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HN3
All of the features, a fraction of the price
Our most popular model! The HILS HN3 isn’t just another headless guitar—it’s a bold step forward in design, playability, and tone. Boasting a feature list that rivals guitars at 4x the price, the HN3 combines modern engineering with classic soul.
HNT1
Classic Tone, Modern Style
The HNT1 is your go-to headless for snappy, expressive single-coil tone with the comfort and balance of a compact modern design. Think classic T-style attitude, reimagined for players who want something lighter, tighter, and ready for long sets.
HN5
active pickups + Tremolo
The HILS HN5 is more than just a guitar — it’s a reimagining of what a modern instrument can be. Designed for players who demand precision, comfort, and style, the HN5 combines cutting-edge engineering with timeless playability.
HNB5
modern 5 string power
The HILS HNB5 is built for players who want the full authority of a 5-string bass without fighting a heavy, oversized instrument. Its headless design keeps the bass compact, balanced, and comfortable, while the 33"–35" multi-scale layout gives the low B string extra punch, clarity, and tension without making the upper register feel like a workout.
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Meet the HILS America NEXT Series
OUR STORY
HILS America brings the HILS brand to North America with a simple belief: Everyone deserves to play a great guitar.
Located in Bluffton, Indiana, our team lives and breathes guitars. That’s why we were frustrated with the industry’s rising prices, questionable quality and declining service. We knew there was a better way, and we were the ones to make it happen. We setup and service our guitars right here in the USA and back them up with industry-leading customer service.
We commit to offering the best quality, best service, highest overall value in North America. You will always get more than you ever imagined.
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HILS HZ8 8-String Guitar
Engineered Without Compromise
The HILS HZ8 is a precision-built multiscale 8-string designed for players who demand more from their instrument — more range, more stability, and more control. From the fanned-fret geometry to the headless architecture, every decision in this guitar's construction serves a single purpose: giving serious players a tool that keeps up with their most demanding musical ideas.
Built for Extended Range. Refined for Serious Play.
The HZ8 opens with a 26.5" to 28" multiscale configuration — a fan spread that delivers focused, articulate low-end response on the seventh and eighth strings without sacrificing playability on the high register. Paired with a flat 16" fretboard radius and 24 medium jumbo stainless steel frets, the HZ8 is as comfortable executing sweeping leads as it is grinding through low-tuned riffs.
The five-piece Roasted Maple and Walnut neck is the backbone of the instrument. Roasting stabilizes the maple against humidity and temperature fluctuation, while the alternating walnut laminates add rigidity and long-term resistance to warping — critical on an extended-scale neck under the tension of eight strings. The result is a neck that plays consistently night after night, gig after gig.
An Indonesian Mahogany body in satin black keeps the voice warm and focused, while the headless design eliminates neck dive and improves overall balance — a practical engineering choice that players who've gigged an 8-string for any length of time will immediately appreciate.
Electronics Built for Clarity at Every Register
Two Custom Passive Rail Humbuckers deliver tight, defined output across the full range of the instrument. Rail-style humbuckers maintain consistent string-to-string response across the wider string spacing of an 8-string — a detail that matters when your lowest string is producing fundamentals that conventional pickups were never designed to track accurately.
A 500K volume control keeps high-frequency detail intact, while the push-pull 500K tone control adds coil-splitting versatility for players who need to move between full humbucking output and a leaner single-coil character. A 3-way selector rounds out a straightforward, player-focused control layout with no unnecessary complexity.
Hardware That Holds Its Ground
The 8-string locking headpiece and lightweight aluminum alloy hardtail bridge work together to keep the HZ8 in tune under heavy playing. At 10.5mm saddle spacing, string-to-string separation is comfortable for both picking and legato work. An oiled bone nut and double-action truss rod with spoke nut access at the neck heel complete a hardware package built for players who adjust and play, not adjust and wait.
The HZ8 ships with D'Addario EXL120-8 strings (.009"–.065") and includes the HGB-Z deluxe gigbag — ready for the stage or the studio out of the box.