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Originally Posted by Liam
I understood it was something they had to use a machine in the factory to do, but maybe I'm wrong. Thought it was either Plek'd when built or not at all. Maybe someone can explain.
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Gibson does indeed have a Plek machine (2 now I think) at the Custom Shop that all the reissues go through as they are built. It is not however, something that HAS to be done as the guitar is built. It's a machine that they strap the guitar into that reads the neck, and grinds and polishes the frets after the scan. It can be done at any time. The strings are removed from the guitar but the Plek machine puts pressure on the neck the same as the string guage you are using would put. It's a very cool process, and a very expensive machine.
There are pics on the web (probably on here somewhere) of the Plek process.