Music store visit w/ happy ending :)

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Plus, yeah the fact that it was a Tagima got me curious. As I said I like Kiko's playing in Angra so to see a Tagima here was kinda cool. Don't think I've ever come across one before, though the guy at the store said he'd had a bunch of them come in last year ..all different models. This was actually the last one he had.

Could'nt be happier that I snagged it

 

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More tapping & shreddig neoclassical fun....

Very fun axe to play 'cuz of how responsive & cuz of the sick overtones & the way it wails....

Also between this axe and the Xiphos I think they also kinda influence my playing ..like...with this one I play a bit looser , obviously w/ more bends and stuff & my playing has a rockier vibe (Uli Roth/Blackmore-style) whereas with the Xiphos...it actually does ssound more rigid/structured/modern (like Suicmez from Necrophagist..ok, he sweeps and I tap ..but structurally...that sort of modern linear rigidness.). When I play this axe (Tagima) I'm rocking out more and with the Xiphos it's more "metal". Probably has nothing to do w/ the way they play 'cause they both play like butter so Is it a psychological thing (?) or just ease/comfort w/ the thinner/strings and stuff.....who knows? :bigthumb:

Same track w/ my Xiphos..

 

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Same thing jammed w/ my Black Limba FGN Strat...cuz variety :bigthumb:

 

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Trippy Swamp Rock w/ the middle-bridge notch position selected....

Biting highs, raspy clanky mids, clear deep lows...just love this axe's tone!

Also the touch sensitivity, dynamics & responsiveness is out of this world. Contrary to popular (ie. wrong :laugh2 opinion you don't only get that when you're playng clean or w/ bugger-all gain

 

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I've seen Tagima's here in Texas in a few shops. They have their flagship line made in Brazil and they also have a line made in Asia under the same name. Really good quality instruments actually. The electronics in the imports are OK, not the best. Their Brazilian stuff is great though.

 

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This is actually an exceptional guitar...not just for the price. Feature-wise you don't get most of this stuff on $4000+ guitar's. (one piece real/African Mahogany body.. c'mon!)..and that "Bolivian Rosewood" fingerboard sheeet ..don't get me started on that! :lmao: I could just sit and gape at it for hours :bigthumb:

Was'nt kidding when I said I got very lucky with this one...

That's ^^ a nice colour in the video too...but I prefer mine

 

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Power metal w/ the neck pup...

what's cool /weird is how both pup's (neck and bridge, have'nt really used/checked the middle one yet) go into wailing"sustainiac-style" harmonic overdrive when you bend and hold a note like it's nothing....and that's despite the bridge being a humbucker & the neck being a single coil..they both do it equally well...

I really love guitar's that do that :bigthumb:

...the sustain this guitar has is unreal!

 

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Tagima axe w/ my PRS ArchonMk II & Laney 2x12 w/ Greenback 25's..

Power/melodic metal...

Have'nt played around that much w/ this amp since I got the JVM, so it was nice to crank it up for a change :bigthumb:

 

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JVM 410 w/ my Charvel Pro Mod for a bit of variety. TC Electronic Spark boost in front..

I probably like this pedal best in front of the JVM for solo's. Cuts through like the Boss SD-1 but with more body pretty much leaving your original tone unchanged..except that it 'pops' more in a mix & sounds a hair sweeter..

 

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Same thing w/ the Tagima.. :bigthumb:

 

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Another track w/ the JVM. This one's w/ the TC Electronic Mojo Mojo instead of the Spark. I kinda prefer it in general to the Spark cuz it's really warm & earthy/organic sounding..just makes your tone sweeter I guess, despite being very tight/precise. Warmer mids & a little less glassy in the highs than the Spark, which with the right guitar sounds fantastic :bigthumb:

It IS a bit tricky to dial in though..the Spark is quicker to work with..

 

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And Straight into OD1 Orange mode..no boost.

 

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Every time I pick up this guitar I realize just how happy that music store visit's ending really was :lmao:

Long blues rock jam with the middle-bridge notch position selected..

Ilove both notch positions and the awesome raspy/stratty tones w/ this axe...

Also, the Mojo Mojo is hard to beat when you dial it in right :bigthumb:

And of course... the JVM's the JVM

 

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Sorry ^^ that's actually OD-2 Orange mode.+ the Mojo Mojo..

 

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I have the Gain on OD-2 down at about 11:00 o'clock..cuz I'm using it with my pedals (OD's & boosts) and unlike most I tend to crank the gain knob up on the pedals (along w/ the level knob) rather than have it turned down all the way..it sounds better imo for recording at lower volume levels.

 

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And some sweet $60 tone from my Juarez Strat :bigthumb:


JVM & Mojo Mojo..same as the last video..

Just a wild guess but eh, maybe, just maybe .....$60 tone is in the fingers :18:

 

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Same thing again, but with my Brutus Live head/Eminence Legend GB128 1x12...

Things pretty much started out on a good (infinity) note (heh..'lil pun there) with the amp going into some beautiful/seamless harmonic overdrive ..I could've held that sucker till the end of the video if I felt like it :bigthumb:

Anyway ..always a pleasure plugging anything into my Brutus Live. It's a fantastic amp!

 

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My old PC from 2014 was giving me a bunch of problems, like cutting out/switching off suddenly etc and also had no space left...

So it was time for a new one...

Pretty much the same thing w/ an updated 14th gen Intel i5 processor & 3 TB's of storage so I'll probably die of old age before I run out of space

Also came w/ Windows 11, which does'nt seem to be too different from the Windows 10 that my old PC was running.. Does'nt come with an updated Windows Moviie Maker which kinda sucks. I d/l'd some free video editing thing I found. It works fine but is nowhere near as easy/straightforward to use as my old WMM in Windows 10..

Anyway, here's my first recording/video w/ the new PC>

i've got a lot of files and programs to transfer to it from the old one as well. Including my all Reaper projects, Ozone Mastering, guitar pics and some other family/personal stuff that should be a royal PIA and take me a while to get done. But all in all it's a relief having something that works properly :bigthumb:

 

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Oh yeah, That's my Tagima (bridge pup) and Line 6 DT50 head + Creamback M 1x12 cab

 

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$60 Juarez Strat (bridge) & The DT50/Creamback M again :bigthumb: