Zager ZAD-50CE

Lovely guitar with a nice satin finish. Dreadnought with non locking tuners, thin neck scale included picks, tools, and others. full controls on amplifier.

It suits my style very well. I play unamplified as much as amplified and have found it to be a very versitile guitar. It works well with every amp and sound system I have tried it with with no fuzz, squealing or feedback. The sound is full, rich and clear-especially when amplified.

I like the sound and would love to play it amplified more.

The guitar was well made at the factory, and was then hand modified by Denny Zager I am very satisfied with the action--very easy to play, but not too low as to cause buzzing on the frets.

The finish is good

It seems like a very well put together guitar that will stand heavy use. I have not had it long enough to say positively, but everything is solid, and I have definately used it on gigs without backup.

It has a 100% warrenty, and the people I dealt with were very professional, but very friendly and helpful. They went out of their way to make sure I would be satisfied. I have not needed any repair work.

I have been playing for two years, and have played 6 and 12 strings, electric, acoustic and some bass.
I would certainly (and have) recommend the Zager guitars, and would buy there again.
The only thing that I would have liked better was if there was a strap button on the top of the body as well as the bottom.

My Zager ZAD50 CE is a cutaway and has a natural finish.The grover sealed tuners work great.I have large hands and the wide flat fretboard is very comfortable for me. The neck is on the thin side which is my perfered style. The guitar's bodies are made in Maylasia I believe, and then shipped to Zager where they are finished.Whats great about these are there are no laminates.Solid Spruce top,Mahogany sides and back.They look and sound great.It has fishmen electronics with built in tuner.Zager sends a lot of extras such as strings,picks,guitar stand,T-shirt and even a polroid pic of Denny Zager working on your guitar.Although cases or gig bags cost extra.

I am a worship leader and I needed a quality acoustic/ electric guitar.I was looking at low end Taylor's and some Gibsons.They sounded good but for my budget I could only afford Taylor's with laminted sides and back or Epiphone Gibsons.I ran across Zagers by word of mouth and for the same money I could get a solid wood acoustic.The sound is very bright almost piano like.It is loud even unplugged and the Fishmen electronic give it gret sound through the sound system at church

I bought one of the discounted blemished models, but all I could see wrong with it was some pick marks on the pick gaurd.The playability of this guitar is amazing.The nut and tail piece are custom worked by Denny and the bracing is scaloped for extra sound. The only drawback is that you can not use heavy strings on this guitar which I never use anyway but if you prefer heavy gauge strings this is not a guitar for you

I have had this guitar for a month and it has never let me down.They only have a rear strap button but they included a button for the front but I had to have it installed myself.

This guitar features a lifetime warrenty and the staff is very helpful.But I have never had any issues with this guitar yet.

I have over 30 years of rocking and rolling, touring in bands like Question Mark & the Mysterians and so many club acts I can't name them all, But since 2001 I have been just worship leading.I would recomend this guitar to anyone who is considering a low end Taylor or Gibson or even beginers. This guitar plays so easy you can play all day without hurting your fingers.The sound would compare with guitars 3to 5 times its price.

Natural
Realy great clear finish
Dreadnought cutaway
String-thru body
Grover Tuners
Neck is thin and eash to navigate.
Purchased their hardshell case with humidity/temperature instrument
Had a neck adjusting wrench
Have not located where it was made, or year.
Has a wide range of controls, and built in tuner. Piezo pickup.

It works well as a hobby or for a returning guitar player.
Have a peavy amp, but doubt it will be used much. The guitar has full rich sound.

Takes a bit more reaching around the body than my thin body Gibson.
I think the fingers will get trained to work with this.

The best setup I have ever used.
Pickups work well, so feel it is correct.
Can hardly tell the top is bookmarked.
Can't locate any flaws.

I think it will stand up.
Hardware looks like it should last.
Finish is as good as any I have seen.
Only one strap button - might add one later, but will most likely tie around the back of the nut.
I have no doubt that I can depend on it.
I would be happy to use it without a backup.

