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ZAD20E Solid Spruce/Mahogany Acoustic Electric Natural

ZAD20E Solid Spruce/Mahogany Acoustic Electric Natural

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60 years of playing, performing and teaching has given Denny an advantage over the majority of guitar builders today. Denny understands the demands of the professional player because he is one. He discovered there are certain key elements that make a great guitar, and with that knowledge he created the ZAD20 Series. Elements like solid wood construction, high quality hardware, a custom neck design that feels good in your hand, string spacing that allows you to move faster on the fretboard, that simultaneously prevents buzzes and rattles, combined with a special bracing system that produces one of the best sounds in the guitar industry today.Read more

Our ZAD20E Acoustic Electric adds a custom electronic transducer system and automatic tuner that allows you to plug into any amplifier or PA system. In this way you have an acoustic guitar that when unplugged sounds like a true acoustic, but you can also plug it in and play it like a full blown electric. The onboard electronics package with custom equalization gives you the ability to change the sound according to your playing style. It also has a built in automatic tuner that tunes your guitar in a fraction of the time it takes using conventional methods. Our performing artists love this guitar because you can practice with it unplugged without waking the neighbors, then take it on stage and fill a stadium with sound. It truly is like having two guitars in one. Magazine reviews and customer testimonials say the ZAD20E outperforms guitars from the top 2 guitar makers at twice its price. Where else are you going to find a custom handmade guitar worked on by a Master luthier for under $2000? 100% money back guarantee including shipping fees both ways. Lifetime warranty.

Full size dreadnought the most popular guitar size in the world.
Solid wood construction sounds better every year as it ages.
Built in “Fishman” transducer allows you to plug into any amplifier or PA system and play it like a full electric guitar.
Built in “Fishman” automatic tuner system tunes your guitar perfectly in seconds and if you’re a beginner actually trains your ear for perfect pitch.
Built in “Fishman” equalizer gives you infinite sound possibilities allowing you to dial in the perfect sound.
Hand carved bracing for greater movement of the soundboard providing a richer sound.
Slim neck design feels natural in your hand making it easier to form chords.
Custom string spacing for greater speed and accuracy (and less rattles).
Zager soft touch fret design for less string bite and finger fatigue.
Adjustable truss rod to raise or lower action depending on your playing style.
Special ultra thin high gloss finish allows more movement of the body for deeper sound
Hand carved bone nut and saddle. (Found on predominantly $2000+ guitars).
Hand laid abalone inlay rosette with pearl fret markers.
Genuine Grover tuning machines (best in the world).
100% money back guarantee
Lifetime warranty

Features

	Dreadnought Size Dimensions Height: 41 inches Box length: 20 inches Waist: 11 inches Widest bout: 15.5 inches Depth: 4.75 inches Scale length: 25.5 inches
	Dreadnought Style Dreadnaught is the most popular size of guitar in the world. If you want a guitar with bass, volume and power the full size "dread" is the only way to go.
	Sitka Spruce Top The most important part of an acoustic guitar is its top. The top acts like a speaker. When a string is plucked energy is transferred to the top and the top starts to move. Spruce offers a tight, punchy low end response with great projection. Players who demand a powerful sound with tons of projection will hear the benefit of a Sitka spruce top. Used on only the highest quality guitars in the world.

