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Too late now for apologies. What's next? I'll be back.

Sorry about that. I should've posted my thoughts at PT.

Like it or not, there are millions of young people in this world who are embracing and welcoming AI into their lives simply because they are incapable of reading books, incapable of thinking for themselves, completely reliant upon shoes that don't require a shoe tying skill, so on and so forth...

Hey Rich! You're younger than I am, but welcome to the club.

I agree with that. For example: Masonry has been and always will be a "hands on job" best performed by people who possess the skills to lay brick and mortar.

It has a Les Dudek vibe to it that I like! ?

It wouldn't require all that much time for a company like Gibson to absorb the cost of the Plek machine, but I suspect it that boutique custom guitar luthiers are quite capable of building guitars matching or exceeding a Pleked guitar.

So, the long and short of it is that you (and other competent luthiers) simply know it that that y'all can do a better job of fret dressing etc than a Plek machine is capable of doing? Is that right? I agree with you 100% that putting a guitar in the hands of a competent luthier is the best...

You should also say to him "Go Plek Yourself!" ?

Be careful with that!

Personally, I prefer plectrums that don't have lazer etched logos on them that can ruin the entire feel and balance. Sharpie applied logos and signatures are just fine. ?

It's not the plectrum itself. You gotta learn how to hold it to get the tone down.

Very nice. My old ears say bring your vocal a bit more upfront and place her vocal a bit further back. Nice tune.

Does a guitar need to be Pleked again if the frets are worn down by .002"? And yes! I'm being a wiseass. ?

I wasn't at all familiar with the Plek machine. I googled. Thought I'd simply share with other people who are equally unfamiliar with the machine and the process.

The standard dimensions of guitar frets vary depending on the manufacturer and the style of guitar. The most common fret size is medium jumbo, which is around 0.106 in wide and 0.036 in tall. Google it!

Is that Plek machine doing something that competent custom guitar luthiers (and mass manufacturers) are incapable of doing themselves when they build guitars?

A Plek guitar setup uses a Plek machine to scan and adjust a guitar's frets and other parts to improve its playability. The machine can identify issues and make recommendations for adjustments. How it works The guitar is loaded into the Plek machine. The machine scans the guitar's frets...

Yup. Placing another mic 6' from the sound source yields a 5 millisecond delay..... a Poor Man Delay minus the pedal. ?