That middle position tone is killer! With just about everyone trying to sound like a Fender xxx or a Gibson yyy, it's nice to hear some nice, unique tones coming out of a well built but well-priced guitar.
Just got this same guitar. Didn't know anything about it. Basically an impulse buy lol! Bought it at a local shop. It was the best looking guitar in the place, and I needed a new guitar ASAP. To my surprise, it plays and sounds great!!
Great review Phil. I really appreciate how you don’t use all the buds words when defining what a tone sounds like. Explaining what full and warm means to you is a big plus
Great video man. Showing the different guitars and prices comparable to that was awesome. Nobody i have seen does that. Super important and you are the best in my eyes now
Right on Bro, another awesome vid! I think that the market for guitars in the $400-$999, new or used, has the most exciting things going on for me. That Tagima sure comes loaded with a lot of cool parts, and would be a really fantastic beginner guitar.
Watched your Tagima grace 700 review .which, by the way I enjoyed . So I went to Reverb and looked for one .found one . So I came back and watched your review again . Long story short . Went back to Reverb, and bought one . I know it’s not the same as playing it yourself , but your review pushed me in that direction . Thanks , will be watching more of your videos in the future . “Subscribed”
In my opinion under 1000 I'd almost always go Schecter but over 1000$ I'd go Ibanez. Cheaper Schecter models are far superior then the cheaper Ibby models
My son just bought a used Tigma Strat copy. Neck isn't thick but has a flat D shape to give a bit of the shredder feel. It has the same two-point trem and neck heel access as this one.
For a T-style in that price range, I would also check out one of the Michael Kelly guitars. Like the 53DB, 1954, or 1955 Custom Collection. And those come with the coil spliting.
English teacher for 25 years...use flustered or frustrated not f l u s t e r a t e d. I always learn from you and although I like the locking tuners on this Tagima, I like the sound of the new Slick SL55. The pickups are Tron, but have quick connect so any GFS humbucker size will work. That’s hundreds of choices. Also the $259.00 price leaves room to buy the $80.00 hard case also. I’m sold. You should review it and change the pickups about 4 times...PAF, Lipsticks, gold foil, mini humbucker and mixed (two different kinds). Keep producing this great content. Also, nice to know someone else loves gloss necks!!!
@@ShreddingFinn all the time on Reverb 499 PRS Standard SE, not the custom but the standard SE 24, it's not the flame top, I thought it was. Plus I think it's free shipping $499 free shipping. Tobacco, Whale blue, or Red Cherry
@@ShreddingFinn I bought mine for just over $400 after shipping and tax well blue it was worth every penny, maybe one or two years old and after I oil the fretboard and did my own setup it's absolutely fantastic
Got a SE standard in a trade and hated it. Ceramic magnet weirdness in a bad way and tuning stability sucked. Got it in a trade and proceeded to trade it for a good bit of cash and a Harley Benton TE Deluxe with quilted maple. Since burnishing the neck, it plays like a dream.
@@CapableFox64 good I'm glad for you, different people different guitars, mine has been fantastic, best "stock" tuners I've had, my 2001 Fender American doesn't have as good tuners
Phil, I think it's more fair if you pick up the Grace70 for the comparison. The Grace700 is their entry model of the series, as the HB fusion is not. The 70 is a way better guitar. And yes, the real deal is the Grace 7. All premium brazilian woods and gotoh hardware. FYI those are the retail prices here in Brazil: TE700 - usd 350 TE70 - usd 520 TE 7 - usd 1220 Another Brazilian brands that you have to know: N. Zaganin Music Maker Klingen Guitars Seizi (the former Tagima founder/owner. Seizi Tagima, a nippo-brazilian luthier).
I picked this guitar up at a local store, i had been eyeballing it for a couple weeks, there were a couple other guitars i almost went for, your video and the knocked down price sold it for me. That middle position is absolutely killer. 6 months later and i’ve done some upgrades. First I ended up splitting the coils, and swapped out some other electronics with some higher end stuff. But…..A week ago i dropped some pre owned SD vintage 59’s in it, and holy crap I cannot put it down. A week prior, late at night I ended up finding a Silver Sky SE available on GC’s site and pulled the trigger b/c who wants to wait. And don’t get me wrong, that SE is super sweet, but my Grace really sings now, it already had a certain vibe to it, but now i would get rid of the PRS before i parted with this. Middle and Bridge split with these 59’s, along with the guitar make possibly the best “split” sound ive been able to find.
