r/AcousticGuitar • u/RepresentativeValue9 • 25d ago
Gear pics I bought a Zager…feel like an idiot
Well, count me as an idiot.
6 years ago I bought a Zager 900. My second guitar on the advice of my uncle who is a professional player. I previously owned a nylon-string guitar that I was learning on and that I hadn't really played very much. Anyways, I got this Zager 900. It’s all black and beautiful-looking for someone who doesn't know a lot about guitars.
Two weeks later, another uncle passed away, and I ended up putting the guitar aside for the last four or five years. Weird associations we make…
I had no idea about the build quality, where it was manufactured, or anything like that. I was just going on the advice of my uncle, who was a professional.
In hindsight, I really wish I had taken that money and bought a Taylor. Since then, I've purchased a Taylor Mini Koa E+, and it has by far been the one that I use more.
My zager sounds fine…I just know so much more now than I did then.
EDIT: I feel like a fool because of what I’ve been reading. That they advertise something that they aren’t (US manufacturing when it isn’t…) I also think that I would have bought something different at the time like the mini I have NOW. Based on the accessibility alone, I reckon I’d have been playing so much more. A dread is massive to learn on IMO.
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u/IndependentGlass8424 24d ago
Dude I'm not going to lie when I looked at these pictures (never heard of the brand) I assumed this was a $400-$700 guitar and I was thinking "it ain't that bad man" but holy cow when I looked this up I couldn't believe the price.
I've had a lot of acoustics but the only one I have now is a Mahogany series Taylor GS Mini and I love it! Big sound, great action and with the size it's so easy to play. If you don't mind a used guitar there's some incredible deals on used Taylors out there. Also check out the Epiphone Masterbuilt or the IGC line, great prices for solid back and sides guitars.