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	Mahogany Back-sides One of the most popular tone woods used on acoustic guitars today. If you’re looking for punchy bass, solid mids and sparkling highs mahogany is the wood you want on your next guitar. Acoustic guitars in general tend to live in the midrange portion of the sound spectrum, and mahogany in particular displays this characteristic best. Mahogany's tendency to emphasize midrange tones gives this guitar a rich full sound no matter the playing style. You can fingerpick, strum, or flatpick and mahogany always delivers.
	Mahogany Neck Mahogany—one of the most popular tone woods used on acoustic guitars for the last 50 years
	Mahogany Headstock Mahogany is lightweight yet strong, and its timeless look is used on many quality guitars. The guitar head stock configuration is a registered trademark and is used under license from C.F. Martin & Co. Inc. of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, USA.
	Abalone Rosette Abalone type inlay is found on only the highest quality guitars. Laid by hand one piece at a time, the color and translucence of each piece changes with different amounts of light. Not only does it add to the look of your guitar, but it also adds to the value.
	Pearl Fret-markers Used on only the highest quality guitars in the world. Laid by hand on the fret board one piece at a time. It's a very tedious, time consuming process but the results are breathtaking.
	High Gloss Finish High-gloss finish provides excellent protection but at the same time is extremely light and elastic. This is a crucial point in both the sound of the guitar and its ability to age—which is what makes a guitar sound better year after year. A thick finish muffles a guitar's vibration and blocks aging.
	Custom Adjustment Setting Truss-rod Denny designs his guitars with a truss rod adjustment setting that allows you to dial in your guitar to your particular playing style. In this way if you're a heavy handed player you can set the action higher so you can "get on it" a little for more power, and if you're lighter handed touch player you can dial in the action low so you can move faster and play longer with less fatigue.
	Genuine Fishman Built-in-transducer Fishman transducers are the highest quality transducers used in acoustic guitars today. A transducer is an amplification device placed under the saddle which allows you to plug into an amplifier and play an acoustic guitar like an electric guitar. This is all run by an on-board electronics package and equalizer that allows you to control the sound. A transducer properly installed by a pro luthier will bring out the bass response and rich ambiance of your guitar's wood. Done improperly your guitar will sound flat and have uneven tone quality.
	Genuine Fishman Built-in-automatic-tuner Ask any pro who makes the finest guitar electronics systems in the world and 9 out of 10 will say Fishman. An electronic tuner allows you to tune your guitar in a fraction of the time it takes using conventional tuning methods. Simply hit a string and the LCD indicator guides you into perfect pitch. A red and green light instantly lets you know when the tune is dead on. This is a very important tool for the new player who is trying to develop and train their ear for perfect pitch. It's also helps the professional player who wants to get in perfect tune fas
	Genuine Fishman Built-in-equalizer Fishman equalizers are the highest quality equalizers used in acoustic guitars today. The equalizer is an electronic unit that controls the sound and volume when plugged into an amplifier or PA system. There are adjustments for highs, mids, lows, and presence. Fishman EQ's are used exclusively on high end acoustics by artists such as Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Alan Jackson and Aerosmith to name just a few.
	Genuine Grover (silver) Tuning-machines Genuine Grover sealed tuning machines are found on only the finest guitars made. Look at tuners on $2500+ acoustics and you will see the majority have "Grovers." Unlike open gear tuners where the tuning mechanism is exposed, Grover sealed tuners contain a lubricant that keep the tuning mechanism sealed air-tight so the gears turn smooth and continue to for the life of your instrument. Lifetime warranty. If you have a tuner go bad we'll replace it free of charge for life.
	Bone Hand Carved Nut Denny hand carves his nuts from bone for each guitar so the strings are set lower with custom spacing. Lower string heights make it easier to press down to form chords and it also increases finger speed. Custom spacing allows you to move faster with less buzzes, mutes, and rattles because you’re no longer bumping adjacent strings. Custom string spacing makes it easier for all hands sizes big and small. Lifetime warranty. Break a nut and we'll replace it free of charge for life
	Tusq Hand Carved Saddle Denny hand carves each saddle for each individual guitar. Denny also adjusts the intonation settings to bring the guitar harmonically in balance with itself. This not only makes your guitar easier to play, but it also makes it sound more powerful. Customers say our guitars fall into tune easier and stay in tune longer...this is one of the reasons why. Denny uses only genuine "Tusq" brand saddles on his guitars which you generally only find on higher dollar acoustics . Lifetime warranty. Break a saddle and we'll replace it free of charge for life.
	Zager Custom Lights Strings Zager custom strings are designed by Denny exclusively for his Guitars. We have customers using all brands and gauges of strings on our guitars with excellent results (Elixir, Martin, Fender, Gibson, D'addario) but these are the strings our customers seem to like the most on our guitars. Hand wound daily in our shop in Lincoln, Nebraska.
	Zager Soft Touch (Hand Filed) Frets Denny hand files each fret one at a time on every guitar that leaves our shop. By filing the frets Denny achieves two important things. When sliding up and down the neck your fingers will no longer get irritated and sore and you won't suffer from what we call "String Bite" and overall finger fatigue. Secondly, when you file the frets by hand each fret will have the same uniform height. 9 times out of 10 when you have a buzzing string it has nothing to with your playing, it’s because you have a guitar with a fret that’s sitting away from the fret board hitting a string.
	Lifetime Warranty Our warranty is simple. Lifetime on all guitars. A quality guitar should be made to last a lifetime and if it doesn't it wasn't a quality guitar to begin with.

