy, an idea of quality and playability, as well as a technology.
For more information on Plek machines, the Plek system, and Plek technology, take a look at the links below. Whether your focus is on guitar production, quality control and research [making], or on repair and maximum flexibility [repairing] or whether you are a musician looking to get the best out of your instrument [playing], you are in the right place.
Plek machines provide an invaluable set of tools for professional guitar makers. If you are a guitar manufacturer producing upwards of 400 instruments per month you ought to start by taking a look at the Plek Pro. If you are an individual luthier or a small manufacturer, it is probably best to check out the PLEK STATION.
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Guitar repair requires a machine that can deal with any type of instrument and which offers maximum flexibility. Check out the standard and optional features of the PLEK STATION, which is used by reputed repair shops throughout the world. The Plek Station can also be used for research and development, or quality control.
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If you are a musician looking to get the best from your instrument, then check out the advantages that a Plek job can bring. View our video explainers to see what other people think about the Plek process. Then take a look at our list of repair shops to find your nearest Plek-equipped guitar expert!
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Plek is more than just a machine, it is an entire process environment that helps you to achieve optimum playability for your instruments. Take a look at our Plek System feature for some insight into how the Plek world fits together.
Plek owners – both builders and repairers – are rightly proud of the work they do with their machines. Here is a selection of Plek-related Instagram pictures.
gotguitars i helgen! Kom förbi och säg hej och kolla på våra jakobssonguitars gitarrer och passa även på att fråga mer om plek och ombandningar och övriga reparationer / modifieringar vi gör i vår verkstad. #getplekd #madeinsweden #guitarshow
Apr 26
gotguitars i helgen! Kom förbi och säg hej och kolla på våra jakobssonguitars gitarrer och passa även på att fråga mer om plek och ombandningar och övriga reparationer / modifieringar vi gör i vår verkstad. #getplekd #madeinsweden #guitarshow
You can’t play a sad song on a banjo, but you can have one PLEKed!
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
Apr 24
You can’t play a sad song on a banjo, but you can have one PLEKed!
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
History の調整
#acousticguitars #getplekd
Mayones の調整
#mayonesguitars #getplekd
If you’re going to Jazz Fest, you know you’re going to see this guitar on stage. (Bonus if you happen to see Aaron on the side of one of the stages as well.)
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
Apr 23
If you’re going to Jazz Fest, you know you’re going to see this guitar on stage. (Bonus if you happen to see Aaron on the side of one of the stages as well.)
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
Five sets of “Before and After” photos of a Greco Les Paul style guitar I just refretted with Stainless Steel frets and also refinished the fingerboard. The photos aren’t lined up on the same part of the fingerboard but you will get the general idea. 🤣 The radius on this was in very bad shape and required some major correction whilst being planed in the PLEK. Anyway, it’s all sorted now and ready to be setup. #guitarrepair #refret #guitarrepairs #getplekd #guitarrepairshop #refretting #fretwork #stainlesssteelfrets #luthierlife #luthier #japanesguitars #grecoguitars #greco #madeinjapan
Apr 23
Five sets of “Before and After” photos of a Greco Les Paul style guitar I just refretted with Stainless Steel frets and also refinished the fingerboard. The photos aren’t lined up on the same part of the fingerboard but you will get the general idea. 🤣 The radius on this was in very bad shape and required some major correction whilst being planed in the PLEK. Anyway, it’s all sorted now and ready to be setup. #guitarrepair #refret #guitarrepairs #getplekd #guitarrepairshop #refretting #fretwork #stainlesssteelfrets #luthierlife #luthier #japanesguitars #grecoguitars #greco #madeinjapan
