My AVRI Jazzmaster got PLEK'd, was it worth it?
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Earlier in the week I brought my 65 Jazzmaster into Wolfe's Guitars in Jupiter Florida to have it PLEK'd and have a fret replaced, and today I talk about the results. This guitar seemingly always has a problem in one way or another, was this the final piece of the puzzle to bring it back to it's original glory?
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As far as Plek is concerned your experience replicates mine. I've had two guitars done. First was good, the second was absolutely transformative. As you infer, you still need to take it to someone who knows what they are doing. I was told the guitar on the machine before mine was Dave Gilmore's. They probably say that to everyone but even so......
For whatever reason I was never notified of this comment, but man it was wild how much better it made the guitar. I'm happy you had such a great experience as well, it's really magic for a guitar that NEEDS work done.
@@virtualunreality8326 I did, all be it a long time ago now so its more than possible the staff have changed. I'm still using them though, mainly for repairs that I won't do myself. I've never been disappointed.
I’ve been considering going to that shop
They are awesome, just like persona 5
Good to see iit playing so well, it's a stunning guitar! I would have went all in as well just to have it in gig worthy condition.
Nice guitar!
Thank you! Crazy to think I've had it almost 10 years at this point
I strongly agree!
My 66 vox i gave to a luthier in hopes of a good set up. He took the whole guitar apart, did his thing and wow! It was better than one could have expected. I would love to know what he put on the neck but it sounds much the same as yours ... And he merely said "it's a secret. " now this was so many years ago and while she was being fixed i bought my first red telecaster ... of many. Lolol
You know I get that they don't want to tell us but damnit I've never felt it be so good and been so frustrated to not know what the hell he used on it... i'd buy a buckets worth if I knew.
4 hour drive…yea I might do it lol. Glad you like it.
Be sure to tell them I recommended you to them, those guys really were so good I wanted people to know about it and I think they'd appreciate that I wasn't just blowing smoke up when I told them how happy I was ( they have no idea i have a youtube channel )
My Gibson came plek’d. It’s very nice
A lot of things can happen over a decade of use, even guitars that come out of the factory perfect can start to need some help at that point but I do love my 335 I bought new last year that was also plekd from the factory
@@AudiomoMusic I’m sure as the wood dries, temperature, humidity etc comes into play, I’ll have to do a little work on her
Needed this video dude you have no idea lol
My first guitar is what I want pleked, it’s a Dean ML DimeCamo for like $350.
It’s neck is two pieces of woods grafted together, it’s headstock is 3 pieces of wood glued together, I always have had buzzing and dead frets.
Despite such from day one I have loved this thing and put so much love and learning into it💚
This video helped me make the decision to have it pleked but I have one music shop in town that is run by one dude and his wife.
He’s obviously in it for self love and the aesthetic because his shop looks cool and has a lot of merch but when I walk in asking about a pedal or a guitar issue, he tells me to just go online😒😒
So I’ll have to ship it somewhere to be pleked and set up, any idea where?
I would make a trip out of it honestly, I wouldn't ship it out for that because it's most likely going to need another set up once you get it back to be in tip top shape. It would be a fun day trip or you could even make a weekend out of it - most shops if you call in advance and tell them you are coming from out of town will make sure it's done same day - that's what happened for me. Use this to see if there is one close to you
plek.com/plek-finder/
@@AudiomoMusic 🤘🏾✨Thank you, appreciated brotha
How is your action at 12th fret in mm, What is the neck radius? Thank you
Does the plekster tape over the pickups and switches? Fret shavings and magnets don't play well together.
Machine is designed real well, that was the last of my concerns and it's something I do have when I do minor fretowrk at home.
Are you sure the pickup is faulty? I've had the same problem happen to me on so many guitars and it was always a problem with the switch, usually fixed with some Deoxit spray.
Everything was just checked before this, and I always deoxit electronics when I have it pulled apart. Just one if those things, it happens Im thinking its a bad connection elsewhere or just a dead pickup.
@@AudiomoMusic Maybe Fender might warranty replace that pickup. They gave me a new neck for a Strat Plus when the skunk stripe split open on the back. I think Gibson would warranty a repair of two inlays lifting out of my 10 year old SG but I'd rather fix it myself because I don't like the way this certain music store handles gear. They put a ding on my new Firebird. Another time I brought back a new hard-to-find Rickenbacker Dakota to have something tweaked in the controls. Then they told me they sent it back to Rickenbacker because of something they found out about the neck that I never noticed. They had no plan or way to replace the guitar, just with no warning I couldn't have my guitar back. I was always a little suspicious about that whole episode. Another hard lesson I learned is when you take something in for service make it bare bones, instrument and case and that's it, not even whammy bar if they don't need it. If they can lose something, they will.
Sounds like 'baby' is back! Remember the best ones are temperamental and require some judicious pampering! I think Lindy will fix the Lady right.✌️
This guitar is fittingly named after my wife, they have a lot in common 🤣
@@AudiomoMusic Golden, gorgeous and great sounding? I would concur sir!
Amazing that it’s made such a difference, and with the pick-up change i think you’ll be back in love with the instrument itself on top of its meaning - can’t wait to hear the results but so glad this part of process has been so fruitful!
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Hopefully the pickup swap will finish this guitar off, I don't even think the bridge pickup is bad it's just a bad connection that just decided to. manifest itself over the years. It really is a pretty guitar.
@@AudiomoMusic The guitar is a beauty. I really enjoyed the playing too. Thanks for posting!
Yes, yes you should.
Sorry to hear that you are still having problems with this guitar.
Some guitars are money pits, you spend so much on them to create
perfect playing and sounding one, only for the guitar to have the last laugh.
I hope a new pickup is the last part needed.
As for pleking a guitar, it is not cheap, but neither is a skilled luthier.
From what i have heard, it can be a good and bad thing, i wouldn't risk
it on a guitar with a glued in neck.
My question is who pays for a new neck if it all goes wrong?
The shop takes full responsibility if there are problems but the machine doesn't put anywhere near the amount of force onto the instrument to damage it, it would be the last thing that would put me off of it honestly. This of course assuming you are going to a reputable shop, but I can't think of many hacks that invest in a PLEK machine honestly.
@@AudiomoMusic To the best of my knowledge there is only Peach Guitars in the UK with a Plek machine, Thomann have one, but the shipping
costs would make it too expensive.
Good luthiers are getting hard to find, one reason to learn how to setup
your own guitars, i learned on a very bad sample of a Squire Affinity,
i did end up with a playable guitar once i got the frets level and polished.
upgraded everything, then gave it to a local charity shop, it sold the next day.
i have had 3 guitars pleked, a new player plus strat, a ibanez js2410, and a ltd/esp arrow 1000, i wont buy a guitar that isnt pleked, its just so much better overall than a non pleked guitar.
It also really brings a guitar back to life, it's amazing how great of a job it does!
Wiggle stick!
Oh I made sure to spam the wiggle stick, it's the guitar Ive always used it the most on 🤣
I could say more, but I think that sums it up nicely. 😉
Summary: " I had a guitar with bad frets, so I got them levelled using the most expensive process available".
Thats a pretty garbage inaccurate summary but i hope it makes you feel better
@@AudiomoMusic I forgot that nobody had good fretwork before the invention of the Plek machine. My bad.
It's just the way you worded it that was comical. This was something I wanted to try once and was happy with the results.
How much $$$???
can Wolf Guitars plek a neck with stainless steel frets?
I don't see why they wouldn't be able to