Hils HZ7 vs GOC Guitars

I bought the 7-string HILS you were eyeing up. The HZ7. I was really impressed with the quality and the specs. The roasted maple necks feel really good, stainless steel frets and bone nut. I bought mine from Andertons in the UK. It came set up really nice out of the box.

Bought myself a HILS HZ7 - a seven string model. It’s a great guitar, and for the price, you’d be hard pushed to find anything near the quality.

I have three Hils guitar. HN3, HN4 and HZ7. All three are excellent guitars that benefit from a fret level and new pickups.

I sent my HZ7 to my luthier: - Fretwork tweaks - Custom Tusq nut - Bare Knuckle Blackhawks. Absolutely love it now.

Overall very impressed and it can hold its own among my other more expensive guitars (USA King V, PRS CE, Ibanez Prestige). It is obviously not on the same level but it is punching way above its price point.

The GOC quality feels like a step up from the Hils. Fretwork was flawless on the GOC. ... I would say the GOC feels like a 1500-2000 dollar guitar

if you can stretch your budget a bit, go for a 7 or an 8 string GOC, as the 7-string HILS is already about $800. They're on par or even superior to my Strandbergs.

GOC best quality for price

Beast, those new bridges are so much better too