I have no doubt that I could get it repaired.
It has a lifetime warranty.
So far, I got answers to any question I have had, and quickly.

I am 72, and started at 15. However, I am coming back after a 30 year layoff. I have a couple very old Harmonys, and a Gibson E330TD
I think everything was covered in their web site.
I would no reservations about replaceing it with another Zager.
Love everything about it. Only "dislike", is retraining myself to reach around the large body. Looked at Martin, Gibson, Epifone, Alverez, and a bunch others I can't recall. I chose this one, because I thought I could afford it, and their information made sense.
It would be nice if there were a strap button where Denny recomends placeing one.
I think this is a winner.

I recently purchased the Zager ZAD50CE, in natural. I also purchased a custom wood guitar case with it.

The ZAD-50CE Acoustic/Electric
built in transducer and electronics package
Full size venetian cutaway box
Onboard electronics package with equalization
Built in electronic tuner with LED readout
- Venetian cutaway box
- Solid spruce top
- Mahogany back & sides
- Sealed "Grover" Tuning Gears
- Built in transducer
- Onboard electronics & EQ
- Onboard electronic tuner
- Guitar strap audio jack
- Abalone inlay rosette
- Tortoise shell pick guard
- Gloss finish
- Hand carved custom nut
- Hand carved custom saddle
- Hand filed frets
- Scalloped X-bracing
- Rosewood fret-board
- Rosewood bridge
- Genuine "Martin" strings
- Zager EZ-Play Modified
- Lifetime warranty
- 100% money back guarantee

The sound that comes out of this guitar are incredible. I have played guitars that were cheaper, and some that were much more expensive, this sound compares with the best that I have played. The highs are bright and crisp, and the lows carry very well. The intunation on this guitar is right on.

The guitar arrived a little out of tune, but with the onboard tuner, it was in tune within seconds. The modified string science that is used on this guitar make it very easy to play. I was able to play for hours with no finger fatigue. And the sound...

Because I recently purchased this guitar, I cannot attest to durability, other than to say it appears to be very well built, with amazing attention to detail taken with it.

The people at Zager are incredible. This appears to be a small company with that down home feel to it. All communications are dealt with directly, honestly, and personally by Denny Zager Jr or one of the staff in the office. Very friendly. This area if very important to me, and they excel at it!

I've been playing for over 23 years on acoustics and electrics. I am not a professional by any stretch, and I love to play more for myself and family, and occaisionally at church. I was impressed when I first looked at this guitar online, and with all the positive ratings I felt it was worth the risk to order one. I can only say that I would buy it again for twice the price, and I would recommend this guitar to everyone that I know who plays, and especially to those who want to learn without the frustration that often accompanies a difficult beginner guitar.

My guitar is a clear finish acoustic/electric with Grover tuners, solid spruce top, mahagony back and sides, and a rosewood neck.I don't know much about electronics so I won't offer an opinion. I am not sure where it's made, but the "easy-play" is put on by Denny in Nebraska I believe. It arrived in perfect condition. It is definitely not a "student grade" guitar, I'm dreading the first scratch I put on it.

I took my guitar to my instructor for his opinion and he was very impressed by the sound and how much bass it had being new. The cutaway style does diminish the volume some over my old full size acoustic, but the tone is far superior. I like to play Bob Segar, John Mellencamp, some Pink Floyd, The Beatles and any classic rock that has a rythm that you know without a word of the song being sung. If you ever hear me sing you'd understand why. Songs with a variety of hammer-on, slides, pull-offs and the like sound really well because the fullness and clearness of this guitar is fantastic!

This is where this guitar shines in my opinion. I'm a 53 year old lefty who has only been playing for about three years. I was ready to just hang it up because I just didn't have enough flexibility to advance and after just thirty minutes of playing, my right hand would ache from the base of my thumb to base of my index finger. I can now play for two hours with hardly any discomfort at all. It didn't turn me into Clapton, but just being able to sit down and work on my playing for hours is definitly helping. Chords are easier to form and the guitar stays in tune.

