I've had a guitar and bass Plek'd by Righteous and they are two of my best players. I've also had basic setups done, and they do it well. I do alot of work myself, but when in doubt, or on vintage instruments, I just take them to Righteous for honest opinions and quality work.
Georgia's Only PLEK Station
Feel your guitar,
the way it was meant to play.
Machine precision. Human finish. A setup you can feel before the first chord rings out.
Your guitar gets scanned under real string tension, mapped fret by fret, and leveled with CNC accuracy before a Righteous technician finishes the setup by hand.
Optimized for you
We PLEK your guitar with your preferred string gauge, tuning, and action height so it plays how it should, fitted to you.
5,000+
Guitars PLEK'd at Righteous
3 Days
Standard Turnaround
$300
Standalone PLEK service
$3K+
Complimentary on qualifying guitars
Before And After
The frets may look perfect. Here's what the PLEK actually sees.
A PLEK scan shows high frets, low frets, relief, and nut slot depth in measurable detail. The result is less guessing, cleaner fretwork, and a setup matched to the way you play.
Before PLEK
After PLEK
Why Bring My Guitar to Righteous?
Righteous Guitars operates Georgia's only PLEK station. We have PLEK'd over 5,000 guitars serving players across the Atlanta area and beyond.
How Much Does it Cost?
Standalone PLEK service is $300 and is complimentary on qualifying guitars over $3K purchased from Righteous Guitars. We also offer a $150 discounted PLEK service for guitars under $3K.
How do Appointments Work?
Schedule your drop-off online, choose the right service, and bring the guitar in. Let us know your preferred tuning and string gauge when you drop it off. That's it!
Reviews
What Players Are Saying
The plek and setup they did on my ES-355 is truly the best I've had. It was included in the purchase. I expected a standard new guitar setup. Not only was it done perfectly, I made a comment about the action I prefer and they nailed it. Amazing attention to detail.
Through the last 6 years, Scott has always taken care of my guitars, whatever I need. His Plek services are top-notch and setups stay tuned. Bar none.
The PLEK Process
A precise setup starts with a measured guitar.
Your instrument is scanned under real playing tension, corrected only where the frets need it, then finished by a Righteous technician who dials in the final feel.
Scan
The scan makes the invisible visible.
Your guitar is strung up to your exact tuning and string gauge, then loaded under real playing tension. The PLEK scans every fret along every string path - not the slack, unstrung condition a hand-leveling tech has to guess from.
Diagnose
The readout turns fret buzz into numbers.
Within minutes, the PLEK lets us see exactly how much relief your neck has, where every high or low fret sits, and whether the nut slots are cut to the right depth. No guessing. Numbers down to a thousandth of a millimeter.
Level + Crown
CNC-precise correction, only where the frets need it.
The machine levels and crowns each fret to the geometry your specific neck needs - micron-level accuracy on the cuts a human eye can't see and a human hand can't match for consistency.
Hand Finish + Setup
A Righteous tech finishes the work by hand.
Fret ends dressed, frets polished, nut slots cut if needed, and your full setup dialed to your tuning, gauge, and action preference. Machine precision, human craftsmanship.
Bring in the guitar you already love. Get back the one it should be.
Book your drop-off, tell us your tuning and string gauge, then let the only PLEK station in Georgia and our technicians dial in the rest.
Schedule PLEK ServiceFrequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about PLEK service and guitar repairs at Righteous Guitars.
Still have questions? Get in touch
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A PLEK is a CNC-precision instrument that scans, levels, and crowns the frets on your guitar with a margin of error measured in thousandths of a millimeter. It's the same technology used by Gibson on their USA factory floor, by Sweetwater in their repair shop, by Andertons in the UK, and by boutique builders like Bourgeois, Santa Cruz and Collings.
There are only a handful of PLEK machines available outside of production settings in the southeastern United States. There is exactly one in Georgia. It lives at Righteous Guitars.
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Bring it in. Fret buzz that survives a standard setup is almost always a high fret, a worn fret, or a neck geometry issue that no amount of truss rod tweaking will fix. The PLEK scan will show us exactly where the problem is and how much material needs to come off to solve it. Most buzz issues are resolved in a single PLEK session. If the frets are too far gone, we'll tell you before we start and let you know if you need a refret instead.
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Walk-ins are welcome for drop-offs but you don't have the same turnaround time as and appointment. Book a drop-off date online if you don't want to be without your instrument for long but if you're in the area, you can bring your guitar by the shop during business hours and we'll get it into the schedule.
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A PLEK setup isn't a replacement for a skilled technician - it's a tool that lets a skilled technician do their job with a level of precision no human hand can reach and no human eye can see. Every PLEK job at Righteous Guitars is finished by hand: fret ends dressed, polished, nut slots cut, full setup dialed in. You get machine precision and human craftsmanship - not one or the other.
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Our standard turnaround time is 3 business days. Faster turnaround is sometimes possible - call us with your timeline and we'll see what the queue looks like.
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No. You can bring in your own guitar, and we'll PLEK it. However, we do offer complimentary PLEK service on any guitar we sell $3K+.
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Yes to almost all. The PLEK machine handles electric, acoustic, classical, bass, extended-range, and baritone instruments. It can't cut the frets on multi-scale instruments, but we can still scan them to diagnose any problems.
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No. The PLEK only removes the material that's actually high — sometimes literally a few thousandths of a millimeter. It is the least invasive way to level frets. A PLEK setup will typically leave your frets with more material than a traditional hand-leveling job, because it removes only what's needed.
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Yes - and often this is where PLEK can make the biggest difference. Typically compromises are made in the manufacturing process to offer a guitar at a more affordable price point. A properly PLEK'd budget guitar can go from something that feels cheap to a guitar that plays way out of its price range.
