Great Zager Guitars Review from David Dunkin

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My zager came in today, by far reached all my expectations, one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen, great to ad to my collection.  I've played the dreadnaught series 10 years ago, and I have to say the OM is just as clear just with a more treble tone.  

The mids are just ridiculous, by far the most wonderful sounding guitar I've ever played.  I wanted one for so long now that I'm overwhelmed with joy.  Thank god there's an American guitar company out there like you guys,     I'm speechless... I'm so glad I ran into your guitar company 10 years ago.

 Great job ZAGER guitars.  I promise to share my joy of your company to others especially my students, thanks so much.

The Best Acoustic Electric Zager Review from James Wingfield

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I have received my new guitar and am sooo pleased. My girlfriend was there when I unwrapped it and I think she was as excited as me. The guitar is a piece of art and is stunning. I am very pleased with the guitar and could hardly put it down all last weekend. I am a beginner player and have been playing an Ovation which, I feel, has a great sound but there is absolutely no comparison to the Zager.

 My girlfriend does not play and she instantly noticed the difference between the two sounds. She even commented that she was enjoying listening to me practicing as she said it sounded almost angelic! Most times people are running in terror covering their ears! I had tested Taylor, Martins and several other higher end guitars up to about $4000 and there is absolutely no comparison in playability and the sound of the Zager ZAD80 is, in my opinion better. 

The guitar has a sound which is much clearer on the bottom end than the Martin and the high strings have clarity better than the others I had tried. I thank you so much for this as I have been looking for this sound for quite some time.

 I will be buying more guitars from you in the future and will not hesitate to recommend your product to other players.

Paul Muller Zager Guitars Reviews

I was looking for a good guitar where my son can play it without causing him sore fingers and callous. I play the guitar for years now and I know it will be painful once he gets the hang of it so I looked for one. That’s where I found out about zager guitars. 

Zager Zad80

Zager advertised their guitars as easy to play and perfect for guitarists who doesn’t want to experience anymore sore finger and callous but still have this great sound quality as better as other guitar brands. 

So I bought one for my son. I bought a second hand Zager Zad80. At first, I was ot sure about the purchase but it was a steal price so I did. It was still in top condition even though it was second hand and sued for a year already. Not only that the sound quality surpasses my Martin. 

My son love using it. He said it doesn’t hurt his fingers at all no matte rhow long he use it. He even brings it as school that’s why i’m happy to report that it’s a very sturdy strong guitar.

Zager ZAD 80 Review by Dave

Features :

Made in 2010 modified by Zager in Nebraska. It has a solid cedar top with laminated rosewood sides and back. No electronics. Gold plated Grover tuners. Thin neck of rosewood. The only thing missing from comparable models (and not all in my research) is that the saddle and saddle are corian, not bone.

It's a standard dreadnought with the features you'd expect. This is a really beautiful looking guitar.

I thought the ZAD 80 compared VERY well in features and price with these models.

Sound : 9
I tried the 50CE first and found the sound too "brilliant" for my taste. But the sound on the 80 is a really nice, warm sound. This is what I was hoping for when I traded up from the 50ce. Very similar to some of the higher end Martins and Taylors I've tried, not quite as resonant or rich but pretty darn close. I want to try slightly higher gauge strings as I think that will make it a little more resonant and probably louder.

An experienced guitarist friend said the sound is very well balanced.

If you like a rich, warm sound you'll like this guitar.

Action, Fit, & Finish :
The action is very low, just as the web site explains. The extra light strings make it play almost like an electric. This is also one of the reasons I went with Zager: you get a good sounding guitar that is already set up well so you don't have to take it in and incur extra expenses.

The 50CE I got first had buzzing issues. They worked with me to try to get rid of them, but I could never fully to my satisfaction. The 80 has NO buzz (well, my instructor can make it buzz but he's pretty heavy handed), it feels really solid everywhere on the fingerboard. Not trying to discredit the 50, I may have gotten a lemon.

Can't find any flaws with the setup, I think it's excellent.

Reliability/Durability :
It has a high gloss finish that should hopefully stand up well. I'm an amateur who doesn't gig (my biggest concern is that my two young sons will knock it over :)). The construction seems very solid, but I can't really speak to this topic as I've had it less than a week.

Customer Support :
Zager is very good to deal with. They answer questions via email very quickly, and the phone support dude is great (that's right, it's a guy that picks up not a voice mail system).

I got the 50CE. Played for about 3 days. Went on vacation for 10 days. Came back and played for another 2 weeks. Tried to fix the buzz and became increasingly unhappy with the brilliant sound. Talked to Zager about it. They offered to send me the 80 so I could try it. No charge to me for shipping either way. I'm sending the 50ce back today and applying the cost to the 80. In my opinion this is EXCELLENT customer service.

Overall Rating :
I've been playing for about a year. Had an entry level guitar before this one. So my biggest hurdle to overcome in this purchasing experience is my own lack of knowledge. I've done a lot of research over the past month, including playing a lot of high end guitars, and have become much more competent when it comes to judging guitars.

The ZAD 80 competes VERY well with other guitars in the $900-$1500 price range. You get a lot of value when you purchase this guitar. And you'd be supporting an excellent independent family owned business by purchasing here.

The main reason I'm writing this review is to provide some useful information to folks looking at Zager, as I have learned a lot during my purchase experience (info I would have really liked to have).

If you are looking at Zager Guitar, don't worry about purchasing online as this is not an issue. I recommend the ZAD 80 over the 50ce as the sound is better (at least to my taste) and you get something that has higher quality materials for a small increase in price.

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