This guitar is very solid and the the finish appears very durable. How well it would withstand live playing I would imagine would depend on the style you play. It is strung with extra light strings and heavier strings are not recomended. If you like to hammer your acoustic, this is probably not the guitar for you. The sound is full and clear, if I was performing in public, it would be the guitar I would choose. Everything on this guitar reflects quality. Can you play a guitar any other way but live?

The guitar has a lifetime warranty and barring any problems with the electronics, I don't expect I'd use it. This was the only choice they offered for a lefty like me. I wasn't looking for anacoustic/ electric guitar when I started out so I felt I was paying an extra hundred dollars for a built-in tuner, but now that I have it, I just gotta get an amp. Denny jr. has been very prompt at answering all my questions although their website is set up so well that I didn't have very many to ask.

I have only been playing for three years. My only other guitar is a Hohner acoustic with a solid spruce to and maple back and sides. My daughter has a very nice Alvarez and my Zager blows them both away. I would buy another one in a heartbeat. For us lefties, there are not many choices sitting out there in the music shops. You either get the student special or the professional performance model that is priced in the thousands. Nothing I picked up played as easily or sounded any better than my Zager. I would put it up against anyone of my friend's guitars.

MAHOGANY SIDES AND BACK SOLID SPRUCE TOP
SEALED GROVER TUNERS. HAND FILED FRETS, HAND CUT BRIDGE AND NUT, ROSEWOOD SADDLE ROSEWOOD NECK. ONBOARD TUNER, ONBOARD TRANSDUCER, ONBOARD EQ MARTIN STRINGS

FULL RICH SOUND STRUMMING OR PICK. AWESOME TRUE SOUND WITH TUBE AMP AND SOLIDSTATE AMP. COUNTRY, SOFT ROCK, 70'S , 80'S,
HAVE SO CALLED "TOP OF THE LINE GUITARS" GIBSON, FENDER ECT. tHE ZAGER IS NOW MY # 1 PLAYER

GUITAR CAME OUT OF THE BOX IN TUNE , ACTION PERFECT, FINISH AND FIT PERFECT.

THIS GUITAR HAS BEEN PLAYED HARD FROM THE TIME IT CAME OUT OF THE BOX. MY OTHER ACOUSTICS ARE NOW FOR SALE AS WELL AS SOME OF MY ELECTRICS. NO FEAR OF USING WITHOUT BACK-UP

GUITAR HAS 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INCLUDING SHIPPING AND HANDLEING. LIFE TIME WARRANTY WIYH ON LINE HELP CENTER

BEEN PLAYING OFF AND ON FOR 30 YEARS. IF LOST ARE STOLEN ONLY A ZAGER WOULD DO. LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT GUITAR AND CAN THINK OF NOTHING TO MAKE IT BETTER.

- My ZAD50 CE is a full size Dreadnought, with a solid spruce top, mahogany back & sides, rosewood bridge, rosewood fret-board, hand waxed and gloss finish, scalloped X-bracing, hand carved custom nut, hand carved custom saddle, hand filed frets,sealed Grover tuning gears, Abalone inlay rosette, Tortoise shell pick guard. Also harware for a strap peg, three picks and a new set of strings- Martins, came with the purchase ( also bought a hardwood custom case on sale at an honest on sale price)
It came with a 100% money back guarantee and a lifetime warranty.
I purposely bought a slightly flawed instrument with an "invisible" hair thick scratch near the tuning pegs and saved enough money to cover the shipping.

I play Celtic style and folk style and various styles of hymns. The sound is so right and what I was looking for. The overall sound is very consistent even with a capo up to the fifth fret. Nice tones, very bright highs and nice deep lower strings. Very balanced especially for finger picking. (I also play Classical on another instrument).
I can't say thee is anything I dislike about the sound except thati f you do some streching up for effect at the first string higher frets it seems to grate a wee bit on the fret.( Although I would very rarely play that way) But then the setting for the strings is very low which makes the name Ez Play true to its logo.

