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Thanks Phil. How would you describe the neck?
Feels like a typical fender MIM Players neck
I agree with Phil. Maybe a hair chunkier. But pretty similar.
@@PhillipMcKnight Thanks.
@@PhillipMcKnight , do you know if they make Gibson scale length guitars? Their website is kinda incomplete. And 👊🏼 for just measuring it and relaying the info on the scale and radius of the one you had in your hands! You'd be surprised how many times I've called a shop ahead of time and asked similar questions, and if it's not on the spec sheet in front of them...9x's outta 10, they just don't have that info., and it doesn't occur to them that they can just go physically grab the guitar and find out 🤷. Thanks for the review. You keepin it? Looks and sounds fantastic, from my house...
It's so interesting as a Brazilian to see non-Brazilian people talking about Tagima-and having good things to say, I grew up seeing my friends playing tagimas and my first acoustic guitar was a Tagima, but we've always referred to tagima as the 'low-cost-crappy-brand easy-to-buy-made for begginers' type of instrument. Seeing them improving and even having a Premium line really impressed me, happy for them!
Tagima was always a quite decent guitar. It was cheaper because importing goods is expensive due to a lot of tax. So people in Brazil had the perception it was worse than imported ones. But I owned many imported brands of entry level guitars and my Tagimas was never that far behind or sometimes I even enjoyed the Tagima ones.
Finally one international review about Tagima Guitars. I'm from Brazil, and here there's a bunch of brands which instruments are very well crafted and have a great history behind. Examples of these historical brands are Tagima and Giannini. Some companies do not exist anymore today (Del Vecchio and Snake), but his used guitars are just fantastic, with a good price too (same as old Tagima's and Giannini's old guitars).
I like how retro stuff is coming back in style
Then again, almost all electric guitars are "retro" in a way. We have the same guitar styles still going today that started in the 1950's. Teles, Strats, Les Pauls, Gibsony semi-hollows, Gretsch hollow bodies. Even the seemingly modernistic Flying V is from the late 1950's! It's as if people today were still driving cars styled like 50's cars instead of these little sardine can boxes we have today LOL
Can't wait for everybody to start making Danelectro-style guitars. I love the retro-futuristic vibe on those things.
My first bass was a Tagima B4, a model that is not manufactured anymore. It happened more than 15 years ago.
I tested many basses in the guitar store, from a very wide price range. Tagima used to create fairly cheap instruments back then, so I really wasn't expecting much. But it was very comfortable to play and sounded amazing! I sometimes still miss that yellow buddy.
Seizi Tagima is a Brazilian luthier who entered the music market in the 80s, initially he worked with guitar repairs when he decided to learn how to make them. He met Fender and "heard" that someone in Brazil had a very special guitar called "Chibson". It was your first contact with Gibson. Then a Brazilian investor, also of Japanese origin, proposed the creation of the Tagima brand. To cut costs, your partner came up with the idea of making guitars in China. The problem was that the Chinese did not know Western instruments, they only made Oriental ones. After many prototypes, the Chinese ended up hitting their hands and mass production began. Now Tagima has taken the reverse path. Chinese investors bought the brand and opened a factory in Brazil, with a capacity to build 2,000 units per month. All with legalized wood and many Brazilian woods well known here, with great sound result. I call this company "Nova Tagima" and I'm very excited about their projects.
Guitar really looks like a hybrid of a Hallowbody and a Jaguar, and both are up my alley! I have a never seen a combo like that, so I look forward to this!
In Brazil, there are Tagimas all over the place. Their ST and T models hold quite some market share against the usual Squiers, SXs, etc.
What's the approximate cost of one in USD? If they're not crazy expensive I'll totally check one out next time I'm there.
@@markjohnson7910 They have a wide range of models at different prices. Their entry levels are now made in China and they have intermediate and higher end and artist instruments handmade in Brazil. Kiko Loureiro (Angra, Megadeth) was probably the most famous Tagima endorsed player, but several other Brazilian players have their signature models.
I have a strat type (T-635) made in Brazil from around 2003 with big 70's head stock before Fender sued them. It was my high school sweet heart and I really like the Pau Marfim neck and it plays very well. With some pick-up upgrades it becomes a very decent sounding guitar as well. But I cannot speak for the newer models as I have not tried one in a while and now I live in Germany, so no chances...
@@markjohnson7910 I found some Tagimas T-635 (basically a strat) for less than 300 USD and they're probably the cheapest made in Brazil Tagimas that you can get
@@markjohnson7910 I was in the US recently and saw a few Tagimas in the 200-600 price range, but I know for a fact that you can find for less than that.
Vivi pra ver o dia em que Phillip McKnight faz um review de uma Tagima hahahhahaha
Victor Anselmo hahah! Pois é! É só não apresentarem o amp Corcel pra ele que vai ficar tudo bem! 😂😂
I love that guitar! Thanks Phil for introducing me! I’ll definitely be adding one to the collection!
I think this is the best tone I’ve ever heard from the channel. whatever technique you used to record this particular video worked significantly better. Keep up the good work!
Good toNe requires a good guitarIST.
@@carpediemarts705 my thoughts too
A tip for you guitar-adjusters...I'm a bench tech (for the last 55 years, and Navy-trained.) I spend my days taking stuff apart and putting it back together. Fasteners (or adjustment points) with huge slots are a common problem which is not limited to whatever you call those things Mr. McKnight found a knackered slot on, on that guitar's tailpiece. (I don't fix guitars, just electronics.) Using a penny (or whatever coin fits best) is a good trick, unless you need more force to turn the fastener than you can achieve with just your thumb and forefinger. All you need is the right-sized coin and a pair of small Vise-Grips, preferably the "miniature" size with the curved-type jaws, although the smallest size with the needle-nose type jaws will work fine too. Clamp the jaws about halfway down the coin so they grip from the edge to the center. Make sure you adjust the tool so that it grips hard enough to put dents in the coin - otherwise, it may slip off while you are using it. The Vise-Grip will provide the leverage you need to turn a stiff fastener, and you won't hurt your fingers, as often happens when trying to turn something with a coin. If this is something you do often, consider filing a flat spot on the coin's circumference, so that more of the coin fits into the slot. And that, kiddies, is why Fat Willie gets the Big Money. ;-) This one should do the trick: www.amazon.com/8-Inch-Capacity-5-Inch-Curved-Locking/dp/B00002N6RL/ref=sr_1_16?crid=MVFFDYVJI3SX&keywords=vise+grip+pliers&qid=1575499552&sprefix=vise-grips%2Caps%2C429&sr=8-16
So nice to see an international acclaimed youtuber reviewing a brazilian guitar. Since Marcio Zaganin (a great Brazilian luthier....you have to check out the custom Zaganin guitars) became the head of the brazilian line this guitars started to get a good reputation on the market.
They have a fair price here as well and Im going to try this ones. Congratulations.
Fender and Gibsons are awfully expensive... this brand is saving the Brazilian working musisician .❤
Man that guitar really sounds good Phill, It would be interesting see another model. Thanks for getting them up on the radar. There is a lot of good guitar brands out there that just do not get the recognition that they should.
My first guitar is a Memphis by Tagima. At the time, Tagima was know for making cheap guitars. But today, their are making great guitars. Very happy to see that their are expanding this guitars for the world.
Phil, as a Brazilian, a little translation on The Wood names:
Mafim means Ivory In portuguese. It is not the scientific name of the wood, it resembles its colour.
And Pau Ferro means Iron Stick or Iron Wood. It is definitely a hard word from Brazil.
Marfim*
Yep. Marfim is a hardwood that has very similar colorong as maple..but it doesn't have the nice grain look which is typical of maple. It is a great altrrnative to maple in overall function and look and seems to resonate in a very simular manner as maple. Cedro is the brazilian name for cedar...there,are several varieties..I have a brazilian giannini that I stripped down and the cedar is beatutful...the cebter block is figured...and the 2 side pieces look a lot like mahogany..
Its important to say also, that our cedar is not the same as lebanese cedar, we usually call Cedro Rosa or even Acaiacá
É pau duro pacarai.
@@guilhermearoeira8900 Hahahah!!! Nice one!!! (Boa!!!)
