Zager ZAD 80CE

Fabulous guitar! Even my son's instructor who teaches music at San Diego State University and is an accomplished player and instructor was very impressed with it. We agreed that it played easier and sounded better than his $2000 Taylor. This guitar is everything and more that they claim it to be. The fishman electronics included with this model are the best as well.
It is hard to believe all the testimonies that praise this guitar maker so highly with all the false advertizing out there but in this case....believe it! Incredible customer service too. I also just signed my son up for Mr. Zagers on-line lessons. $99 for an entire year. I am currently paying $40/Hr. This company is a class act.
Sincerely,
Mike Gallagher

Sounds better than the instructors $2000 Taylor.

Wow!
Plays like nothing else out there. We tried them all including $4500 guitars

Perfect for any gig. Light but beautifully constructed and with the fishman electronics on board....exceptional sound consistently

This is where Zager really comes through. Send them an email and see the quick curteous response from Dennis Jr.

I only wish that other company's would follow in the Zagers footsteps. They are a hard act to follow.

It's hard to describe all of this guitars features. It is not only beautiful and well made, but the playabilty is the best I have ever experienced. Try one yourself and see what I mean!

Incredible sound and resonance. It has a a rich and full sound that covers all ranges.

The action is the best I've ever tried. Easy to finger and chord. It also has a rich and beautiful wood grain.

I believe this guitar will last a lifetime. It is an incredible accoustic that when electrified amplifies its' incredible sound.

Service with this company is the most friendly and helpful I have experienced. They are there for me. That is one of the most important things to me.

I have been playing for 35 years. I currently own a Gibson B-12,(my original guitar), and a Takamine. My Zager is the most playable and best value of the bunch, without a doubt. The action is better than the new Gibsons and Martins and Taylors I tried, and the sound is as good and better than most. What a VALUE!

I just recieved my ZAD-80CE I am more than pleased with my decision. Well since they offer a 100 percent money back guarentee I felt comfortable purchasing the guitar. Since I have carpal tunnel syndrone I needed a guitar that was easier on my old fingers. The thinner neck also allows my smallish hands to reach a little bit easier ...

Love the sound .. Its rich. I spend more than enough of my time at my local big box music store and play all the Martins and Taylors I know I may get some heat from you guys but I found the sound quality right up the with much higher priced guitars. I played every note on every fret and each note rings true .. not even a hint of a buzz

Actions is great .. no flaws that I can see. The inlay work is a very very nice touch ...

I know that this guitar will be very durable .. Its built very well ... They offer a 100 percent lifetime warrenty So I amd not too worried ..

I just got my Guitar so no problems as of yet .. I did have a very positive chat via phone when I was in the process of deciding if I wanted to purchase the guitar

I have been playing awhile ...and I have played a few guitars in my time .. If I were to look for another guitar I would definitely buy a zager again ... Its a great guitar . quaility workmanship at a great price ...

This is a beautiful acoustic guitar, with a neck that has been especially modified for smaller hands to make playing a pleasure, rather than a pain.

The sound is full and rich, perfect for folk music.

All I had to do when it arrived was tune it and play it. Even after an hour it stayed in tune.

Have no idea. I'm not a good enough musician to play for strangers.

It comes with a lifetime warranty. They give you a free online guitar lesson and helpful tips about maintaining your guitar. Their attitude is one of developing a new friendship with someone who is interested in enjoying and taking good care of the beautiful instrument they have created. This is not a take-the-money-and run operation.

I've been playing on and off for 40 years. Some of the off periods were long, while I was busy being a single parent. But because it is beautiful to look at and a pleasure to play, I know I will now want to spend more time developing my ability. I started out on a classical Spanish guitar with steel strings. It was a monster to play. Bar chords were murder, so I had to modify them. I later bought a classical guitar with nylon strings. That spared my fingers some, but the bar chords were still difficult. Also, the strings were very far above the neck, so playing it was hard work. The narrower neck on the ZAD80 is encouraging me to restore the base notes to the bar chords. Once my calluses grow back, I want to enlarge my repetoire to play music with more complex chording, and to experiment with some classical music for guitar. In short, this instrument hadbrought the joy back into my guitar playing. It may have flaws that a more accomplished musician would find annoying, but it suits me perfectly.

All solid wood - Cedar top, rosewood back and sides. Grover gold tuners - Abalone inlay - Fishman electronics with tuner. Dreadnought, cutaway. Made in the USA. Easy Play

Just play for personal entertainment. The sound is clear, crisp and full. Sound is equally as full when connected to the amp.

Guitar was set up perfectly from the factory with their "Easy Play" low action system. Found no flaws in this guitar.

I believe it will be very dependable and last many years if properly cared for. My friend plays the same guitar in a church band.