Nice review! Guitar Max just did a review on a Slick tele style with two GFS filter tron pickups. Kind of comparable. The tagima looks way more polished, but the Slick has its own style and is a little cheaper.
Hey Phil! Nice review but I'd like to add 2 things regarding the Harley Benton you showed. There is a version of the exact same model but with a trem and it's the same price. It's also probably one of the cheapest guitars on the market that offers stainless steel frets. But for the price range you showed I don't think anything beats the ESP LTD T models.
Harley Benton fusions with stainless steel frets staggered locking tuners graphtec nut I feel so much better value way better the te tele version also has belly carv and beautiful tops
I picked up an FMT fender wth a spalted maple top with the duncan pups a couple of months ago. It's a dream to play, dunno if the top is a veneer on top of the maple cap but it has rapidly become my favourite guitar - needs better tuners but you can pick up for around 4-500 second hand.
Phil, actually Tagima is brazilian from the late 90s (I'm from Brazil). They had great first years and then went to a terrible bad quality era. For 6 to 7 years to now they really improved and are selling worldwide.
There's 2 other models, Grace 70 and Grace 7. The Grace 70 comes with a pau-ferro scale, and the Grace 7 comes with an ebony scale, Gotoh hardware and the body is chambered, so I guess it has a cap instead of a veneer. I don't have a precise info on this.
I would love to see you compare this style to what is offered by Michael Kelly. Their 50 series is really good value. Arm carve, belly cut, nice veneer finishes. Offered in classic tele setups to contemporary.
Hi, Phillip! Loving these videos reviewing the Tagima. I've been curious for a technical opinion on them for a long time. If possible, it would be awesome if you review one of the Brazil Series from Tagima. There are 6 models (Stella, Stella H3, T-805, T-900, T-910, T-920 and T-930). It is supposed to be some of their higher end instruments, with brazilian wood and stuff. Thanks for all your work, man. I've been a follower of the channel for a while now. Always good stuff!
I just finished a set neck tele build (complete body from guitar fetish for $80) and even with EMG 81/85, tone pros everything and locking tuners Im only $350 into it. It is a Korean body (cosmetic 2nd). While the Tagima LOOKS nice I still see no way Im forking over $500 for a Chinese made guitar. Not when you can get Korean for right in the same price range...and they have been the background mfr for the music world for decades. Those plants do some amazing work.
This was a great no bs review. I was kind of on the fence with the G&L Fallout I own and am just okay with and this guitar. I just see a few more features that I need like the 43mm at the nut, I hate having necks that are so narrow that it interferes with your technique. I am pretty much done with buying guitars unless they have the 43mm. I like the trem bar and the tuners. I have to admit I have the Tagima T635 Strat copy and it's way above and beyond what it price suggests and the neck is perfect. Anymore and I am just finding that the neck is THE most important part of the guitar, all other things can be adjusted. All the Tagima guitars seem to be 43mm that I have seen so that knocks out the harley benton 42mm and the G&L Tribute fallout 42mm for my personal tastes. The cheap Slick GFS guitars have 43mm however they use a scarf joint on the neck which is a no go for me. The title on this video says 007 instead of 700......
All good amps. The Katana is very impressive and versatile but a bit pricy, the Orange does one thing but does it well, the Blackstar is somwhere in between and has the stereo output which is pretty nice. Another option would be the Fender Mustang LT25 or the Vox VTR20.
Thanks for the effort putting this video together Phillip. I like this a lot, but yeah, IMHO it needs a coil split. For the price it should be included; so for me it's a deal breaker. Just my 2 cents ...stay safe 😉
Gotta ask. What is that cool looking strat style guitar with the olive drab body and the black fret board hanging on the wall over your shoulder??? Awesome...The ole Sarge needs one...
