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| Zager Guitar Review |
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Product: Zager ZAD-50CE
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Price Paid: $595
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Submitted 01/25/2009 at 11:36pm by Luke Schmidt
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Features : 9
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This acoustic/electric guitar has a solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and a rosewood fretboard. Dreadnought with a full size venetian cutaway box. It also has a built in transducer and electronics with an onboard tuner.
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Sound : 10
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This guitar has a very bright, crisp, beautiful tone. Deep lows and aggressive mids and highs, it really sings! The guitar resonates and has great projection. Not only does the sound fill the room it actually fills my entire house! I love it! Its intonation is perfect and harmonics are a breeze on this guitar.
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Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
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Here is where this Zager really shines. The action is perfect! I've spent hours in several music stores over several months playing all guitars from $600 to over $3000 and I can honestly say that my ZAD-50CE is the best sounding and playing guitar out of them all. I found a few $2000- $3000 guitars that either sounded as good as or looked as good as my guitar but I haven't found one that could beat my guitar in both sound and playability. The workmanship of this guitar is flawless.
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Reliability/Durability : 10
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I've had this guitar for 1 year, and I have bumped it several times and it hasn't affected the guitar one bit. I also have a toddler that likes to help me play and my guitar has taken that abuse without skipping a beat. Zager has a lifetime guarantee on all their guitars. This thing is definitely built to last. It tunes easily and always stays in tune.
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Customer Support : 10
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No "fine print" with Zager they hold up to every claim they make. One of the biggest reasons I decided to try this guitar was because of Zagers 100% money back guarantee. I first ordered one of their guitars that had been discounted due to some marks on the guitar. It played and sounded perfect but the marks on the guitar were too much for me. When I let them know that I wanted to return the guitar they emailed me a prepaid UPS shipping label within the hour. As soon as they received the guitar a 100% refund was issued immediately with no questions or problems, they even refunded my shipping charge! No other company does that! Their customer service is hands down the best I have ever seen, anywhere! Before I purchased this guitar, I sent them an email with several questions at around 9pm and to my surprise I received a detailed response within 15 minutes! Their knowledge about guitars has been invaluable to me even though I have played for over six years.
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Overall Rating : 10
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If you want a $3000 guitar for under $650 then a Zager ZAD-50CE is the only way to go. This guitar is one of the best purchases I have ever made. This guitar holds its own against $2000 - $3000 guitars in every category. The thing that I love best about my guitar is the bright, aggressive tone and it's perfect action and playability. I love this guitar so much that I decided to purchase a second Zager guitar (ZAD-80). Take my advice and buy a Zager, I bet you'll love your guitar every bit as much as I love mine.
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