Zager ZAD-80

This new Zagar guitar is beautiful, clean, well crafted and perfectly set up. The main features I love is the extremely low action, the slightly wider spaces strings and the ease of playability. As a dreadnaught accoustic, there are few features other than the feel, sound a playbility....this is a great guitar and considering the price, it is a gem.

This guitar sounds great. It is wonderful in the lows, mids and highs. It has rich sound, similar to my Martin D28 and yet the sound is a little brighter.

I have never bought a guitar from via the internet, so I was a little nervous about the quality of sound, finish, etc. When it arrived I put is under bright lights and examined every detial, looking for a flaw or something to disappoint me. I not only found nothing wrong with it but am amazed at the worksmanship. The wood is gorgeous, the finish is without flaw and there is no evidence to suggest there has been any modification at all. It looks like it came right from a famous manufacturer like Taylor. A beautiful instrument and for less than $750....I am blown away. Oh and the case is wonderful as well.

I just got it so cannot comment here. the intital quality is perfect so I look forward to so many years of enjoyment.

I corresponded iwth Denny's son Dennis. We must have exchanged 10 emails to help me answer my questions, choose the right model and arrange for expedited shipping. What a delight my serivce was. When I recieved my guitar is had a few wonderful picks, some extra strings, some great literature about my guitar and a poloroid of Denny playing my car just beofre it was shipped to me. I am a big fan!

This guitar is fabulous. I have a Martin D28 and a Taylor GS7 which I love and yet I honestly believe this new Zager ZAD 80 is easier to play and sounds every bit as great as my others. I ordered this guitar based on all of the things I had heard about how Denny sets up his guitars with low action and slighlty larger space between the strings and a few other small but critical tweaks in "string science". I spent less than half of the money on this guitars as my others and it sounds as good or dare say, even a little better.

I recently purchased a Zager Zad 80 Acoustic guitar. I own two other guitars of much higher purchase price and bought this guitar as a take anywhere guitar. This guitar is far to nice to take anywhere. It is a beautiful guitar and plays so easy. No buzz extremely forgiving, and NICE. Plays easier than either of my other guitars. Mike from Utah

My daughter has never played. She tried out the ZAD and immediatly was hooked. She also tried my other two higher priced guitars and prefers the ZAD hands down. The ZAD 80 I have sounds and looks GREAT

THE GUITAR LOOKS GREAT In fact to nice to just pass around the campfire.

I've only had this guitar a month It appears that it has what it takes to last but only time will tell. I would however totally depend and do depend on it.

I have had no problems but it does have a warranty and the company has followed up with questions to be sure I was satisfied and I am

I would definatly buy it again. Though I wish it had a strap pin on the top.

My Zager ZAD-80 Acoustic is brand new and was made in the USA. It has six frets. It has a 3 piece back which looks amazing and on the front has a brillant looking abalone inlay around all edges of the face and sound hole.

As far as the sound of my Zager guitar here is my testimoney on it: I just received my Zager Guitar and I felt obligated to let all posible buyers out there know that these Guitars are the REAL DEAL. With the 100% money back guarentee I felt like I had nothing to lose. My guitar instructer has been playing guitars and teaching professional guitar players for over 20 years. I had asked him about purchasing a new guitar and he recomended at the time a Martin D-28. When I brought my new guitar to my lesson this week, he was so amazed by the quality, the sound, and how easy it was to play. He said that he will now recomend the Zagar company to anybody in the market of purchasing a new guitar. In less than a week my quality of guitar playing has already improved. Save yourself the money and buy a $ 2,000 guitar for under a $ 1,000 with the case. What a great experiance it has been. I have no dislakes at all.
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Guitar arrived in perfect condition and shipped on time from their head quarters.

The guitar seems completely highend and able to with stand my type of playing.

They were awesome. Easy to work with. Customer Service was excellent.

I have not been playing that long but with this quitar I will play for the rest of my life.

Guitar has all the features of a high end guitar Solid cedar Top,rosewood fret, grover tuners, mohaghony body. Also included were an additional set of Martin strings, some picks and a t-shirt. None of the extras were advertised, so it was a nice surprise. Has a beautiful gloss finish of museum quality with a beautiful abalone inlay.

Great sound, Rich deep tone with amazing sustain. Highs, mids, and lows all right on the money.

Family run operation. Guitar is set up and worked on by Zenny himself. Arrived in mint condition perfectly in tune. The action is outstanding. It"s easy on your fingers. I have some nerve damage in my fingers from an old injury, and have never played a guitar that feels this comfortable to play.

It seems to be sturdy and reliable although it is has not been in my home all that long. I have no doubt about it's ability or it's warrantee.

This is where it counts. I had an issue with the first guitar I was sent. It had a defect that was not visable upon initial inspection. When I contacted Zager Guitars I got an imediate responce from Dennis Zager and delt only with him throughout the entire process. He said "if you do not like the guitar we want it back, and will give you a full refund. One unhappy customer is one too many". I asked for a new guitar and was sent one right away. Shipping charges were covered both ways. This is a class act.

