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38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
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38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
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38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY
Zager Easy Play Guitars | EST. 1969

38 inch Parlor Size Solid African Mahogany Acoustic Electric - DEAL OF THE DAY

Customers rate us 4.7/5 based on 7315 reviews.
In Stores: $2,000.00 Regular price$1,195.00 Sale price$895.00
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4.78 out of 5 (7315 Customer Reviews)
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

  • 38 inch Parlor size easier for small players but still provides bigger sound.
  • Built in “Fishman” transducer allows you to plug into any amplifier or PA system and play it like a full electric guitar.
  • Parlor buyers are coming from Taylor GS Mini and Little Martin

Denny designs his parlor guitars for players who love the feel of smaller guitars but not the smaller sound. The Zager Parlor series guitars provide you with excellent playability due to their 2 inch shorter scale neck design (same as our smaller 36 inch travel size guitars) making them easier for smaller players, but Denny gave it a slightly larger box so sound is richer and deeper. It won't sound like our OM or Full size guitars but our customers say it has the best sound of any small guitar on the market today. The 2 words we hear from players when describing our parlor guitars are "comfortable" and "fun".

Our 38 inch Parlor Size Electric adds a custom electronic transducer system 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 on board electronics package with custom equalization gives you the ability to change the sound according to your playing style. 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.

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 our 38 inch Parlor 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 fret board, that simultaneously prevents buzzes and rattles, combined with a special bracing system that produces one of the best sounds in the guitar industry today. Magazine reviews and customer testimonials say the Zager 36 inch Travel 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 $1000? 100% money back guarantee including shipping fees both ways. Lifetime warranty.
  • 38 inch Parlor size easier for small players and children but still provides bigger sound than our 36 inch Travel.
  • Built in “Fishman” transducer allows you to plug into any amplifier or PA system and play it like a full electric guitar.
  • Solid wood construction sounds better every year as it ages.
  • 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 $1500+ guitars).
  • Hand laid abalone inlay rosette with pearl fret markers.
  • Genuine Grover tuning machines (best in the world).
  • 100% money back guarantee
  • Lifetime warranty

What players say

George Johnson

I’ve been playing guitar for nearly 40 years and have owned Martin, Taylor, and Gibson acoustics. My Zager is by far the best-playing and best-sounding guitar I’ve ever owned. I didn’t expect that.

George Johnson
Houston, Texas
Richard Neunburger

What surprised me most is how easy this guitar is to play. The neck is comfortable, the action is low, and my hands don’t fatigue. I honestly thought this was a $5,000 guitar.

Richard Neunburger
Richard Neunburger
Mitch Harder

I was honestly skeptical after reading reviews online, but after spending time with it, I can say this guitar blew me away. I’ve owned high-end Martins and didn’t expect this level of tone or playability.

Mitch Harder
Boise, Idaho
John Michelson

After 30+ years of playing, you know when something is special. This Zager plays easier than my Taylor and sounds every bit as good as guitars I’ve paid twice as much for.

John Michelson
Los Angeles, California
Cliff Mortinson

I’ve played for over 40 years, owned Gibsons and Martins, and this guitar is simply the best I’ve ever owned. It’s easier on my hands and sounds incredible. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it.

Cliff Mortinson
Dallas, Texas
Tom Estus

I’ve been playing for over 35 years and have owned Martin and Gibson. The first thing I noticed with the Zager was how easy it is to play. It’s one of those guitars that just feels right the moment you pick it up.

Tom Estus
Chicago, Illinois
Michael Wagner

If you handed this to me without telling me the price, I would have assumed it was a $4,000–$5,000 guitar. I’ve paid more than that for instruments that didn’t play this comfortably.

Michael Wagner
Phoenix, Arizona
Leonard Kapaski

I’ve been playing guitar for over 40 years, and I’ll admit I was skeptical at first. After spending time with it, I can honestly say this guitar blew me away. I’ve owned high-end Taylors, and this holds its own easily.

Leonard Kapaski
Omaha, Nebraska
Elton Moyer

After 30+ years of playing, my hands don’t tolerate stiff guitars anymore. The Zager is noticeably easier on my hands, and I can play longer without fatigue. That alone sets it apart from my Martin.

