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AndyC · 11-20-2007, 05:26 PM

Hey Stow!

I had Phil at Philtone in Baltimore Plek my R7 and my R9. Both guitars played very well before I had it done. When I got my R7 I wanted to put a bone nut on it. I sent it to Phil for that and I had him Plek it at the same time. I like very low action, but no buzzing. Hard balance to find. He found it. What was cool was he sent it back with a printout plotting the action and fret height before the Plek, and after.

The feel it had after the Plek was that a master had setup the guitar. I do my own setups and I have the process down pretty well, but I don't have the eye or the tools that that Plek machine has! And that Phil has!

I bought an R9 new from Gibson at Summerjam, but it had been played (loaned to "an artist"). I wanted to put a bone nut on that one too. Again it went to Phil, and again it came back playing just that much better than when I sent it to him.

I'm really picky about setup, and the Plek jobs have been the best I've ever had my Les Pauls play. I wouldn't characterize it that it's beyond what a good luthier can do, but it certainly matches the best a luthier can do by hand.

11-20-2007, 05:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
AndyC Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Ether Posts: 393 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Should I get my R9 Plek'd? Hey Stow! I had Phil at Philtone in Baltimore Plek my R7 and my R9. Both guitars played very well before I had it done. When I got my R7 I wanted to put a bone nut on it. I sent it to Phil for that and I had him Plek it at the same time. I like very low action, but no buzzing. Hard balance to find. He found it. What was cool was he sent it back with a printout plotting the action and fret height before the Plek, and after. The feel it had after the Plek was that a master had setup the guitar. I do my own setups and I have the process down pretty well, but I don't have the eye or the tools that that Plek machine has! And that Phil has! I bought an R9 new from Gibson at Summerjam, but it had been played (loaned to "an artist"). I wanted to put a bone nut on that one too. Again it went to Phil, and again it came back playing just that much better than when I sent it to him. I'm really picky about setup, and the Plek jobs have been the best I've ever had my Les Pauls play. I wouldn't characterize it that it's beyond what a good luthier can do, but it certainly matches the best a luthier can do by hand.