As a Brazilian, I can tell they do decent guitars for brazilian market. Things are very expensive over here. A fender player strat would be equivalent to 1500U$. So, Tagima focus on the import and cheap stuff. They also have more top end guitars, some of then use a lot of brazilian and exotic woods. They also endorses a lot of players here. Probably the most famous one was Kiko Loureiro from Megadeth (before Ibanez)
I own a Tagima. I had to choose between a MiM fender for $600, squire for $400, or tagima for $260. Honestly, the tagima sounded and played as amazing as the other two. the price was amazing. So happy so far! Only thing I don't like is the vintage style tuners, but that will just take time to figure out how to restring efficiently.
For a brief period there were even Brazilian made Fenders by Giannini Guitars.
Woah
My first guitar was a classical Giannini with 3/4 scale. My second one was a Tagima acoustic. Both are great brands.
Fender southern cross. Great guitars
I had two Fender Southern Cross (Made in Brazil between 91 and 94) nice guitars
My Giannini Stratosonic 1985 is a beast.
Most people I know here in Brasil that plays guitar own or have owned a Tagima at some point, I learned how to play in a entry level Tagima stratocaster, I still have it, and it still plays very well 20 years later, actually it plays better than before, some of my friends that gig often, sometimes ask me to borrow my guitar for a while as an extra, and it performs great even though it's a sub 200 dollar guitar, I love it, Tagimas are great guitars for sure.
I'm from Brazil and have 2 Tagimas: an MG-52 (tele copy) and a TW-61 (jazzmaster clone), and both are very good quality instruments.
The TW-61 is noticeably better than the MG-52, but they're rather good for what each is supposed to be, considering the first is a mid-range instrument and the other is a student/beginner instrument.
If anyone ever asked me which guitar to buy here at any price point, that would be a good instrument worth their budget, I can honestly say I'd recommend Tagima immediately.
For reference, here's me playing my TW-61 through my (modded) Vox Pathfinder 10: th-cam.com/video/XSoHrVhNreY/w-d-xo.html
@@Bleats_Sinodai watched your video sounds good🤘
I think if you run across a specific guitar you like go get THAT one. Their quality control isn't so good you can rely. Also I have seen some that were reaaaaly poorly made.
@@JoseHenrique-xg1lp how long ago was that? Because recently I haven't had any issues myself (maybe I'm just lucky?).
Great vid Phillip, truly appreciate that you get your hands on non so known brands for reviews. It gives us more choices than we ever imagined few years ago.
I’m just happy you’re not telling us to buy a Firefly.
Yeah I’m super tired of the firefly bandwagon and although I have never played one they seem very over hyped.
The headstock reminds me of an Ibanez Roadstar from the early 80s
If I'm not mistaken, the Fender Starcaster, a semi-acoustic guitar made by Fender in the 1970s was just like that.
Reggie Wooten! When Fender first went offshore, they began building a factory in South Korea.
Half-way through Fender pulled out and set up in another country. Koreans kept the factory going
by making Ibanez, and the Ibanez Roadstar was more popular than far more expensive Fenders.
That's popular with guitarists in bar bands playing six-nighters.
@@fernandel-slideguitarjam6146! You're not mistaken, but... why are you remembering this?
It's so nice being left-handed, not so much to get excited or frustrated with.
@@johnwattdotca hahaha, i just remembered this headstock detail. But it was not intended to depreciate Ibanez, much less Tagima, because I am Brazilian and this instrument is manufactured and widely used here and are usually good guitars. About Fender, I also remember this semi-acoustic model because I was already a guitar player at the time and there are advertisements in magazines like Guitar Player.
@@johnwattdotca I thought the Roadstars from the early 80s were made in Japan, is that not the case?
Just bought a tagima T900 today. It is absolutely killer. The tone is superb, craftsmanship is up there with all the high end US stuff. Chose this over a fender tele and not just because of the price. Bought this and a Supro blues king 12. Absolute perfect combo together.
Pretty cool, Phil! Growing up in Brazil, for some good ten years the only guitar I had was a Tagima my dad bought me when I was a teen. Great to see you got to play some of their stuff.
