Zager Guitar Reviews
	Product: Zager ZAD-80CE Price Paid: $ 995 Submitted 12/23/2009 at 05:00pm by studio-player Features : 9 You can scroll down to read all the features, no need to repeat. Mine is a 2009 model. I picked it up from a private party. Still had plastic on the pick guard. Absolutely first rate finish! On board tuner is very handy for quickly changing to alternate tunings. Sound : 10 I'm primarily a strummer, fast tempo with a lot of power. Do some fingerpicking. Bottom end is pronounced, not boomy. Upper end is bright, without being tinny. There is nothing I dislike about this guitar. Action, Fit, & Finish : 10 There are no flaws. Fit and finish are first rate. Set up is perfect, no extra effort required. Inside is "clean" as expected, no overglue or anything. Finish is even, not thick in some areas, thin in others.
Reliability/Durability : 10
I play in studio only, so I can't make a qualified remark about "live" durability. However, just the other day I accidentally "smacked" the guitar on a heavy duty music stand. I was really ticked off, cause I expected to find a ding. Oh, happy day, no ding. There is no visible wear after two years of play.
Customer Support : 10
Have had no need for customer support. Have had random communication with Zager Guitar. They are friendly and easy to communicate with, and respond quickly. I'm second owner of this guitar, and I'm treated like I was the original buyer.
Overall Rating : 10
I've been playing for about 15 years, primarily acoustic. I currently own over a dozen guitars. I have owned and played a wide variety of guitars...all the "regular names"...Taylor, Breedlove, Martin, Takamine,etc. The fit and finish on my Zager is among the best I have ever seen on any guitar I've owned. The sound is right up there at the top of the pack. I have five acoustics hanging in my studio, at hand, depending on what kind of sound I need. My workhorse is a Takamine AN-10...until now. I find myself reaching for the Zager more and more. I don't want to sound cliche, but it really is easy to play. Sometimes I put in several sessions per day, and I need a guitar that works with me. The Zager is effortless to play. Some might say that my other guitars have set up issues. I would take exception with that. While I won't call myself a luthier, because I haven't been to a formal school or served as an apprentice, I'm very familiar with set up and adjustment. I routinely do my own fret maintenance, nut and saddle adjustment/replacement, and have even done neck resets. If it were lost/stolen/damaged, I would be disappointed and would seek out another. Wish I had come across Zager Guitars sooner.
Product: Zager ZAD-80
Submitted at 12:22pm by Nancy Blazis
Features : 10
Full size dreadnought box, solid cedar top, sealer "Grover" tuning gears, full abalone inlay, 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, rosewood back & sides, genuine "Martin" strings, Zager EX-Play Modified, Lifetime warranty, 100% money back guarantee.
Sound : 10
My music style is easy listening folk, some Spanish guitar. This guitar has a superior rich and full sound. The kind of sounds and variet the guitar can make is only limited to the player's ability! I like the feel and looks of the guitar-- there is nothing to dislike.
Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
Zager guitar was lovingly set up in person by Denny Zager who inspects every guitar he sells. There are no flaws; the action is superb, nothing is wrong with this guitar.
Reliability/Durability : 10
Of course, this guitar will withstand live playing. I have no doubt that it will last forever, and I can depend on the finish to last forever-- it will stand up just fine in a gig without a backup.
Customer Support : 10
There is a lifetime warranty on all Zager guitars-- I feel as if I know Denny Zager personally-- and his staff-- that's how smooth my buying transaction went-- the communication was excellent.
Overall Rating : 10
I've been playing off and on since the 60's-- plan to jump right back in again. If stolen, I would replace it with the exact same model. I compared it with a similar Martin-- chose this one because of the EZ-Play feature. (I'm a little bit older than I was in the '60s)