This gutiar carries the same lifetime warranty as other top brand guitars. They have much customer service through their web site. Most questions are answered in a very short time. They are willing to help with all problems. It is a small family business and they have the time to personnly address any concerns. If not completely satisfied after the sale, they will reimburse all costs including the return shipping.

I have been playing guitar for over 30 years. I started with a Silvertone, which I still have, Epiphone acoustic, Garrison G20ce. I like all for their various tones. I decided to order this guitar because of their Easy Play system, which is an easy playing guitar. The garrison has a little softer tone but a little hard to play. -- One would have to pay twice the price to get a guitar of this quality and sound. It was purchased directly form the factory. Super quick delivery. Is very comparable to my friends Taylor 714CE.

the finih high gloss dreadnaught cut away nice rosewood fret board with fancy inlays, grover gold tuners, nice fishaman clearwave 50 preamp with tuner. solid cedar top rosewood sides and back, beautiful.

great for all type music, acousticly or pluged in sounds amazing. fender acoustic amp and sound board mackie. rich , full delightful sound pluged in or not. I love the way it frets and the string spacing on it.

set up is amazing , denny knows what he is doing when he does his eay playing paten on them. no flaws came tune up and ready to play.Play for hours without fatigue.

This guitar is built as good or better than any made. nice solid hardware finish great stap button solid i can depend on it and denny for any thing. alway gig with back up.

lifetime warantee, great people to deal with .talked to them several times, could not ask for better support and perfossionalism

playin about 45 years, if stolen or lost diffently would want another one. I love the way it plays, sounds, and looks. I have a music shop so compared alot of different ones, and tell you this will bet most high end guitar without any problem. If you have not tried one you should.

Made and purchased in 2006. Electric acoustic dreadnought, cutaway, rosewood back and sides, solid cedar top, abalone binding, abone around sound hole, gold Grover tuners, on-board eletronic tuner with equalizer.

I mostly play unpluged and the sound is rich and full. The guitar produces brighter higher tones simular to the Taylor guitars.

Although I wanted a good looking guitar, I bought the guitar for the action and set up Zager advertized, and I wasnt disapointed. The guitar arrived flawless. The action is low. The neck is thin and it is a very easy guitar to play. Zager uses lighter bracing so he can get big sound with extra light strings. The extra light strings are easier to bend and therefore help make it easier to play.

I have owned many guitars and this guitar seems like it will be durable and reliable. Zager shipped a chrome and gold strap button to be installed by the user since there are many opinions as to the best place to have a strap button. I installed the gold button to match the gold tuners. Zager has a video at their site that recommends the button to be installed on the side above the neck, which I did. This location is perfect since it allows the guitar to fall back toward me verses away from me while playing. On other guitars I had, the manufacturer installed the button on the base of the neck near the side, but the button and strap would sometimes get in my way when playing around the cutaway

Zager takes customer support to a new level. I later bought a case and UPS damaged it. Zager was so apologetic that they not only immediately replaced it, they gave me some small gifts to try to make up for any inconveniences. No other retailer would do something like this. I had some questions regarding the guitar and case which I e-mailed to them in the evenings and weekends and they always responed within a couple of hours-sometimes within a couple of minutes.

This guitar is abosulutly gorgeous. The detail and workmanship put in to this guitar is amazing. I really like the abalone binding, abone around sound hole. When in a well lighted room or on stage, the abalone captures the light and reflects it back. Alalone on a guitar really makes it look classy. I have played Taylor models 300,400,600,700 & 800 series which have a price tags between $2000-$3000 and this $750 Zager sounds as good as all of these Taylors. In my opinion the Zager looks a lot better and has a lot more detail than the Taylors. The action and set up on this guitar allows me to play a for a lot longer and offers more forgiveness when I dont get fingers placed perfectly on a fret. You cant go wrong doing business with Zager.

This guitar is finished natually and beaufully. It is a cutaway dreadnought with sealed grover tuners. I purchashed the wood case for $95 more with a built in humidity sensor. It is a solid cedar top with rosewood sides. It came with a Fishman Clear-Wave 50 3 band eq and built-in led tuner(bridge Pick-up). The bridge and neck are rosewood and have been modified for the lightest action with no buzz.

There are no other guitars in this price range that sound this good. I have never beheld a guitar in any price range that plays as easily. With ultra light strings as the only option, I would say that the only weakness to this guitar is that it must be played moderately. Any acoustic player that is bound and determined to bang on the strings will be disappointed. Bottom line: A perfect beginner guitar that will guarantee continued practice and the expert player that tries it will probably soon leave his 'old favorite' in its case.

Set-up was perfect. Denny Zager is a master luthier who makes his "string science" an art form.

