Zager ZAD-50

The ZAD 50 Acoustic Dreadnought is a great musical instrument and it rivals much higher priced Taylors, Gibsons, Ovations and Martins. The oveal quality of this guitar is excellent and is final inspected, tuned and personally autographed by Denny himself to make sure the guitar meets his personal satisfaction.

Sound great and rivals the higher end guitars. Gotta play one to believe it. I have a 1977 Ovation and the ZAD 50 is head to head with it in quality and sound.

This is a very well built guitar. You can't beat it for the price. Your an idiot or not much of a player if you can't tell this after picking it up and playing it for the first time.

I have only had it since Christmas, but it is built very solid and the finish is pristine. It should give you many years of service.

These guys have responded to several e-mails I sent to then within 24 hours. If you don't like the guitar for any reason, send it back for a complete refund, no questions asked. Try that at one of the major chain stores. This is a family business and they truely appreciate you business and want you for a repeat customer or to tell a friend about their guitars and service.

I've been playing guitars since 1965 and own 6 electrics and one Acoustic. I happened upon Zager Guitars by accident when I googled Zager and Evens after hearing their hit 2525 in XM radio. The ZAD 50 Acoustic Dreadnought is a great musical instrument and it rivals much higher priced Taylors, Gibsons, Ovations and Martins. The oveal quality of this guitar is excellent and is final inspected, tuned and personally autographed by Denny himself to make sure the guitar meets his personal satisfaction. Most of all the playability is excellent and it really sounds GREAT.

The sound is very rich and clean. Although only playing for a year, but a definite difference in the sound...greatly improved over my previous guitar

Nice factory set up. This is a major reason I was attracted to the company and I wasn't disappointed.

Very friendly and responsive, but no issues with the product. Nice on-line help via videos on the website.

I've been playing for about a year and wanted to move up in the quality of my guitar, realizing that I had to be reasonable about how much I spent. I see this guitar delivering tremendous value...and I do not define quality as inexpensive. The sound this guitar produces is head and shoulders above anything else I've heard. It is clearly a well-made and good looking guitar and I'm looking forward to playing it for years. I am extremely happy with my selection...I would defintiely repeat this purchase

The zad 50 is one beautiful dreadnaught acoustic guitar, with a flawless finish
Solid spruce top with laminated mahogony back and sides, mahogony neck
chrome grover tuners.

Sound is rich and full and I think superior to much higher priced guitars. Frets are customized, eliminating buzz, and making it easy to play.

No flaws, this is a quality product.

I know of no other guitar of this quality for the money

This is a full size acoustic guitar from Zager, made in the USA. The finish is extremely nice, very simple, but well done mother-of-pearl inlay on the body, easy to play design. Frets are spaced well on the neck for the average size hand/fingers, and the guitar holds tune very nicely. When Zager says this guitar is set-up for easy play, they are right on---
Very well crafted instrument overall. Accessories included an extra set of strings, digital humidity/temp gauge, and Allyn wrench for neck adjustment if necessary over time. No upper strap button, had to have one installed. Comes in nice case, with option for other cases when ordered.

Bright sound for acoustic guitar, with solid low notes, clear resonance.

Guitar action/frets/neck very easy to play. Nice quality finish and overall construction. Ready to go out of the case.

Haven't had this guitar for a long enough time to answer the above, but my son has had one for just under two years, and it has held up very well under almost daily play.

Zager extremely easy to deal with, very accessible from the get-go. Nice web site, phone numbers, and good communication. I haven't used the warrantee, but don't expect to have any problems if I have to in the future.

I have been playing for a long time, with a hiatus of constant playing for about 15 years until a couple of months ago, so am using this new guitar every day now. I like the way it sounds with vocals, and the way it holds tune. Pitch is critical to me, and this guitar fits my needs. I would have liked to have the upper strap button attached from the manufacturer, but have had one installed.

Beautiful workmanship and stays in tune.

Incredible sound and tone with the martin strings.

I couldn't belive that it was in tune when I opened it up right out of the box.

In the last year I've put it through many test and played it at all my gigs. I take care of my stuff and this guitar is very well made. I purchsed the black body.

It's never needed anything done to it. So I can't say.

I've been playing guitar for 35 years and still play everyday 2-3 hours. I have really never enjoyed playing and acoustic body ax before but this model the Zad 50 by Zager is all I have been playing for the last 11-12 months. I have a Strat and a Les Paul as well as some El Cheap O's and the Zager has proved to me to be very easy to play with a great sound. I'm 55 years old and my fingers are starting to feel pain from old age setting in. I would recommend the Zager Guitar line to anyone starting or pro.

Standard features, Inlay around sound hole, Grover tuners,Solid Spruce top.

Wide range of acoustical music

Set up perfectly,low action. Perfectly bookmatched top and back.

Have not owned it long enough to give an educated opinion.

Awesome,almost instant replies to e-mail. Live person answers when calling by phone!