There is also a Brazil series of this guitar, with chambered body, stainless steel frets, ebony fingerboard, gotoh bridge and locking tunners, luthier made pickups, bone nut and I believe a real quilted maple top. Of corse way more expensive.
Nice! Love that "Quilt"!...along with nice tone and (it appears) great playability. I'm not a single-cut fan.... so I'd be looking for something in a Double-cut. I've got a Harley Benton CST 24T that I'm awfully happy with and at $205.00 shipped to me in the States ("B" stock that was flawless) it is pretty hard to beat.
Hey! In belgium and the netherlands we have a store brand called fazley. Its really cheap but i got one out of curiosity and i'm pleasantly suprised by it! Maybe something for you to look in to. The store is called baxshop.
Hi Phil/Phil’s community, is there anything I can do to further improve my partscaster build? Alder strat body, nice and light, finished well, copper shielded, contour heel Warmoth neck, 22 fret, stainless, tusq nut, vintage fender style string trees, fender locking tuners Gotoh 510 bridge CTS pots with blender mod 57/62 pickups Anything non-aesthetic that y’all can think of to improve this?
Would love to see you check out Wolf guitars....the price point is right there with this....I have their T style that has a body though 5 piece neck with a walnut body....after seeing your reviews of Wiggins Pickups I put a set of Texas wounds with Walnut bobbins in it and it rocks....very well constructed guitars.
Great vid and sweet guitar, but you triggered my ADD 40 seconds seconds in when you said his name. I instantly thought of Portlandia and for the rest of the vid, I had Fred Armisen in my head saying cacao!
nice sounding guitar, i thought the dual coils would ruin the tele sound but it seems enhanced, instead of just sounding like a regular dual coil pickup. Impressed! Although, I think you just cant replace single coil telecasters, no matter the brand. IMHO
@@Ndlanding well, i kind of need humbucker pickups sometimes but also love the SC sound for many of the stuff I do. There's this Ibanez, the S521 MOL that is incredibly affordable, has a HH setup but these can be split and has a very SCish sound to it. The guitar is UNDER 400 euros and it's beautiful, with the wizard III neck and everything. So I'm switching to that because it serves me better. My Harley Benton was actually really nice, the only complain I might have is that the fret work wasn't amazing but come on, it's a 150 euro guitar.
That middle position tone is killer! With just about everyone trying to sound like a Fender xxx or a Gibson yyy, it's nice to hear some nice, unique tones coming out of a well built but well-priced guitar.
Just got this same guitar. Didn't know anything about it. Basically an impulse buy lol! Bought it at a local shop. It was the best looking guitar in the place, and I needed a new guitar ASAP. To my surprise, it plays and sounds great!!
Thank you Phil, for the detailed useful information presented very clear and concise . another great video.
I'ts amazing to see the foreigns making reviews of brazilian guitars.
Cacau is my inspiration, for me the best brazilian guitat player.
Great review Phil. I really appreciate how you don’t use all the buds words when defining what a tone sounds like. Explaining what full and warm means to you is a big plus
And "sick" still means "ill". Fact!
Oh no! I want one!! Lol. Love how warm this guitar sounds!! So cool!!🎸
This sounds fantastic I think. Good job Phil as always!
Great video man. Showing the different guitars and prices comparable to that was awesome. Nobody i have seen does that. Super important and you are the best in my eyes now
I really like the contrasting tones between the pickup settings. Overall it seems like a really sweet axe.
Great video. More Tagima videos in the future I hope!!
Technical wood? That's wood that has been through some IT training.
GEEK wood! ;oP
not so good sound wise
It's a guitar with a mounted machine gun. Hot!
Held together with some Microsoft server patches!
Right on Bro, another awesome vid! I think that the market for guitars in the $400-$999, new or used, has the most exciting things going on for me. That Tagima sure comes loaded with a lot of cool parts, and would be a really fantastic beginner guitar.
It doesn't have humbuckers, but my G&L Tele was about the same price and quality was amazing with USA pickups too.
The Transparent Red G&L Tribute ASAT Deluxe Carved Top Electric Guitar has humbuckers and looks nice and comparable features and pricing.