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Zager EZ-Play 4/5 Folk Size Acoustic Mahogany

Judy Morrill <Twoponyranch@yahoo.com>
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
30 days ago

Model: Parlor Size Mahogany

How does this guitar compare with your old guitar, other guitars, or guitars you've tried in stores?
I've had an Ovation, Epiphone, Aria, and Guilds for acoustics, Fender, Gretch, and G&L for electrics. The Ovation was my favorite acoustic for ease of play, and the Guild is a vintage Westerly mahogany dreadnought which has a big deep voice. The Zager Parlor has an even lighter touch than the Ovation, almost approaching that of a good electric right out of the box. I tweaked it a little more with a very slight neck adjustment and removed a shim that was under the saddle. I emphasize that the neck adjustment was light and probably due to the temperature(90+) from sitting in a hot UPS truck and the removal of the shim was due to a personal preference due to my stlye of play. Ease of play is incredible.It is easy to bend notes, hammer on, or pull off. In fact I'm having to consciously lighten up and try not to be too heavy handed.

What's your favorite part about this guitar?
The finish is beautiful. The volume and tone is amazing for a guitar this size and price. I read some reviews that criticized it for it's lack of bottom tone. I disagree. It has plenty of bottom voice. Not as big and fat a sound as a good dreadnought, but for it's size it's amazing. So let's compare apples to apples. It out sings a Martin hands down, and completes with plenty others costing twice as much. Oh, the wood is gourgeous too by the way,obviously high grade.

If you didn't know the price of this guitar what would you estimate the price to be?
$500 -$600. There are some solid mahogany high quality, not fancy, baritone ukeleles out there that cost that much.

How would you rate customer support?
Personal, attentive, very responsive and appreciative of your business. The guarantee cannot be beaten which is what helped me decide to try one. When a company stands as firmly behind their product as Zager does it's a good bet that it is a quality product or they would go broke taking back returned guitars. The guarantee speaks for itself.

Would you recommend this guitar to others…if so why?
Absolutely! I have already recommended them to a friend of mine who has the same hand problems I do. These guitars would be immediately appreciated by an experienced player who has a lot to compare it to, and would keep a beginner from getting too easily frustrated. Another thing that was important to me is that it was MADE IN THE USA.

Additional comments:
Playing the guitar is something that has always been a meditative, trancendental kind of thing for me, so being able to play again goes way beyond just finding a decent guitar. Thanks Denny and Dennis!

Zager EZ-Play 4/5 Folk Size Acoustic Mahogany

Jason A
Downey, California
30 days ago

Model: Parlor Size Mahogany

How does this guitar compare with your old guitar, other guitars, or guitars you've tried in stores?
comparible to brands 3x the price!

What's your favorite part about this guitar?
love the volume! Also, the finish is amazing! Beautiful guitar.

If you didn't know the price of this guitar what would you estimate the price to be?
$750 minimum

How would you rate customer support?
perfect. just doesn't get any better. super fast shipping.

Would you recommend this guitar to others…if so why?
already have! looks and sounds amazing. Also, a joy to play.

Additional comments:
really glad to have been introduced to Zager guitars. Will order another one when i get my $hi+ together!

Zager EZ-Play 4/5 Parlor Size Acoustic Black

Phillip Kirkland <Exstine14k@yahoo.com>
Gilbert, Arizona
1 month ago

Model:

How does this guitar compare with your old guitar, other guitars, or guitars you've tried in stores?
It is superior in sound and playability.

What's your favorite part about this guitar?
The rich melody that it produces.