Very good review of a relatively unknown guitar, I really appreciate the fact that you do videos like this, the instrument sounded fantastic.
what’s not to love
mark dakel , as a Brazilian I have to say that in my country this brand is as famous as Fender and Gibson today.
And I’m glad to see that it made such good first impression with Phil.
That Friedamn JJ- Junior amp is just sounding fantastic. I contemplated my surprise at the tone you have here 4 or 5 times with amazement. Blew me away.
The clean tones out of that thing are delicious. Nice spank in the middle position.
At last Tagima made it to the States! Their marketing personnel have focused only on their cheaper China-made guitars, but they have amazing brazilian-made premium guitars! I own both a K1, which is a Megadeth's Kiko Loureiro signature model (discontinued) and the very cheapest guitar they make, a Woodstock Series strat and they are both amazing
Gorgeous guitars. Wish he still used Tagima
It took some time but I am happy to see my question being answered. Must have been a year or so ago I sent an email asking for info on Tagimi/Siezi guitars. Thanks Phil!!
I was just in Argentina for two weeks and I come across this video right after I come back. I will totally look for one next time I'm down there.
Congrats on your new guitar buddy! Very tasteful playing too!
Thank you, hope to see you again soon.
A thumbs up from Brazil... Thanks for reviewing the Tagimas. A lot of brazilians have a missconception that the tagima instruments are bad, wich is not true, they're accessible instruments for brazilians. Here just a few fortunate sons can buy a fender for 10k. I have a handmade prs style guitar and bought a low price telecaster from them, and to tell you the truth I'm enjoying it a lot.
If you could bring to us some reviews of the lower price ones I would thank you
I love the look - just rewire in a coil split and it’s perfect.
I saw this video and thought “maybe Phil will be the one to finally tell me what the radius is on these” I was so thrilled that you covered that. Thanks, Phil!!!
You did some great playing on this tagima. Their old strats can be good deals for budget strats. Cheers from Brasil.
YESSSS!!! I've been waiting for someone to review a ANY Tagima. All the videos online are in Portuguese!. A local shop carries Tagima as their house brand and have a pretty extensive selection (Strat/Tele style, LP, 335, etc.). They all feel pretty good overall but haven't plugged any in. What I was blown away with was the TW25 folk acoustic model. The sapele back and sides were warm and resonant and the nato neck felt FANTASTIC! Also very pretty guitar for around $125.00 new. Killer bargain and I don't care for dreadnought bodies. Please do a video of the TW25 or another acoustic. There is nothing on TH-cam about these guitars in English. MORE! BTW I love the look of the one you played here. Dig the body shape/color, dig the headstock design and the pickups sound pretty good.
DudeTagima is the family name of a Luthier based in São Paulo. After get famous (because he is good at it) he expanded his business and, actually, Tagima is now made in China. I don’t know if Tagima still keeps some special handmade line produced in Brazil
Thanks for bringing a new brand to light. It sounded amazing to my 👂
Your guitar playing has really improved Phil !!!!
Congratulations !
The founder has Japanese heritage. Seizi Tagima, he is a Brazilian São Paulo Luthier. The owner nowadays is Marutec Company, N Zaganin, He has a custom shop guitars company too in Brazil. And they are very expensive for middle class people. R$ 5000,00 or above. The average Brazilian month salary is about from R$ 1500 to R$ 2500.
Hi Phil, big fan from Brazil here!
I'm surprised you are reviewing a Tagima! Wow!
So, let me also tell you a secret. Tagima has historically a reliability issue due to wood treatment (some necks do really warp after some time), assembling and hardware quality, as you may have noticed. Some new models, as this one, are so expensive for us that they will become rare guitars in 5 years. This model is more expensive than a pre owned PRS SE (the "pre owned market" here tends do get more value in the instruments than the US market). Tagima do have good instruments, but most are too pricy to give a shot. Most need a full hardware upgrade, otherwise reliability has got some improvement in the past years.
I would keep this secret well kept.
That is lovely. Headstock reminds me of a Starcaster. Proper stunner!
Andrzej Marczewski the old Ibanez Roadstars had that shape to, without the scallop
@@AverageJoeHotRodShow didn't know that!
