{"product_id":"hils-hz8-multiscale-8-string-electric-guitar-satin-black","title":"HILS HZ8 Multiscale 8-String Electric Guitar - Satin Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for Extended Range. Refined for Serious Play.\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElectronics Built for Clarity at Every Register\u003cbr\u003eTwo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardware That Holds Its Ground\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifications\u003cbr\u003eBODY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- SHAPE : HILS® Z\u003cbr\u003e- MATERIAL : Indonesian Mahogany \u003cbr\u003e- TOP : -\u003cbr\u003e- TYPE : Solid\u003cbr\u003e- COLOR : Black\u003cbr\u003e- FINISH : Satin\u003cbr\u003e- PICKGUARD : -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNECK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- NECK MATERIAL : Roasted Maple + Walnut (5pc)\u003cbr\u003e- NECK PROFILE : D\u003cbr\u003e- NECK WIDTH : 56.9mm at Nut\u003cbr\u003e- NECK FINISH : Satin (Natural)\u003cbr\u003e- HEAD SHAPE : Headless\u003cbr\u003e- HEAD FINISH : Same as Neck\u003cbr\u003e- FRETBOARD MATERIAL : Indian Rosewood\u003cbr\u003e- FRETBOARD RADIUS : 16\" (406mm)\u003cbr\u003e- SCALE : 26.5\" - 28\" (673mm - 711mm)\u003cbr\u003e- FRETS : 24, 2.7 x 1.1, Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel\u003cbr\u003e- FRETBOARD INLAY : White Pearloid Dots, 4mm\u003cbr\u003e- SIDEDOTS : White\u003cbr\u003e- ASSEMBLY : Bolt-On\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eELECTRONICS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- NECK PICKUP : Custom Passive Rail Humbucker (uncovered)\u003cbr\u003e- MIDDLE PICKUP : -\u003cbr\u003e- BRIDGE PICKUP : Custom Passive Rail Humbucker (uncovered) \u003cbr\u003e- PREAMP : -\u003cbr\u003e- CONTROLS : 1-Volume, 1-Tone\u003cbr\u003e- POTENTIOMETER : B500K Volume, A500K Push-Pull Tone\u003cbr\u003e- CAPACITOR : Film 473J\u003cbr\u003e- SWITCH : 3-Way Pickup Selector\u003cbr\u003e- OUTPUT JACK : Barrel Type Mono 1\/4\" Jack (BK)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHARDWARE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- TUNERS : -\u003cbr\u003e- HEADPIECE : 8-String Locking\u003cbr\u003e- NUT : Oiled Bone, 59.6mm\u003cbr\u003e- TRUSSROD : Double Action Spoke Nut Type, at Neck Heel \u003cbr\u003e- BRIDGE : Lightweight Aluminum Alloy 8-String Hardtail\u003cbr\u003e- SADDLE SPACING : 10.5mm\u003cbr\u003e- STRING TREE : -\u003cbr\u003e- KNOB : Round Metal Dome w\/ O-rings (BK)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEXTRAS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- STRINGS : D'Addario® EXL120-8 (.009\" - .065\")\u003cbr\u003e- CASE : HGB-Z (Deluxe Gigbag)\u003cbr\u003e- ACCESSORIES : Hex Wrench (1.5mm, 2.5mm, 4mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HILS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49749346386162,"sku":"BM642461134377","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/6363\/5698\/files\/hils-8-string-black.jpg?v=1782879065","url":"https:\/\/www.bettermusic.com.au\/products\/hils-hz8-multiscale-8-string-electric-guitar-satin-black","provider":"Better Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}