I installed a strap pin on the body according to Zager's instuction. The guitar seems to be built well. It is used as a full time guitar on a daily basis.

The best company you'll ever deal with. You can always get someone with an answer onn the phone. They have fixed all my problems immediately. I've returned one without hassle.

I have bought 3 Zagers. Our church worship team plays one weekly. You won't regret a Zager purchase.

This guitar is a dreadnaught cutaway body style, with abalone in-lay, grover sealed tuning gears, hand carver saddle and nut, hand filled frets, a Fishman electronics package, on board tuner, ect. It's decked out.

I have only been playing guitar for about 4 years, I taught my self through looking up tabs. This guitar by far exceeds the player. It produces a rich, full sound that is bright and will fill a room. I rarely play it through an amp, simply because there is no need except special occasions. I have played a wide variety of music on this guitar, from Dave Mathews, classical, Mettalica, to some classic rock. Although obviously with an acoustic guitar you aren't gonna have the same sound as some one shredding an electric guitar, but the music still sounds great. I have yet to find a single thing about the Zager guitar that I do not like.

The guitar was designed and constructed impeccably. I picked it up out of the box, it was tuned perfectly and began to play Fleetwood Mac's Landslide, it sounds great. The action was amazing. The guitar contained one flaw, its makes you never want to pick up a different guitar again! My friends who have played it would rather play my guitar over any of theirs anyday.

Yes! I have only played live a handful of times mostly in from of smaller groups, but this guitar whether plugged in an amp or not, sounds amazing and will fill a room completely. The guitar seems to be like a tank. I'm a college student and thus, my guitars in the past have gotten nicks and srcatches very easily, this guitar is still flawless for the five months I have had it. The strap button is very solid. I would put my guitar up against any guitar in its class, and would absolutely be amazed if it was not without a doubt better.

I had to adjust the truss rod recently, I had never done this before and didn't want to ruin my guitar. I e-mailed Denny Zager Jr., who within 10 minutes had sent a reply with step-by-step instructions on how to properly adjust a truss rod. I was amazed at the amazing speed inwhich he responded. It really makes you appreciate when an actual figure-head of a company personally replies to an e-mail.

I have been playing guitar for about four years now and have previously owned two acoustic guitars. A Fender DG-10 NAT and an Ibanez PF15CE-BK-14-02. The Fender, the first guitar I had ever purchased, was a lower end cheaper Fender acoustic. For the money though I thought it was a good value. I still have it to this day. The Ibanez was a "middle of the road" electric/acoustic. It had good action and was considerably easier to play than the little Fender. Then this last fall I purchased my Zager. I literally picked it up out of the box, and started playing. I had heard about Zager alomost two years before purchasing it. I, along with my father, had researched many brands of guitars. My father probably spent a total of fifty or more hourse in all comparing guitars, reading reviews, and examining prices. Finally I decided on a Zager after one of his friends had bought one and said it was amazingly easy to play. With the craftsmanship that Denny Zager puts into his guitars, its no wonder why they are incredably easy to play. I will hopefully never have to buy another guitar again, but if for any reason I EVER have to buy another I can promise you it will be from Zager Guitars. I can honestly say after going from music store to music store and playing high-end Takamine, Fender, and Taylor guiatrs, I wouldn't trade my Zager for any of them. I would recommend buying a Zager to anyone thinking of purchasing a new guitar.

I just purchased an acoustic/electric guitar from Denny Zager. I'm extramely happy with the over-all guitar. I was a great guitar at a affordable price. It features are a jumbo style,solid spruce top, rosewood sides and back The neck was thin and the strings were a litter further apart which is just what I needed because of my type two muscular dystrophy. The finish was well done and it comes with Fishman electronics.

I also enjoyed the EZplay set up of the strings which keeps the strings closer to the frets making much easier on the fingers.

Thke guitar really fits my style with is folk, country, rock, and blues. I haven't bought an amp yet but it will be a Fender AcousticSonic Jr. amp. The sound echoed from the jumbo body are full and rich almost like a classical guitar but yet it is capable of sounding bright.

My guitar came without any flaws with a properly bookmatched top and properly fitted bridge. The action was smooth and easy to play (one of the strong points).

This guitar is solidly built and will withstand live performing. The hardware is solid. It comes with a lifetime guarantee on the craftsmanship.

As I mentioned earlier it comes with a lifetime money back guarantee on the workmanship. My dealing with them have been professional and customer oriented.

I have been playing for about thirty years. Besides the Zager I own a twelve string Gibson made in the sixty's as well as my first guitar with was a Kay. Actually I looked at a Martin acoustic/electric that was listed about three time the amount. The actual soond of the guitars were comparable while the electrionic of the martin. The Zager was a much better value.