Reminds me of some of the epiphone Wilshire headstocks
@@enjoiandrew69 and Friedmans
My first time hearing of that company. Beautiful guitar. Gotta love when Phil does slapping on a 6 string. Nice job Phil.
As a brazilian i can tell you, i have never expected Phil doing this. Here this guitar is totally underrated and kind of undervalued,would you believe it?
Most of guitarists here in Brazil prefers guitars from other countries.Not unworthy, but people don't value this national treasure that is Tagima's guitars ...
I bought one to try. I always tried to play all lines of Tagimas and Seizi in brazilian guitar stores but somehow they always lack something. Lately I bought a T-850 a telecaster custom 70 alike and I liked - except for the pickups that I put a pair of Epiphone Probucker 3 pickups, and now it's fine. As guitars made of different woods I like this lineup Tagima made this year.
Some custom lines with Malagoli pickups should be nice too. Malagoli is a brazilian pickup boutique factory and have always nice pickups to offer.
I have one of the affordable models, TW-61, that I'm super happy with for the price. It was difficult to find any information on them in English, so I'm glad to see this!
Right? All the reviews are in Portuguese
I have one, it's an entry level Tagima and it really impressed me when I tried cuz it was very, very ocmfortable and it comes with a Varitone switch, all of this for a very low price.
It had some minor problems.(a tiny piece of the nut was broken, one of the screws of noe of the saddles were not good either and it had more hum than usual due to poor grounding. Plus I couldn't raise the pickups cuz there's only a piece of rubber supporting it which make some people think the pups are too weak when thay're actually kinda far from the strings). Well, I shielded the guitar myself, put a Graphtech nut, changed the screw and done! Ready to rock! Then I finally.done some mods and change the pickups and I'm really happy with the results.
I OWN A TAGIMA STRAT THEY MODDED IT FOR ME, THANKS TOUCH FOR THE MODS, IT IS AWESOME. THEY ARE A COMPANY THAT TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN THERE INSTRUMENTS! SO GLAD I DISCOVERED THIS COMPANY. I'VE ALSO PLAYED THE GUITAR PHILLIP IS USING AND IT IS A BEAYTIFUL GUITAR ALSO.
Phil got the gist of the brand right away. Here in Brazil, most of our brands make copies of Fenders and Gibsons. Their market "originals" are in the acoustic area. And since rock 'n roll is almost dead here, they don't make a whole lotta guitars. Also, the competition with the US companies' chinese-made electrics is unfair. I could have a Tagima, but my Epiphone Les Paul was less expensive.
I'm drawn to your channel every time by a review of a new guitar. Yet I am always impressed by your playing skills!!!!
TAGIMA is a brazilian company started by Seizi Tagima, a son of Japanese, raised in brazil.
After a years in the business, the company was sold and Seizi began another company, now after his first name; SEIZI.
With Seizi Tagima out, TAGIMA's new owners brought Marcio Zaganin, the best luthier in Brazil, like a quality control and production manager.
His boutique N. ZAGANIN (his brand) guitars are the best made in Brazil ever.
TAGIMA, IMHO, became a better brand after Marcio Zaganin was involved in the process, especially when they created the MEMPHIS line, produced in China.
I have four Memphis MG32's (Made In China) from the first lot, with alder bodies and they sound incredible after I changed all the electrics and pickups.
I can't complain about the hardware. Everything is still ok.
These guitars can be bought used for like 50 dollars in Brazil.
Very good demo, good playing, thorough, worth the time, if you’re shopping for a Tagima!
Sounds amazing Phil ! Have to check that out. Thanks for the tip.
Man, you can get great tone out of any guitar. Love your reviews!
We sold out of our first shipment of Tagimas in about two weeks!
Great to see this review on your channel Phil! Cheers from Brazil!
Just yesterday I was watching one of your videos from a couple, maybe three, years ago. Just wanted to say that your playing has really improved. You got the funk.
It looks and sounds fantastic! I have the Tagima TW61 Jazzmaster style guitar and love it. Great guitars and terrific tone.
Nice clear and balanced sound.