Man, I become a real fan. Your Videos are so informative! I love it!
My favorite guitar channel on UA-cam! Thanks Philip!
Watched your Tagima grace 700 review .which, by the way I enjoyed . So I went to Reverb and looked for one .found one . So I came back and watched your review again . Long story short . Went back to Reverb, and bought one . I know it’s not the same as playing it yourself , but your review pushed me in that direction . Thanks , will be watching more of your videos in the future . “Subscribed”
Brazil na área, Cacau Santos é top dos tops.
From Leo: Cool guitar, but $500 buys some pretty remarkable Schecters and Ibanez guitars.
In my opinion under 1000 I'd almost always go Schecter but over 1000$ I'd go Ibanez. Cheaper Schecter models are far superior then the cheaper Ibby models
yes but those schecters and ibanez will be lower spec than this...
I'd buy an EVH wolfgang
Inexpensive Schecters are great bang for the buck!
in Brazil this is so much better than having a low price shecter or ibanez lol
usually in the same price range they suck and tagima is pretty great
G&L ASAT Tribute one of the best bang for buck I’ve found.
My son just bought a used Tigma Strat copy. Neck isn't thick but has a flat D shape to give a bit of the shredder feel. It has the same two-point trem and neck heel access as this one.
Thanks you have made my acoustic & Electric guitars play better
Fun new guitar, Merry Christmas Phil
G&L has the twin humbucker Tele with the quilted cap belly carve and is in the same price range.
And they sell like hotcakes ... that Transparent Red G&L Tribute ASAT Deluxe Carved Top Electric Guitar looks nice and comparable.
For a T-style in that price range, I would also check out one of the Michael Kelly guitars. Like the 53DB, 1954, or 1955 Custom Collection. And those come with the coil spliting.
Yes!!! I own a 53 myself. Very competitive in this price range. I love mine. Give it a try Phiilip!!!
I also got have the MK 53DB which is $100 less. Amazing guitar with splitable humbuckers. Belly cut and tapered arm rest. Sam Ash owns that company.
I have a 53db I bought on sale for $100 off. Pickups are not my favorite, but it is a very nice guitar.
Phil. have fam and friends in Tucson. went to your store back in 2016. love your stuff
I almost forgot. I used Richlite on my last build and I love it! It’s on a Billy Bo Jupiter Thunderbird. I wish I could send you pics!
For Brazilian customer is budget friendly, because cost about 1.800BRL, but on reverb for US customer is the double of the price lol
English teacher for 25 years...use flustered or frustrated not
f l u s t e r a t e d.
I always learn from you and although I like the locking tuners on this Tagima, I like the sound of the new Slick SL55. The pickups are Tron, but have quick connect so any GFS humbucker size will work. That’s hundreds of choices. Also the $259.00 price leaves room to buy the $80.00 hard case also. I’m sold. You should review it and change the pickups about 4 times...PAF, Lipsticks, gold foil, mini humbucker and mixed (two different kinds). Keep producing this great content. Also, nice to know someone else loves gloss necks!!!
Good work, my man. To my ears, that middle position has a certain warmth....I dig it more than the other comparable guitars you’ve had on the channel.
For that price point the PRS SE at $499 is to me the best value out there
@@ShreddingFinn all the time on Reverb 499 PRS Standard SE, not the custom but the standard SE 24, it's not the flame top, I thought it was. Plus I think it's free shipping $499 free shipping. Tobacco, Whale blue, or Red Cherry
I just saw some the other day plus you can find used PRS SEs one or two years old for under $400 sometimes
@@ShreddingFinn I bought mine for just over $400 after shipping and tax well blue it was worth every penny, maybe one or two years old and after I oil the fretboard and did my own setup it's absolutely fantastic
Got a SE standard in a trade and hated it. Ceramic magnet weirdness in a bad way and tuning stability sucked. Got it in a trade and proceeded to trade it for a good bit of cash and a Harley Benton TE Deluxe with quilted maple. Since burnishing the neck, it plays like a dream.