I shopped for a guitar for about 3 months with a 1,000$ budget. I played evrything I could get my hands on in that price range. I have owned high end Martins in the past I don't think I could have done better. I am no expert and am not claiming this sounds better than guitars that cost five times more. It does sound and look better than any guitar you will find in the 750.00$ range. That's what I payed for it. I did play guitars that cost twice as much. It's not hard to figure out how much extra you pay for brand names, someone has to pay for the advertising and marketing. This a smart buy. Well worth the money with a lfetime guarantee. I will be buying my son one for xmas. Because he is not aloud to touch mine.

This beautiful guitar is thoughly and completely described and pictured in the Zager web site (zagerguitar.com) It is appointed with very tastefully done abalone accents, gloss finish, golden colored grover tuners, rosewood fretboard, solid cedar top and rosewood back and sides (which look to me to be laminated to mahogany substrata). The neck is a custom design that seems very much like a Tayor. All in all it is a beautiful execution of a great design.

The guitar provides a full rich sound. Bass notes are big, not boomy, trebles are clear, clean, bright and fully resonate. Sustain is wonderful.

The factory set up was excellent. No buzzes. action is low, intonation is great, it frets well all up and down the neck without undue string pressure. Tunes easily and holds tuning well. No complaints here!

Although I have had it only a couple of weeks, it seems to me to of excellent durability and certainly reliable. I think time will prove this to be the case.

One of the things that attracted me to the guitar was the unconditional lifetime warranty and the "money back" (including shipping both ways) offer if I was not totally satisfied. One simply can't loose with that kind of assurance. I ordered it on a Thursday afternoon and received it the following Wednesday. Every question was answered quickly and honestly with utmost concern for my satisfaction. Since receiving it I haven't had occasion to ask for further help of service, but I have no doubt of their sincere intent toward customer satisfaction -- as a example, that tell me if anything ever goes wrong, they will ship me a new guitar and arrange for my old unit to be picked up at not expense to me.

I have been in and out of playing music of various kinds for more that 50 years. My son is an avid guitarist with over 35 yrs of playing blues and jazz and was completely impressed. I compared it with Martins and Taylors in the $1,000 price range and felt this guitar was equally impressive in all respects.

The Zager ZAD 80 has a solid cedar top with rosewood back and sides. The back is made using 3 pieces. It has beautiful abalone inlay and gold plated Grover sealed tuning gears. It is a great looking guitar with a perfect finish. It is much better looking in person than on the web.

The sound is better than what I expected. I have a classical guitar and love the warm rich tone. I also have the ZAD 50 black and know it has a clean bright sound. But the ZAD 80 blew me away! The tone is very warm and better than other high end guitars. People don't have to spend thousands to get a great sounding guitar.

Denny Zager did an excellent job at setting it up. I couldn't play for hours like I do if my fingers were sore. I could not find any flaws. It's scary that he can provide an excellent guitar that people can play and other companies that have been selling for decades can't or don't care to. His EZ-Play string science really is a science. In plain English it works! I've read negative reviews and just don't understand how people miss it. Yes I could spend thousands and get a high end guitar with low action and have it play like a Zager. Well DA why don't I save thousands and get a Zager? Isn't the end product in playing the guitar sound and playability?

This is my second Zager. The first one I had is still in great condition and it's 3 years old. Yes I can depend on it and the Zagers do stand behind their products. Fear not.

The support that Dennis Zager gives is well beyond any company that I have ever dealt with. Most internet companies don't have a live human to help their customers. Dennis got back to me within 24 hours and even shipped the guitar in good faith that I would send the balance in the mail! A 10 isn't good enough with this company it's 100. Other companies should learn how to work with people like the Zagers do.
I have signed up for the lessons because of the great customer support. Years ago I signed up but couldn't take them. Dennis graciously extended my time for free. And I bought a second Zager guitar.

I have been playing for a couple years. I have a Martin, Yamaha classical and a Zager 50 black. I bought the ZAD 50 a few years ago. My brother is taking guitar lessons and he bought a beginners guitar. At the store they told him buy a cheap one and after he learns how to play they can lower the action to make it easier to play. They have it backwards!! I gave him my ZAD 50 so I called Dennis and bought a ZAD 80 for myself. So yes I did replace it and would a thousand times over.

PS-my brother took the ZAD 50 to class and his teacher was blown away and is now telling his students about Zager guitars. They commented on the beautiful sound quality and how easy it was to play.

Absolutely beautiful guitar. This is my first and I was extremely impressed with the finish and workmanship! I received much more than I expected for the $$$.

Has a smooth clean sound to it...better than I have heard from other more expensive guitars. No buzz, and VERY easy to play without having to cut the tips of my fingers to get a good sound.

I have not seen any flaws in this guitar. I am a beginner but have had several others look closely at it who know what they are looking for. Every guitar player who has looked at it has been extremely impressed with the workmanship.

Came with a case which the guitar fits in perfectly! Also included was an extra set of strings, pics, and a humidity sensor for the case. Lifetime warranty. I plan on taking good care of this guitar but so far has proved VERY durabile and solid.