I’ve just finished refretting this lovely Fender Custom Shop LTD Edition Esquire. The customer wanted Stainless Steel frets and I was happy to oblige. It received a new bone nut too. The goal of this Refret was to maintain the original finish and wear as much as possible. Another cool thing is that is has a 7.25-9.5” compound radius. The Fractal Fret Press comes in very handy for jobs like this. Last 3 photos are the “before” shots BTW. Now time to set it up and get it back into its owners hands. #guitarrepairshop #guitarrepair #getplekd #guitarrepairs #refret #fretwork #fenderguitars #refretting #telecasters #fractalfretpress #jedwardsguitars #fender #fenderguitar #fenderguitars #fendercustomshop #stainlesssteelfrets
Apr 23
I’ve just finished refretting this lovely Fender Custom Shop LTD Edition Esquire. The customer wanted Stainless Steel frets and I was happy to oblige. It received a new bone nut too. The goal of this Refret was to maintain the original finish and wear as much as possible. Another cool thing is that is has a 7.25-9.5” compound radius. The Fractal Fret Press comes in very handy for jobs like this. Last 3 photos are the “before” shots BTW. Now time to set it up and get it back into its owners hands. #guitarrepairshop #guitarrepair #getplekd #guitarrepairs #refret #fretwork #fenderguitars #refretting #telecasters #fractalfretpress #jedwardsguitars #fender #fenderguitar #fenderguitars #fendercustomshop #stainlesssteelfrets
and last but not least a duper lightweight Reh TE for migs_montreux_guitar_show
curtis_novak_pickups #fatbridge #rehguitars #gitarrenwerk #getplekd #oldstock #tonewood #handcrafted #switzerland #Montreux #lucerne
Apr 18
and last but not least a duper lightweight Reh TE for migs_montreux_guitar_show
curtis_novak_pickups #fatbridge #rehguitars #gitarrenwerk #getplekd #oldstock #tonewood #handcrafted #switzerland #Montreux #lucerne
Für aaronweg durften wir seine wunderbare #martinguitar die schon viele stunden Gitarrenspiel und Auftritte hinter sich hat restaurieren. Griffbrett abrichten, neue Bünde plus einen perfekt angepassten Knochensattel. Herzlichen Dank Aaron! #getplekd #refret #jescarfrets #gitarrenwerk #daddariostrings #singersongwriter #guitarplayer #bonenut #martinguitarswitzerland
Apr 18
Für aaronweg durften wir seine wunderbare #martinguitar die schon viele stunden Gitarrenspiel und Auftritte hinter sich hat restaurieren. Griffbrett abrichten, neue Bünde plus einen perfekt angepassten Knochensattel. Herzlichen Dank Aaron! #getplekd #refret #jescarfrets #gitarrenwerk #daddariostrings #singersongwriter #guitarplayer #bonenut #martinguitarswitzerland
リフレットを終えた Stratocaster。
強かった反りの影響が抑えられ、フレット高も十分になりました
#stratocaster #getplekd
I’ve had some doozy comments about the PLEK over the years, but I reckon this one takes the cake! 😂 I’m sure all my buddies who run a PLEK machine at their shops will get a kick out of having their Luthier status revoked the moment they turn on their machines in the morning. 🤖 Happy Friday everyone! #guitarrepairshop #guitarrepair #luthierlife #getplekd #luthier #plekmachine
Apr 17
I’ve had some doozy comments about the PLEK over the years, but I reckon this one takes the cake! 😂 I’m sure all my buddies who run a PLEK machine at their shops will get a kick out of having their Luthier status revoked the moment they turn on their machines in the morning. 🤖 Happy Friday everyone! #guitarrepairshop #guitarrepair #luthierlife #getplekd #luthier #plekmachine
Yeahhh, the second last one is ready for migs_montreux_guitar_show
will we see you there?
celentano_pickups #xx60 #rehguitars #gitarrenwerk #getplekd #Montreux #switzerland #lucerne #old #stock #tonewood #handcrafted #love #guitars #gear #stratocaster #strat
Apr 17
Yeahhh, the second last one is ready for migs_montreux_guitar_show
will we see you there?
celentano_pickups #xx60 #rehguitars #gitarrenwerk #getplekd #Montreux #switzerland #lucerne #old #stock #tonewood #handcrafted #love #guitars #gear #stratocaster #strat
CELEBATOR!!! Thanks for the beers, Scott! Nothing like a nice cold beer after a hard day of neck resets.
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
Apr 16
CELEBATOR!!! Thanks for the beers, Scott! Nothing like a nice cold beer after a hard day of neck resets.
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
If you like funk, and you live in New Orleans (or elsewhere in this galaxy), you know this bass.
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
Apr 15
If you like funk, and you live in New Orleans (or elsewhere in this galaxy), you know this bass.
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
Les Paul のリフレット
#lespaul #getplekd
We squeezed a Leslie into a guitar! Our buddy John Maestas (of Bubble Bath Records, Trombone Shorty, David Shaw, Juan Tigre, etc.) wanted something different, and boy did he get it!