If you didn't know the price of this guitar what would you estimate the price to be?
$2,000.00

How would you rate customer support?
Very professional.

Would you recommend this guitar to others…if so why?
Yes, it is a wonderful instrument at a very affordable price.

Additional comments:
I come from a family full of musicians, and this guitar is the finest I have ever played. It produces better sounds than the Martins and Gibsons my cousins own, and came at a much better price.

Zager EZ-Play 4/5 Parlor Size Acoustic Black

Robert Lee <fireco52@yahoo.com>
Santa Ana, California
1 month ago

Model:

How does this guitar compare with your old guitar, other guitars, or guitars you've tried in stores?
VERY WELL MADE EASY TO PLAY ,BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT

What's your favorite part about this guitar?
THE SOUND,LONG SUSTAIN

If you didn't know the price of this guitar what would you estimate the price to be?
ABOUT THE SAME,VERY REASONABLE

How would you rate customer support?
THE BEST PART ABOUT THE DEAL WAS THE SUPPORT, JILL

Would you recommend this guitar to others…if so why?
FOR ALL THE REASONS LISTED ABOVE

Zager EZ-Play 4/5 Parlor Size Acoustic Black

J. Mayfield in VA
Chandler, Arizona
1 month ago

Model:

How does this guitar compare with your old guitar, other guitars, or guitars you've tried in stores?
Every guitar has its own best use. I currently also own a Guild and a Martin 12-string, and both of these are the best in my household at what I bought them for. I became interested in the Parlor because it occurred to me that it would also be nice to have a smaller guitar with easier action. I have played a lot of guitars and have to admit that even among that fairly large number, the Zager is the easiest of them all to play.

What's your favorite part about this guitar?
This is the best set up I've run across, and it is especially well suited for finger style guitar players.

If you didn't know the price of this guitar what would you estimate the price to be?
I think it is fairly priced as it is marked on the site. However: the guitar I bought was deeply discounted because it had a couple of surface scratches. When I received it, I had to look hard to even see them and I think this one was a real bargain. It is an attractive little guitar. It's also clear to me that the instruments are examined pretty carefully before they are sold. My recommendation to people: definitely consider the discounted guitars, as there are some good buys in this group. But the regular price is a fair one, too.

How would you rate customer support?
Outstanding. It's been a long time since I've enjoyed this level of customer service.

Would you recommend this guitar to others…if so why?
Yes. This guitar is ideal for beginners, for more experienced players who want to learn new music without working too hard, and for returning guitar players who may not have the agility or strength in their hands that they used to. For everyone else, it is just entertaining. It definitely extends the time that you can comfortably play.

Additional comments:
Sometimes, you just want to relax and play music without taking yourself too seriously. This is a nice little guitar that is a pleasure to play. It is exactly as represented and I think most people would enjoy owning one of these.

Zager EZ-Play 4/5 Parlor Size Acoustic Black

john strand <strandjw@yahoo.com>
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1 month ago

Model:

How does this guitar compare with your old guitar, other guitars, or guitars you've tried in stores?
I have a collection including a Seagull S6, a Takamine, and now my new Zager Parlor Black. All of the above required a lot of work to get playable except for the new Zager. It is set up very nice right out of the box and is indeed very easy to play. It is a very beautiful guitar both in looks and sound and i am most pleased with this purchase.

What's your favorite part about this guitar?
This guitar is ideal for smaller people. It has a comfortable body and nice wide string spacing.

If you didn't know the price of this guitar what would you estimate the price to be?
I have learned that the price of guitars does not necessarily coincide with quality. It is kind of like shopping for wine. Sometimes you get lucky. My most expensive guitar is my Martin which cost more than 4 times the Zager. The Zager appears to be a much better deal plus it's pretty cool to have a guitar personally set up by a recording star like Denny Zager.

How would you rate customer support?
So far I haven't needed customer support but was very happy the way Denny Jr guided me through the purchase.

Would you recommend this guitar to others…if so why?
Yes indeed! I know quality and a good deal when i see and hear it.

Additional comments:
I am happy enough with this Zager that i will be buying another Zager soon. I love the different sounds of various woods.

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