@@CapableFox64 good I'm glad for you, different people different guitars, mine has been fantastic, best "stock" tuners I've had, my 2001 Fender American doesn't have as good tuners
Phil, I think it's more fair if you pick up the Grace70 for the comparison. The Grace700 is their entry model of the series, as the HB fusion is not. The 70 is a way better guitar.
And yes, the real deal is the Grace 7. All premium brazilian woods and gotoh hardware.
FYI those are the retail prices here in Brazil:
TE700 - usd 350
TE70 - usd 520
TE 7 - usd 1220
Another Brazilian brands that you have to know:
N. Zaganin
Music Maker
Klingen Guitars
Seizi (the former Tagima founder/owner. Seizi Tagima, a nippo-brazilian luthier).
No comparison with the G&L Tribute ASAT? My favorite of the non-Fender Tele style guitars, and the pickups are killer.
Those sound great
I picked this guitar up at a local store, i had been eyeballing it for a couple weeks, there were a couple other guitars i almost went for, your video and the knocked down price sold it for me. That middle position is absolutely killer. 6 months later and i’ve done some upgrades. First I ended up splitting the coils, and swapped out some other electronics with some higher end stuff. But…..A week ago i dropped some pre owned SD vintage 59’s in it, and holy crap I cannot put it down. A week prior, late at night I ended up finding a Silver Sky SE available on GC’s site and pulled the trigger b/c who wants to wait. And don’t get me wrong, that SE is super sweet, but my Grace really sings now, it already had a certain vibe to it, but now i would get rid of the PRS before i parted with this. Middle and Bridge split with these 59’s, along with the guitar make possibly the best “split” sound ive
been able to find.
The Tagima guitars I have played have all been great.
Nice piece Phil, thanks.
Super popular here in Brazil. It’s a big brand with a lot of local supporters. I had a thinking myself.
I have a hagstrom with their version of "technical wood" I really like it
Not sure why engineered materials get a bad wrap, no body disses carbon fiber ???
I'm surprised the G&L ASAT Deluxe Tribute didn't get mentioned....
G&L makes great guitars. But they are made in Indonesia.
@@wonderingsoapjoseph212 G&L Tribute line is made in Indonesia and often with some G&L American hardware.
I love the Tagima love. Any reviews coming up on the Epiphones with CTS pots in the $379-$450 range?
Mine had frets like a roller coaster. Horribly unleveled. (Epiphone)
Nice review! Guitar Max just did a review on a Slick tele style with two GFS filter tron pickups. Kind of comparable. The tagima looks way more polished, but the Slick has its own style and is a little cheaper.
Pickups sound good. Looks great.
The HB fusion has SS frets
GAME-OVER....
And you can choose a floating bridge... and it's 100 less... click bait topic
kiko lureiro used to have some tagima guitars when he was with Angra band, nice video bro. !!! and nice guitar !!! excellent choice :)
LOVE the tone and in reality, the price is not that bad for what it sounds like!!
Hey Phil! Nice review but I'd like to add 2 things regarding the Harley Benton you showed. There is a version of the exact same model but with a trem and it's the same price. It's also probably one of the cheapest guitars on the market that offers stainless steel frets. But for the price range you showed I don't think anything beats the ESP LTD T models.
Harley Benton fusions with stainless steel frets staggered locking tuners graphtec nut I feel so much better value way better the te tele version also has belly carv and beautiful tops
Yep, and there's a tremolo version of the Fusion T and there are cheaper Fusion Ts which do not have roasted necks.
I picked up an FMT fender wth a spalted maple top with the duncan pups a couple of months ago. It's a dream to play, dunno if the top is a veneer on top of the maple cap but it has rapidly become my favourite guitar - needs better tuners but you can pick up for around 4-500 second hand.
Phil, actually Tagima is brazilian from the late 90s (I'm from Brazil). They had great first years and then went to a terrible bad quality era. For 6 to 7 years to now they really improved and are selling worldwide.
edited my comment, there were a few mistakes in there :D
What about the Chapman ml3 modern.
Tagima is a brand that's coming on strong. Almost bought one of their strat copies but went with an EART model instead.
I like, how was the tremolo system?
It was cool, felt like a Gotoh.