Elton Moyer
Kansas City, Kansas
Roger Terrell

I’ve owned Gibsons, Martins, and Takamines over the last four decades, and this is the best guitar I’ve ever owned. The tone, the feel, and the attention to detail all exceeded what I expected.

Roger Terrell
Miami, Florida

Build Sheet

Parlor Size Dimensions

Height: 38 inches

Box length: 19 inches

Waist: 9.75 inches

Widest bout: 14.75 inches

Depth: 4 inches

Scale: 23.5 inches

4/5 Parlor Size Style

25% smaller then our full size guitars. Close in size to our Orchestra Model (OM size) guitars but with the 2 inch shorter scale neck design that makes it easier for smaller players.

Mahogany 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. Mahogany has all the characteristics of a great tonewood; its weight and strength allow for well-defined ranges of tone as well as strong volume. It's a little harder wood with better projection and real character in the grain. It works easily and displays beautiful figure, everything from straight-grained to flamed, quilt, curl, and mottled.

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.

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.

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 Fishman Aura 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

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.

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.

Played By Some Of Music’s Biggest Names

From Dolly Parton and Eddy Van Halen to Joe Satriani, professional artists have trusted Zager guitars for decades.

Van Halen

Van Halen

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

James Taylor

James Taylor

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Peter Paul & Mary

Peter Paul & Mary

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FAQ updated 06/19/2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Why Choose Zager?

Description

When you barely have to dent the tips of your fingers to form chords and can move faster on the fret board with no pain it can make a world of difference to the pro player as well as the beginner. Most of our clients come from high level Martin, Taylor, Fender and Gibson. Zager is a small custom guitar shop that builds only a handful of guitars weekly, not a giant factory that churns out thousands of assembly-line guitars. Buying direct from the builder allows you to bypass the retail store saving you 50%, meaning you’re getting a custom hand-built guitar for half the price. Read our 53 years of reviews.

Description

A custom bracing system that gives in the face slightly so you barely have to press form chords, which also gives you more power for a richer deeper sound. A custom neck design that’s taken over 50 years of feedback from artists and players around the world. Custom string spacing so you’re not accidentally leaning on adjacent strings causing buzzes and rattles. A custom soft metal fret design that’s softer on your fingers. Mr. Zager still works on each guitar personally one at a time in our shop, unlike larger companies who produce 500 guitars a day where the owners could never have one on one time with each instrument. These 2 videos explain in greater detail.

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Yes. Zager is the only guitar company in the USA that pays shipping both ways meaning you can try a guitar for free for 1 full month and pay nothing.

Description

Because you’re buying direct from the builder bypassing the retail store. When you buy from the store 50% of your money is going to the store and not your guitar. When you buy direct from the builder 100% of your money is going towards your guitar.

Description

We have a lifetime warranty on all of our guitars. If you pass your guitar to your children they’re covered for life as well. Our warranty on our Fishman electronics is 2 years just like $10,000 Martin, Taylor, Fender, Gibson but we’ll cover customers for life on electronics too as long as we have the parts available to fix them. We also replace nuts, saddles, tuners, and other parts free for life. No other guitar company offers this. Almost all of our business comes from friends referring friends and family so it’s very important to us that our customers are happy. This video explains in greater detail If you’re concerned about how we take care of our customers read our customer reviews page.

Description

If you were to see Zager’s in retail stores prices would double.  Many players don’t realize that when you buy a guitar in a retail store, almost half your money is going to the retail store, not your guitar.   Retail stores need to pay for their buildings, salesmen, and all the expenditures that go into operating a retail location.  This is why if you were to see Zager guitars in stores prices would be double.   By buying directly from the builder you get twice the guitar for your money and your guitar goes straight from Mr. Zager’s hands to your hands which ensures perfect quality control.

Description

Mr. Zager sets up each guitar personally before they leave his shop, but Zager guitars are designed from the ground up for greater speed and easier playability with a custom bracing system, neck design, string spacing, and many other things unique to the Zager brand. This video goes into greater detail.

Description

Yes, we use a custom bracing system for each model that actually gives in the face for deeper sound and easier playability, then Mr. Zager adjusts each one to bring out the best in sound for that particular guitar. This is part of what makes our guitars slightly different than assembly-line guitars. We talk about it a little bit in this video.

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