The builder
From a #1 record to the guitar on your lap.
Zager Guitars is a guitar maker in Lincoln, Nebraska, founded in 1969 by master builder Denny Zager. Denny is one half of Zager and Evans, the duo behind "In the Year 2525", the #1 song of 1969.
After touring the world he came home to Nebraska to teach guitar and fix the problem that held his students back: guitars that were painful to play. Every Zager Easy Play guitar is built on that work and sold direct to players worldwide.
1949
A self taught start
Denny picks up the guitar and teaches himself by ear, playing along with songs on the radio.
1962
Zager meets Evans
Denny meets Rick Evans at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln.
1969
A #1 song and a new company
"In the Year 2525" by Zager and Evans hits #1. The same year, Zager Guitars is established.
20 yrs
Thousands of guitars reworked
Back home teaching in Nebraska, Denny modifies thousands of guitars to end sore fingers.
Online
Easy Play goes worldwide
Players around the world learn from Denny online and start ordering his Easy Play guitars.
2020
Giving back at home
Nearly 700 guitars are donated to Lincoln Public Schools.
Today
Still hand built in Lincoln
Every Zager is still built around one idea: a guitar that is easier to play gets played more.
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