Please review the tagima jazzmaster style
Pickups sound interesting, solid look. Headstock looks a bit wonky to me, like it otherwise. Wonder if the pickups are 4 conductor?
There's 2 other models, Grace 70 and Grace 7. The Grace 70 comes with a pau-ferro scale, and the Grace 7 comes with an ebony scale, Gotoh hardware and the body is chambered, so I guess it has a cap instead of a veneer. I don't have a precise info on this.
“Very famender” is going into the urban dictionary.
I would love to see you compare this style to what is offered by Michael Kelly. Their 50 series is really good value. Arm carve, belly cut, nice veneer finishes. Offered in classic tele setups to contemporary.
Hi, Phillip! Loving these videos reviewing the Tagima. I've been curious for a technical opinion on them for a long time. If possible, it would be awesome if you review one of the Brazil Series from Tagima. There are 6 models (Stella, Stella H3, T-805, T-900, T-910, T-920 and T-930). It is supposed to be some of their higher end instruments, with brazilian wood and stuff. Thanks for all your work, man. I've been a follower of the channel for a while now. Always good stuff!
I wouldn't complain good clean bluesy tones on the neck
I just finished a set neck tele build (complete body from guitar fetish for $80) and even with EMG 81/85, tone pros everything and locking tuners Im only $350 into it. It is a Korean body (cosmetic 2nd). While the Tagima LOOKS nice I still see no way Im forking over $500 for a Chinese made guitar. Not when you can get Korean for right in the same price range...and they have been the background mfr for the music world for decades. Those plants do some amazing work.
This was a great no bs review. I was kind of on the fence with the G&L Fallout I own and am just okay with and this guitar. I just see a few more features that I need like the 43mm at the nut, I hate having necks that are so narrow that it interferes with your technique. I am pretty much done with buying guitars unless they have the 43mm. I like the trem bar and the tuners. I have to admit I have the Tagima T635 Strat copy and it's way above and beyond what it price suggests and the neck is perfect. Anymore and I am just finding that the neck is THE most important part of the guitar, all other things can be adjusted. All the Tagima guitars seem to be 43mm that I have seen so that knocks out the harley benton 42mm and the G&L Tribute fallout 42mm for my personal tastes. The cheap Slick GFS guitars have 43mm however they use a scarf joint on the neck which is a no go for me. The title on this video says 007 instead of 700......
Sweet guitar, i still have to try one of these guitars... 🙌🏻🎸
Nice guitar. How good is the tuning stability when using the Whammy bar?
It was great, but dive bombs will knock it out
@@PhillipMcKnight Always good to know how well the Whammy works. Thanks!
Nice Tele shaped Strat. I like it.
I would rock that thing without the maple veneer. I love how the back of that guitar looks.
I've got about $200
I like metal and blues
Do I get orange 20rt, Id core, katana?
All good amps. The Katana is very impressive and versatile but a bit pricy, the Orange does one thing but does it well, the Blackstar is somwhere in between and has the stereo output which is pretty nice. Another option would be the Fender Mustang LT25 or the Vox VTR20.
@@toastedphantom3007 I'm almost half tempted to just get a zoom and a soundbar lol
Review the slick sl 55!
I think these guitars have a sound all their own. And you either like it or not personally I really like the sound of these.
Thanks for the effort putting this video together Phillip. I like this a lot, but yeah, IMHO it needs a coil split. For the price it should be included; so for me it's a deal breaker. Just my 2 cents ...stay safe 😉
Dude check out the Yamaha Revstar line especially the 502....remember where you heard it ✌️
Sounds like a perfect guitar for blues and fusion. A la Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, in that vein...
Getting a Artist TC59 soon. Does it fit into your assessment?
A friend has one. It's beautiful and plays like butter, but damn it's heavy! Stay safe! 😉
Gotta ask. What is that cool looking strat style guitar with the olive drab body and the black fret board hanging on the wall over your shoulder??? Awesome...The ole Sarge needs one...
Technically wood.
Which is the best kind of wood.
Technically correct is the best kind of correct. Not so sure about technically wood...