This effect from Pickup LesLee works in mono or stereo, and cycles back and forth between the neck and bridge pickup. Nothing really sounds like it - radical!
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
Apr 14
We squeezed a Leslie into a guitar! Our buddy John Maestas (of Bubble Bath Records, Trombone Shorty, David Shaw, Juan Tigre, etc.) wanted something different, and boy did he get it!
This effect from Pickup LesLee works in mono or stereo, and cycles back and forth between the neck and bridge pickup. Nothing really sounds like it - radical!
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
Epiphone のフレット調整
#epiphoneguitars #getplekd
also ready for migs_montreux_guitar_show
come by!
#rehguitars #Gitarrenwerk #getplekd #stratocaster
#candyapplegreen #luthier #woodworking #switzerland
dimarzioinc celentano_pickups #tonewood #oldstock #Montreux #lucerne #80s #redalder
Apr 11
also ready for migs_montreux_guitar_show
come by!
#rehguitars #Gitarrenwerk #getplekd #stratocaster
#candyapplegreen #luthier #woodworking #switzerland
dimarzioinc celentano_pickups #tonewood #oldstock #Montreux #lucerne #80s #redalder
Here’s a question specifically for those of you interested in getting your Strat or Tele style guitar PLEK’d or Refretted. Especially if you live a long way from Port Macquarie. Would you be more inclined to have the work done if I were to offer the option to just have the neck sent here rather than the whole guitar? The obvious benefit would be the cost saving on freight for you. It would also allow anyone who is ordering a replacement neck from places like Warmoth etc to have them sent directly to me for fret dressing and a new bone nut if that’s what you are after? I have been asked this quite a few times over the years and have generally declined but I think I can make this work and potentially ease the freight cost barrier for you. What are your thoughts? #refret #refretting #guitarrepair #guitarrepairshop #guitarrepairs #fretwork #getplekd #fenderstratocaster #fenderguitars #fender #telecasters
Apr 10
Here’s a question specifically for those of you interested in getting your Strat or Tele style guitar PLEK’d or Refretted. Especially if you live a long way from Port Macquarie. Would you be more inclined to have the work done if I were to offer the option to just have the neck sent here rather than the whole guitar? The obvious benefit would be the cost saving on freight for you. It would also allow anyone who is ordering a replacement neck from places like Warmoth etc to have them sent directly to me for fret dressing and a new bone nut if that’s what you are after? I have been asked this quite a few times over the years and have generally declined but I think I can make this work and potentially ease the freight cost barrier for you. What are your thoughts? #refret #refretting #guitarrepair #guitarrepairshop #guitarrepairs #fretwork #getplekd #fenderstratocaster #fenderguitars #fender #telecasters
Stoked to finally receive my long awaited carbon fiber replacement neck from klosguitar. I preordered this as soon as I learned they were going to make them. It finally arrived today. It’s EXACTLY what I hoped it would be. My 5-string American Professional II was only 9lbs but because the body is so light it was neck heavy and unplayable. The new neck, while only .1lb lighter than the stock neck, has a shorter headstock and a better center of gravity and it makes all the difference. It also came Plek’d and ready to install. GREAT WORK! I’m very happy! Total weight on this bass is 8.8lb. 😮 #knoxville #tennessee #guitargear #guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd
Apr 9
Stoked to finally receive my long awaited carbon fiber replacement neck from klosguitar. I preordered this as soon as I learned they were going to make them. It finally arrived today. It’s EXACTLY what I hoped it would be. My 5-string American Professional II was only 9lbs but because the body is so light it was neck heavy and unplayable. The new neck, while only .1lb lighter than the stock neck, has a shorter headstock and a better center of gravity and it makes all the difference. It also came Plek’d and ready to install. GREAT WORK! I’m very happy! Total weight on this bass is 8.8lb. 😮 #knoxville #tennessee #guitargear #guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd
Had a Strat in the shop, with a complaint about a weak output. Turns out spray paint isn’t a terribly efficient conductor.
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
Apr 8
Had a Strat in the shop, with a complaint about a weak output. Turns out spray paint isn’t a terribly efficient conductor.
#guitarrepair #luthier #getplekd #neworleans
Maton の調整
#matonguitars #getplekd
Stratocaster の調整
#stratocaster #getplekd
Les Paul のフレット調整
#lespaul #getplekd
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