Great review Phil and nice playing! Thanks!
Oh man that guitar is killer!!! Look at that shape and color and the sound. This guitar is super rad.
Got a Mitchell HD400, for $240, and plays CRAZY good.....like on par with my $1000 Jackson. Maybe I got a freak build, but always play EACH guitar, it's amazing how quality control can jump.
Good balance between bright and thick. Interesting guitar. Cheers
I forgot I had my video speed at 1.25 and as soon as Phil started playing i was like whoa Phil is killin it. Phil always kills it but it was just extra killer
The thing with those "exotic woods" is that over time no one knows what's gonna happen, I have a E2 signature model and the poles that hold the floyd completely destroyed that part of the wood and I barely use the trem bar on that guitar.
The original luthier/founde is called Seizi Tagima, I think he sold the brand or something and now runs www.seiziguitars.com.br.
Kiko Loureiro used to have a signature model with Tagima before joining Megadeth
Kiko dropped tagima and get endorsed by ibanez before join megadeth. About the E2, should be a marupá body, this wood is ok for bodies, but need to be filled with a densier wood in the knive's part of the trem, to increase stability. Tagima made several E2 with that wood in the past, some are good, some don't.
It’s wood man... it does what any wood does. If it’s been dried properly then it’s fine. Nothing crazy is going to happen.
tenho uma tambem deu pau na madeira na ponte... tagima lixo demais pqp
@@ricardomp2085 Eu tenho uma desde 98. Uma Tg652 com Floyd e nunca me deu problemas. Troquei por Gotoh a muito tempo e continua foda. Acho que vc deu azar ou é muito ruim. hahahaha
@@FistOfRuin Guitarra veio lascada .... mal uso ela tenho a ja1 também que uso e tenho uma 735 das antigas , essa e2 que tenho veio com pau .. tu n tem a e2 home como que tu quer falar ? ja tive mais de 7 tagima e essa e2 veio com pau mesmo. Tagima hj em dia n compro nem fodendo as antigas até vai ....
Sweet axe. It’s like an offset humbucker Thinline. The crisp cleans are really gorgeous and get a sharp bite with the overdrive.
Dude that first Riff was sooooo cool
Nice review Phil, always cool to hear someone that can really play a guitar demonstrate it. Just playing a few power chords does not cut it when you are looking for tone and play-ability.
Tagima has a great value for the money here in Brazil. I have two of their guitars, the Blues 3000 (a ES-335 style semi-hollow guitar) and the Kansas-12 (a 12 string acoustic) and they are both great guitars that cost a fraction of what famous international brands would here in Brazil.
I JUST PLAYED one of those at Jim's Music Store in CA and was impressed.
I just saw one listed by Jim's Music Center on Reverb...
Damn, was not expecting that sound, fantastic stuff. The body style is a little wild, and I could've sworn I've seen that headstock somewhere before... Anyway, thanks for keeping us informed on hidden gem guitars. I'd love to see you review a Carlson, those are some real hidden gems and incredibly affordable, especially their PG series.
you are thinking Friedman headstocks arent you
Nice to see a review coming from outside of Brazil. There is a hype around here about these tagimas. They used to be terrible, but there was a change in production some time ago. Always had a foot back with them. However, although they get there by a quite low price, here in Brazil price is skyrocketing on musical instruments, including Tagimas
That combination of woods gives that guitar an awesome tone, it helps when you run it through a kick ass amp and the player knows his shit.
As soon as you hit that chord at 7'44 the organ intro from Won't get fooled again started playing in my head 😃 great tones, nice looking (and sounding) guitar. Love that headstock!
Nice one Phillip, big congrats from the UK I think it looks really good
Purely from a visual POV, I normally dislike odd body shapes and headstocks. Probably from having cheap electrics as a kid and longing for the Strat / Tele / Les Paul looks. That said... this is a really great looking piece of work!!!
Oh shit, wasn't expecting to see a Tagima guitar in here! Hahah. The name sound japanese because it is! The brand was founded by a brazilian luthier of japanese heritage called Seizi Tagima, and they're like the best national guitars we can get. Mr. Tagima left the the company and founded another brand of guitars called Seizi which are also pretty awesome! So nice seeing Brasil getting some representation on your channel, dude!