Let me preface by saying I've been playing over 30 years although not professionally.
I recently purchased a Zad 80 and case from Zager guitars. The guitar arrived in five days after placing the order, Prior to ordering the guitar I had many conversations with Denny Jr. by e-mail. My e-mails were always answered within a few minutes. Denny's patience was inexhaustible. I'm not one to buy products online and rarely have. I happened upon Zager guitars accidentally when I was just goofing around on the Internet and looking at eBay. After visiting their sight I became intrigued. Their claims about their guitars seemed too good to be true, and I am first and foremost a skeptic. After many exchanges with Denny, and after reading their testimonials and scouring their money back guarantee for small print I decided I would give them try. When I received the guitar and opened it and I was shocked at how good it looked. At the same time I was also suspicious. I took the guitar out and stummed it a couple of times. It was only slightly out of tune. After tuning it up I could not believe the volume and beautiful tone that came from this guitar. But i thought, surely something must be wrong with it. I inspected it from head to toe and could find nothing wrong except a very very small blemish on the back of the guitar near the lower bout. Probably something that you would expect to see on almost any new product. I played around with it for a couple of days trying to find something wrong with it. I couldn't. Still unsatisfied Itook it to a local guitar Luthier (some one who builds and repairs guitars). I told him I had the opportunity of purchasing this guitar, and an equal opportunity of returning it. I asked him to check it over, check the intonation, etc.. Then I asked him what he thought the value of this guitar might be. He told me that a fair price for the guitar would be anywhere from $1800 to $2300! Again I was shocked! I asked him then if I were to pay $600 for this guitar would it be a good price? He exclaimed, definitely, no question! Well to be honest, I ended up returning this guitar because I decided it was still just too much money for me to pay. I called Denny and told him I wanted to return the guitar. There were no questions asked. I received a return label by e-mail and returned the guitar and received a refund. No problems.

I then ordered a Zad 50. Again I received the guitar in five days. When I opened the guitar I was equally shocked by its good looks, especially considering that it cost $200 less than the Zad 80. I took the guitar out of the case, tuned it up, and began to play. I was stunned. Absolutely stunned! Although the tone was slightly different from the Zad 80, the volume and brilliance of tone was amazing. This is one of the two best guitars I have ever owned or played (the other being a sad 80!). The intonation of this guitar is perfect. I mean technically perfect. I've had it tested. It is perfect! I don't see myself ever parting with this guitar. I have been playing for over 30 years so this is no small feat, and I don't expect any of you fellow skeptics out there to believe me anymore then I believed the other testimonials. But all I can say is believe. Whether you do or not is your choice. But believe me I would not have taken time that it took to right this review unless it was true. This review for Zager guitar is the only review I have ever written for any product. Enough said.
James

this is a satin finish dreadnought guitar with grover tuners. It has a relatively thin neck and is very easy to play. I bought the hard case and keep the guitar cased when not in use. I believe the guitar was made in 2005 the year I bought it. It is a solid top guitar.

The sound quality is fantastic, this is an acoustic guitar with no pick up. I had a gibson hummingbird that I bought new in 1970 this Zager is much easier to play it doesn't sound quite as good as the hummingbird but for the price I paid it is absolutely excellent. The action is very nice, after I had this guitar for several months it has become my only guitar and I have sold the gibson. Many of your readers are probably shaking their heads saying what did this guy do? But I can guarantee you this is one fine guitar with a great sound and is definitely easier to play than the gibson. At one point with the hummingbird I sent it back to gibson to have the neck reworked. Even after that was done the bird was harder to play than this Zager. I would highly recommend the Zager and I would buy another.

the guitar arrived at my home ready to play. It was tuned and I have to say it stays in tune for a long time..... The fit and finish were nearly perfect upon arrival. And it had a wonderful smell to it which it still does when I open the case.

I don't play professionally, I play for family and friends and the guitar feels like a keeper. It was hard for me to part with my hummingbird, it was so beautiful and felt like you could drop it from a 10 story building and do no damage! The Zager doesn't feel that stout but it does feel good, real good in fact. And I know that whenever I open that case the Zager will perform beautifully. It has actually made me a better player. I have been playing for (I hate to think about it) 40 years.

I haven't had to get it repaired but when I first got it I wasn't sure I liked it and called the factory. I actually got Denny Zager Jr. and he said no hard feelings just send it back..... well I thought about it a while and played it a lot for a few days... I had been looking at many guitars and wanted something new and the Zager seemed like the best of what I had been looking at. Well those few days of playing changed everything for me, I love the Zager and have sold the hummingbird.

I looked at lower end Martins and gibsons in the $700.00 range. I looked around at many others including Takimini in the $400 to $600 range. But then I found Zager and started reading about how Denny Zager built his guitars and so I tried one and if this guitar was damaged, stolen or lost I would definitely buy another Zager and I would probably buy an even more expensive one. This Zager was in the $400 to $500 price range and it sound and plays like a $2,000. guitar.

temp sensor in the case. strung and tuned to a T. Beautiful finish.

I've been playing for quite some time (not professionally.. mainly for my own amusement) and after reading the reviews of this guitar, I thought I would take a chance to see how it would play. After breaking it out of the box, and one chord, I was in awe. A full sound, easy fingering, actually the first guitar that made me sound like a half-way decent guitar player. For once!!!

Quick email replies and order status and customer service. Wonderful.

SOLID-TOP
DREADNOGHT
GLOSS FINISH
GROVER TUNERS
ROSEWOOD NECK

THIS GUITAR HAS A WONDERFUL RICH SOUND

THIS GUITAR CAME FULLY TUNED AND SET UP. THE ACTION IS SOFT AND EASY TO PLAY. TOP QUALITY SET UP BY ZAGER HIMSELF.

JUST GOT IT. BUT THIS IS A SOLID GUITAR

TOP NOTCH

FOR THE PRICE THIS GUITAR IS A GREAT VALUE

Natural Finish

Beautiful Acoustic Guitar, rich full sound.

I got this guitar from Denny Zager from Zager guitars. The guitar is a work of art. This is my 2nd guitar I have purchased from Zager guitar and I couldn't be more pleased.

This guitar is tough, durable, solid and feels good in your hands. It plays beautifully and I would use it for any occasion.

I have called and emailed questions/ concerns and they were always answered promptly and professionally.

I have played about 4 years. I have been happy with the first one and still have it, but decided to upgrade this year. I will use both, as they are both wonderful instruments.