Sawdust and small fibers pressed and steamed together with a little bit of a binder it's what I think it is
There is also a Brazil series of this guitar, with chambered body, stainless steel frets, ebony fingerboard, gotoh bridge and locking tunners, luthier made pickups, bone nut and I believe a real quilted maple top. Of corse way more expensive.
Howzabout the Fender Modern Player Tele? 3 pups with a splittable HB in the bridge gives a lot of options tonally. inexpensive too.
Tajima ftw! 🤘🏻
I played a Tagima Tele and should have bought it. I prefer the fuller fatter necks. My hand doesn’t cramp up.
Did you have to do anything to the trem to make it come back into tune so consistently?
Nice! Love that "Quilt"!...along with nice tone and (it appears) great playability. I'm not a single-cut fan.... so I'd be looking for something in a Double-cut. I've got a Harley Benton CST 24T that I'm awfully happy with and at $205.00 shipped to me in the States ("B" stock that was flawless) it is pretty hard to beat.
I'm looking at all your hanging guitars...your not into maple fingerboards are you..?love all your videos man thanks
Hey! In belgium and the netherlands we have a store brand called fazley. Its really cheap but i got one out of curiosity and i'm pleasantly suprised by it! Maybe something for you to look in to. The store is called baxshop.
Hi Phil/Phil’s community, is there anything I can do to further improve my partscaster build?
Alder strat body, nice and light, finished well, copper shielded, contour heel
Warmoth neck, 22 fret, stainless, tusq nut, vintage fender style string trees, fender locking tuners
Gotoh 510 bridge
CTS pots with blender mod
57/62 pickups
Anything non-aesthetic that y’all can think of to improve this?
Sounds great! Hey Phillip have you tried Sire Guitars in collaboration with Larry Carlton would love your thought!
Those are really nice
Would love to see you check out Wolf guitars....the price point is right there with this....I have their T style that has a body though 5 piece neck with a walnut body....after seeing your reviews of Wiggins Pickups I put a set of Texas wounds with Walnut bobbins in it and it rocks....very well constructed guitars.
My buddy works there in Huntington Beach there all set up here in the us.
I would definitely rock that Tagima
Good pickups. Sounds much more expensive than it is. Good vid
Phillip, how did you determine that the nut is made of bone?
I have a small buffing wheel and I buff the side and if it smells like burnt hair it is bone.
@@PhillipMcKnight I woulda never guessed in a million years. Thanks.
With Thomann charging $97. US for shipping lately, not to sure I'd keep considering them!
i’ve been waiting for you to do a review of these phil i love these guitars i want to get a few i have a freind who works for them he loves it there
Sounds ok Phill!
Great vid and sweet guitar, but you triggered my ADD 40 seconds seconds in when you said his name. I instantly thought of Portlandia and for the rest of the vid, I had Fred Armisen in my head saying cacao!
nice sounding guitar, i thought the dual coils would ruin the tele sound but it seems enhanced, instead of just sounding like a regular dual coil pickup. Impressed! Although, I think you just cant replace single coil telecasters, no matter the brand. IMHO
I got a Harley Benton TE70 and love it but I'm switching to ibanez now hehe
"hehe"? Please explain.
@@Ndlanding well, i kind of need humbucker pickups sometimes but also love the SC sound for many of the stuff I do. There's this Ibanez, the S521 MOL that is incredibly affordable, has a HH setup but these can be split and has a very SCish sound to it. The guitar is UNDER 400 euros and it's beautiful, with the wizard III neck and everything. So I'm switching to that because it serves me better.
My Harley Benton was actually really nice, the only complain I might have is that the fret work wasn't amazing but come on, it's a 150 euro guitar.
@@manuele.itriagom.728 Fair enough.
Finally, Tagima makes it on the show. Ok check out Brindley’s Music in Gilbert(?) anyway, that’s where I got mine.
He has actually talked about Tagima quite a bit in other videos
You are so lucky in the usa with the choice of guitars you have that we in Europe can’t get.
Love that middle position 👍
Can you review the chapman ml3 traditional and modern? Those are some cool T style guitars :)
Very cool. What about 4 strings. We need more bass