Tommythek42 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I just bought a 2003, blonde 335 used in great shape. The fingerboard is dark rosewood and it plays incredibly smooth with low action and zero buzzing. I suspect that it had been plekked, can anyone confirm when Gibson started to use this process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneBaron Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 @2003 while being a quality Made in USA guitar is not pleked. They are in the process of installing a plekking machine in the Memphis plant soon last I heard.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoya Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hey guys - at the risk of sounding silly - what is the difference between a machine plekked neck or having it done by hand? I kind of like the idea of Gibsons being handmade (to an extent) by a craftsman. Can you really notice a big difference? Thanks Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hey guys - at the risk of sounding silly - what is the difference between a machine plekked neck or having it done by hand? I kind of like the idea of Gibsons being handmade (to an extent) by a craftsman. Can you really notice a big difference? Thanks Brian Thanks for being willing to sound silly, Brian. I was wondering the exact same thing, but I felt foolish asking. I'm not even sure what I should be looking for to see whether a guitar is machine-plekked. Ignatius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhog96 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Check this out to see a Plek in action. It also can cut the nut slots much more accurate and faster than a person. The whole process takes about 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneBaron Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 http://forums.gibson.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=353 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Check this out to see a Plek in action. It also can cut the nut slots much more accurate and faster than a person. The whole process takes about 10 minutes. Hey roadhog96-- Thanks for the link. As the youtube description says, the machine actually seems quite beautiful, almost graceful in its gentle approach to the guitar and its ballet-like movements. It is pretty amazing. I wish there had been a bit more technical description of what exactly the machine is doing, though. So in the end, is this just about setting up a guitar properly but at a much more efficient rate, or is there something different in how the Plek machine does this work? I'm still wondering: could an amateur like me could pick out the "plekked" vs. the "non-plekked" guitar in a shop where all the instruments were properly set up by the staff? Although from what I have heard in the past, this is a big step forward for Gibson because many people have been unhappy with Gibson set-up straight out of the box. Thanks again for the information! Ignatius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhog96 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Ignatius, see other reply at (New Plek machine in Memphis plant?) thread. The biggest difference is precision and speed. If a guitar is set up properly by a person at the factory, you probably would notice, however? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Memphis setup and began using the Plek in early 2007. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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