IbanezDtryr

Ok....I have seen all of the stuff going on here about Zager and his guitars and I have not "joined in" as I am new here. Since I do own one,(ZAD80CE) I will comment. I have many guitars and have bought and sold countless others. I spend alot of time at my local music store(ask my wife:mad:)and have played probably everything they have. Here is my opinion: I have played good Gibsons and bad Gibsons, same with Fender, Martin, Taylor, Ibanez, Epiphone...etc, etc. So I usually won't buy a guitar unless I have played it. In the case of the Zager, I will admit that I was "intrigued" by his claims of EZ play, and I spoke to my local tech about it. He told me that he had a friend that had bought one and let him examine it. He said that it had a real good setup and was a nice guitar with a good sound. I ordered one soon after as I knew I could send it back if I didn't like it. That was a little over a year ago and I still have it. I do like it. It plays good, sounds good. It is not my favorite guitar to look at but it isn't bad. I seem to play cleaner on this guitar than most of my other acoustics,(which I have had setup) not sure why but I do. Anyway I found it to be a keeper. Whether I paid too much for it as some folks say, well thats ok. To each his own and so on. I am an old fart with thick skin. As far as the ethics of Denny, well I don't know him or what his deal with Martin or Sigma is so I leave that stone unturned. If he was doing something wrong to them I would think that something would have been done by now. But hey, I don't know. Did I get ripped off? Hell, I bought a first year Chevy Vega so what do I know? Anyway I agree with the folks here that say if you like it, keep it, play it. I have had this same type scenario with motorcycles. I ride a Harley these days. But I have owned Honda's, Yamaha's and will gladly ride with anyone of those today, no problem. I will not, however, get into a Vega again! With that said I look forward to all of the experience and wit to be found here on this forum. Now it is time to go play! Exactly! Great post. Welcome my Zager bretheren! I had a friend who dropped a 350 in his Vega, that thing was a death machine!

If your curious try one. Send it back if you don't like it - they pay shipping both ways. I've got a ZAD OM 80. Is it over-priced? Yes. Does it sound and play well? Yes. Do I agree with the BS about Zager's string science?No. You can buy a guitar for less and spend around $65 for a set up(make sure you choose good luthier) and that guitar will play just as good. Am I promoting Zager? No. I tried one and like it. That's just my opinion, maybe I got lucky and got a good one. I would suggest you go to a few different music stores and try a whole bunch out, first. If your still not sure order a Zager and try that out. Send it back if you don't like it. Be prepared to be antagonized by other guitarists, though. I am a closet Zager player. Hmmm...Maybe I can get a different manufacturer's sticker to cover over the Zager logo? Life is too short to worry about coupons..... ROCK ON!