It's refreshing to hear that the lower priced line, may exceed the mid priced quality!
That's not what he meant, it would be crazy for a $800+ guitar to be better than a $100, he meant that overall, compared with other brands he was more surprised about the quality of the low tier guitars compared to other low tiers, than their mid and high end compared to others... I have one of their entrance guitars and exactly as he said they are great quality for the price but nothing compared to the $1000 dollar line but then again if you are on that 1k price range then there are so many other options.
you're guitar playing is getting really good mang. Thanks for these great videos :)
I have wanted a Tagima for years. My Brazilian friend had a great looking one. Never expected to see one here :)
As a brazilian i can tell you, i have never expected Phil doing this. Here this guitar is totally underrated and kind of undervalued,would you believe it?
Most of guitarists here in Brazil prefers guitars from aboard.Not unworthy, but people don't value this national treasure that is Tagima's guitars ...
There is even the the special guitars team guitars, that are a little bit costy, but come now with dinamrzio pickups, gotoh and wilkinson hardware and brazilian premier woods. Is a custom line , that sometimes is sold in stores here in brazil. Is worth the try, and even your money!
There is also music maker , made by a luthier called ivan lins. Great guitars! Worth your money!
Exact same situation for me.
I have same one with a Bigsby. I was very impressed with the fit and finish. Local dealer told me they are cutting prices to break into US market.
Cool review, and very cool picking.
I love my Tagima offset with two P90s! Greeat workmanship, feel, and sound, and the price was incredible.
Finally a review on English! I played a tagima in a guitar center and it played like a dream!!
I got a Strat copy from Tagima made in the early 2000s that is just fantastic. They are definitely putting out great stuff recently but the tele and strat copies made in the late 90s and early 2000s are a really great bang for the buck!
Green, no tremolo... Yup already a winner to me.
There is a version of the model with a Bigsby bridge for the ones who like it.
I love the cut out on the body. I won't call it an 'f' hole, because it's not at all the same style. I like that about it. So many hollowbody cutouts use that same basic shape. This looks as classy as an 'f' hole but has it's own style and the rest of the guitar looks amazing. The price seems right too. I'm never one to complain about small flaws like the burrs in the stop tail screw... I get you want a quality build for what you pay, but man the sound and feel will always come first to me personally over the perfection of every little inch of a guitar. but that green is REALLY nice. Nice job as usual Phil and thanks for exposing me to this brand.
Greetings from Brazil, Tagimas are very popular here, not the most afordable but great guitars stills. Loving the content my dude!
Been playing the tw61 jazzmaster by Tagima for a year or more and this has been my favorite guitar to date.
Your playing is great here Phil, thoroughly enjoying the content you put out!
Thanks Phil, that is beautiful. 🙂👍
Tagima sounds like the name of a lil pocket bike! The guitar sounds good & it’s color reminds me of a 70’s Gremlin!
Bought a Tagima Woodstock Strat for cheap. Best value guitar in the world.
Hey Phil, just about the woods, in brazil we don't have maple, not as many as in the US and Canada, so that's why the diferent woods, but pau ferro, is know as Ipê in brazil, and it's used because of how strong it is, that's why is called pau ferro, the translation would it be Iron Wood.
Phillip McKnight is good at that slap playing , travis picking and funky jamming. Best playing I've seen from you.
Man that thing looks so awesome. Shape and Colour is fantastic!
Man U Jam sounds great thank you for the video my friend let's start another band man
For a very brief moment at the start of the video when the top of the guitar’s graphic on the box was briefly visible, I thought you had rediscovered that line of guitars from a few NAMM shows ago that had a very...shall we say phallic shaped headstock. Hazards of watching these vids on an iPhone or similar. Going back to my tablet or desktop.
Thank you Phil for introducing us to Tagima. They look, sound and according to your evaluation, play pretty well. I’ll need to check one out.
It's cool, and kind of strange see this video and its comments, cause Tagima is such a common logo here in Brazil, but out of here, no one knows it XD
I have two incredibles tagimas, t505 and t484. They became my favorite guitars!