The personal touch with a picture of Denny tuning MY guitar included was very awesome. I also got a free video lesson which I plan on making use of once I learn some basics first. I emailed Denny once I received the guitar (which only took 5 days from when I purchased it) and I received a response that same evening. I never expected such prompt delivery and friendly customer service.

I did a lot of comparison in quality and prices and seeked advice of other guitar players before buying this one. I am so glad I chose the Zager Zad80. It has been soooo easy to learn to play and I feel that it will grow with me as I get more skilled. I LOVE the sound and the ease of play. I have tried out many guitars and this one is by far the best and easiest to learn on...and the price can't be beat.

I did alot of homework both on the internet and visiting 6 music stores. I compared solid wood guitars like Martins and Taylors and laminated wood guitars like Blueridges and low end Martins and then ordered the Zager ZAD 80. This guitar had a solid cedar top and laminated rosewood back and sides. The color and grain of the wood is really nice. It looks like a very expensive guitar. It came with what I would call custom set up. The strings are further apart from each other than any other guitar I played, which was good for me, I wear XL size gloves. I also ordered the mid range guitar case which is an above average case in my opinion, it came with a humidty gauge.

The sound of any guitar is subjective, what sounds good to me may not sound good to any one else. However, I had in my head what guitar sound I wanted. I wanted a full rich deep base with good midrange and no tinee sounding treble out of the high strings. And that's pretty much what I have with this ZAD 80 guitar. It has above average sustain. Each string sings out for a long time. What was really amazing is how much better this guitar souneded compared to solid wood guitars that cost alot more. Which prooved to me that just because a guitar is solid wood doesn't automaticly mean it will sound better then all laminated wood guitars. You owe it to yourself to compare for yourself.

The action is not as low as I was expecting it to be. When I read low action in the discrition at the Zager web site, I immediately thought of an electric guitar with really low action. This guitar does not have that low of action, but it's alot better than my 1980 Yamaha G335. There is no string buzzing when plaid normally and the only time I had any was from the low E string when I got carried away strumming to loud. The wood finish is flawless, it has a gloss finsih which makes it look like a really expensive guitar. It really is a good looking guitar. A very high quality look.

This guitar reliabilty should hold up very well as long as it is taken care of. I keep it in the case when not in use. The Grover tuning keys are quality and are gold in color which adds to the over all look of the guitar.

Customer support is where Zager has everyone beat. I e-mailed the company with all my questions and I recieved a very quick response. I was skeptical after reading all of the information on their web site and then all of the glowing reviews, but it's all true. If you are skeptical like I was, e-mail with concerns and questions. Order the guitar and see for yourself. I was fully prepared to send the guitar back if I did not like it and go buy some other guitar. So I was pleasantly surprised with the over all buying experience and the product.

I started playing in 1968 on a Harmony, sunburst acoustic, moved up to a hollow body electric, later had a 12 string Epiphone and in 1980 my wife bought me a Yamaha FG335 that I have been playing all these years. I did own an Epiphone Les Paul for a while. I compared this guitar to High end and low end Martins, Taylors, Guilds, Larrivee, Parkwoods, Blueridges, Epiphone Mastercraft DR 500's. The highest price guitar I compared it to was a Taylor at about $3,500 and Martin D35 at $2,200. The least expensive was the Blueridge 40 at $495. This guitar in my opinion sounded better then all of them and played better as well. There were two that were very close and cost more. If this guitar ever got stolen would I buy another one, yes!

Check out www.zagerguitar.com for complete list of features such as solid cedar top with rosewood back & sides. Scalloped X bracing, sealed Grover tuners, abalone inlay, hand carved custom nut & bridge, dreadnought size. This guitar is eye candy.

Rich, full sound with lots of sustain. Holds it's own(maybe even better)than high end Martins & Taylors. I have compared to both - you should do the same...you won't be disappointed. The sound of this guitar will blow you away!

This is a "Custom" guitar so set up was perfect as you would expect. Action low, no buzz. Finish was perfect. One small dark spot on top, HOWEVER, it is characteristic to natural wood. No sharp edges on frets, inlays were perfect.

I've only had this guitar a short time but I have no doubt it will withstand my "abuse" and last a lifetime. Guaranteed for life - if you take care as you should "no worries".

I have not had any problems to date. However I suspect the incredible, and I mean INCREDIBLE, communication from Dennis Zager and beautiful workmanship by Denny Zager is an indication of the customer support anyone could expect.

This is a bargin. Unless you just want to spend 3-5 times more money for the same quality guitar, buy a Zager. You will be pleased with your decision. What have you got to loose....if you do not like it send it back for a full refund including shipping. Who else offers you that?

Check out site for features, but one beautiful guitar. Paid $745. and worth every cent.

This guitar has a sound that can match any Martin or Taylor.

Denny does an awesome setup job on these babies. They play like an electric.

This is a first class guitar that will stand the test of time if cared for right.

Denny and his son are the best at comunication. I think Denis sleeps next to his computer he answers questions so fast.

This is my second Zad-80. Got in a pinch and had to sell the first one. Never again! The wife will go first.