The custom action is like no other I have played in an acoustic. Much closer to a really good electric.

This guitar should hold up well. Hardware is solid, finish is very well done. No worry about a back up. Have not had to put it through any rigorous use yet but I don't handle a guitar in rough environments or long distance traveling

Excellent. Period

I have been playing for 39 years.
I also own a custom made Classical guitar made by Renato Bellucci in Paraguay.
I still have a Guild D-25 which the Zager will replace . I have had it since 1982. It is a bit beat up, needed some bridge work and the neck is getting a little narrow for these older hands. I wold replace it immediately with a Zager.
Favorite feature is the ease of the neck and fretboard on the left hand, especially with a little bit of arthritis.
This may be an overglowing review but it is an honest one. This is a really wonderful instrument.

This steel-string flat top acoustic is a cut-away design with built-in transducer and eletcronics.

I especially like the built-in tuner. The finish is very deep gloss,a nd it highlights the grain of the wood. I have found that the guitar is very playable with easy action. The neck is slim (like that on many electric guitars), and you can get your average length thumb around to the low E string to press it down (as I do often). I would have preferred a slightly thinner turn at the back sides of wither side (that is, low E and high E) of the neck, but I have gotten used to that (and did within a few minutes of playing). On this point I am being picky.

Tuners are very smooth.

I bought this to supplement my Tacoma Chief, which has a very tight and bright sound.

The sound is very open and balanced. Very good sustain throughout its range.

I play mostly finger style, and I like that the sound quality is balanced whether I pluck with fingertips (skin) or nails.

a beautiful job. This is a very pretty instrument with fine fit and finish

I have only had the guitar 2 months, but so far it feels very solid and well made.

Excellent.
I bought from Zager directly.
They answered all my questions up front and were very patient.

After the sale, they continued to be very responsive.

I wish all guitar builders and sellers were this good.

Go to zagerguitars.com fro the specs. This guitar is the best quality acoustic/electric guitar ever made by the nation's best master luthier. I've been playing rock/folk/rock/country/pop/alternative everything acoustic guitar since the age of five. That's 38 years as a musician. Denny's been making Zager and modifying Martins since 1969. You HAVE to play/own one to know what I'm talking about. EZ play doesn'y mean it plays itself...it means it's modified to play like a $3000 top end...sound like one...yet affordable to all of us true musicians who have priorities and choose not to spend big bucks for a "Brand Name" Taylor or Martin. If I had a "sugar daddy" I'd still stay with Zager. The best acoustic guitar ever made in the USA.

no effects...plugged into Mackie powered PA system. Sounds bright, rich and full in tone. People always ask...what's this Zager??

sweet low action with no fret buzz

this is made for live guitar playing, finish is top of the line, extremely dependable, rarely even needs to be tuned...yup, rarely. The only reason I'd have another Zager for back up is if I break a string and don't have time between songs to change it.

Zager Guitars is a small family-owned business based in Lincoln, NE. Lifetime warranty. Staff is friendly and always available via live chat and/or e-mail. Denny even offers guitar lessons on-line for beginners to advanced students.

If it were stolen I'd cry, then get angry...calm down call my insurance agent and order another guitar from Zager. I shudder to think.

I've been playing guitars my entire life. I'm a Fender freak for electric bass and electric six-string. I've played all kinds of acoustics and have owned a new Martin. Even that one wasn't as sweet as this Zager.

If you don't own one, I'm sorry for you. Check 'em out.

Beautifully made, same outstanding quality as a Martin

Sound is unbelievably fantastic for a guitar in this price range.

I always had problems due to a disability, the Zager easy play set-up allowed me to play and not give up.

I have had mine for over a year and have had no problems.

Have contacted them a few times and got immediate professional responses.

Outstanding value and top customer service.