Until I joined this forum I had never heard of the word "shill", but I guess it means someone who has a personal benefit to back a product. I assure you I am not a "shill", but just putting out my honest assesment of my Zager guitar. I really do like the Zager better than my Taylor because it has better sustain, a slightly better sound, and easier to play. I find myself playing for hours now. I didn't know it was a old thread, I just clicked on the first forum that came up. Since then I checked out a few other forums and found everyone that likes their Zager is bashed. I guess when someone pays a lot more for a brand name guitar they subcontiously can't admit it so they bash out. I really do feel I have a great sounding guitar for far less money than a brand name charges. I also bought a Tomasso bike online with top of the line components for less than half the price of what Trek charges, and I love it. I feel I'm a good at getting the most for my money, that's why I retired at 54 (8 years ago) and now traveling in a 40ft class A motorhome touring the U.S.. I'm not cheap, I just research to get the best buy.
However, in some of the other threads people raved about Larrivee guitars, so I'm looking into them. I want to compair it to my Zager. If it's a better sounding guitar than the Zager will be hanging on my wall at home and I'll carry the Larrivee in my travels. Right now the Zager is the best sounding guitar I have, and it's easier to play. If "string science" is bs than why can I play so much longer before my fingers tire out?
I've got better things to do than argue over guitar's, so I'm gone. Best wishes to all. Nuff said😃