Info Requested on PLEK / Peekamoose in NYC

[WillPlay4Food]

I've heard of PLEK before and read nonsqtr's testimonials in a 2004 thread which has me interested in this technique. My question is this, has anyone had the PLEK done at Peekamoose in NYC? They just started doing PLEK setups in May so maybe no one has gotten a PLEK setup done there.

If you haven't had a PLEK, but have had work done at Peekamoose, I'd like to hear your comments on them as well. I'm kinda nervous about shipping my bass to complete strangers for setup work, so some good/great references would ease my worried mind.

Thanks a bunch for your replies!

 

[WillPlay4Food]

And I responded to your last PM, didn't I?

Oh, lookin' fer a timely reply, are ya? Looks like I'll have to check my PMs.

 

[WillPlay4Food]

I guess no one here has used Peekamoose?

(bump before this falls off the first page)

 

[Christopher]

I'm having my Roscoe Beck PLEK'ed at Peekamoose right now. After 6 years, the action's been getting increasingly unplayable (too high in the low register, fretting out in the upper register), and I figured it could use the maintenance.

I'll let you all know how the PLEK job goes.

 

[Bassic83]

What's PLEK, other than the sound my cat makes when coughing up a hairball?

 

[Christopher]

It's essentially a robot that dresses frets very precisely. What CNC is to making guitar necks and bodies, PLEK is to setting them up.

 

[Christopher]

Update on this. I got the bass back a week ago. It now plays superbly. The action goes very low now with minimal buzzing. Compared to the washtub-bass action it had when I brought it in, it plays like a new instrument.

Conclusion: PLEK is expensive, but it definitely works! If you're just in need of a basic setup, just get the basic setup. However, if you're getting fretwork done, you might as well have the PLEK machine do it.

 

[Bassic83]

What did it cost, if I may be so bold as to ask?

 

[Christopher]

$250, which also covers nutwork and bridge adjustments. The PLEK machine considers them essential parts of the setup.

But that's a New York price. I expect that it would probably be lower in other parts of the country.

 

[jahn]

I have a strat that is THIS close to needing a complete refret, so Peekamoose is PLEKing it to a robotic level of grind and polish to see if we can revive the strat without going for such a pricey refret option. I'll let you guys know how it goes.