Reviews

I ordered a custom multiscale guitar neck, made to be able to be installed on a vintage telecaster.

I ordered a custom Merus 6 string guitar with all the bells and whistles. It took a while to get here but I love it. Love the configurator, the call with Jeff to consult on what I wanted, and the ease of the payment process.

I tell every guitar player I know and on social media about you gentlemen. I have been playing for 45 years and the 2 halos I have are my favorite guitars EVER!!!!!! I have PRS, ESP, Gibson Les Paul, 2 Schecter Apocalypse Reigns and My Halos out play them all!!! So solid with clear powerful highs and deep full body lows. The heavy sound is so wonderful it is like chocolate covered bacon for the ears and soul!!!

The Octavia 8 is absolutely stunning. The pinstripe binding, abalone inlays and the turquoise maple burlap top really make this thing shine. There are some minor cosmetic imperfections.

I got the guitar last night and played it this morning until my fingers hurt. It's everything I expected it to be. I went over it top to bottom and I can't find so much as a nick or scratch. Neck-through build with front truss adjustment is definitely the way to go. The Evertune bridge is amazing, I can't believe it showed up perfectly in tune. It took a minute to figure out how to get it into drop-A, but the tuning held perfectly over a 2-hour play session. No weird noises from lose wiring, bad grounding, or rattling hardware. Loving the Fluence Modern pickups and especially the USB-C lithium-ion battery (no more swapping 9-volts!). Solid metal knobs and switch, no cheap-feeling plastic here. Frets are nice and smooth, the action is set just right, ebony fretboard is nice and solid not squishy like rosewood. The only similarly equipped guitar I could find was the ESP E-II M-II 7B which was 2.5x the cost when I ordered and still almost 2x the cost today. Not to mention, the silly sparkle finish that doesn't look anywhere near as good as the green sunburst poplar burl on the Merus. I was worried with all the comments online about Halo quality in the past, but it really seems like they are doing everything they can to overcome those past mistakes and deliver well-built instruments at a very fair price. I'm really glad I gave them a chance.

Altus Short-Scale 5-String Bass - The detail of the woods, the bindings and the finish is perfect...the bass is beautiful and the tone is amazing.

I recently ordered a Salvus-6 string with the wide neck because I am predominantly a classical guitar player. I have played this guitar everyday since its arrival a month ago & it has surpassed all my expectations. The neck thickness & feel is fabulous, playability is effortless. Sound quality, volume & tone are exceptional. It has quickly become one of my favourites. A beautiful instrument all around!!!!
Thank you to Halo guitars & Brandon for communications throughout purchasing/shipping process.

Custom guitar. I got exactly what I ordered. It looks amazing and sounds great!

I wanted a wide neck. It was almost impossible to get one from the major brands. I love the 48mm wide neck guitar. The stress is gone, and I can focus on the melodies in my head.

I wanted to build a double neck bass since a long time, so I ordered a double neck replacement bass body. I already have the bass necks at home. I did a mockup using Photoshop and the Halo team helped me to bring my design to life! I'm actually doing the assembly and I can tell you that it will be really great !

TJ Baritone, I absolutely LOVE it! This is my fourth Halo, you guys just keep on getting better!

I love it. The finish is fantastic and the construction is spot on. I don’t think I’ve ever had a guitar show up that I didn’t need to fix the intonation, action, and tuning. Everything was spot on! The neck feels great!

No complaints! Customer service was the best I've ever had.

Phenomenal guitar. Excellent craftsmanship and just sounds killer. Great communication from Halo guitars. Highly recommend

The ONLY thing wrong with it is the back color was supposed to be blue, with black burst. They did the turquoise with black and blue burst instead. (The front colors) Still nicer than my Fender Sixty-Six.

Keep up the good work! I love the way the guitars play and people love their looks whenever I use them. Super happy with the help/response on questions about ordering and the quality of the guitar. On to the next! ;)

This guitar is just beautiful. Just had to tune up the Salvus and enjoyed its fast neck and wonderful playability with my large hands. No hiss with pickups and wonderful tones throughout their range. Surpasses playability of my Fender Tele with its 42mm neck nut width. Frets are finished off beautifully resulting in a silky smooth feel and no string buzzes the entire length of the neck. The finish is exactly what I wanted, simple but elegant. What a super job by your set-up team did on this guitar. Right out of the case this guitar is ready to be played and enjoyed. Many thanks to you and the Halo team for providing a guitar that easily competes with and even surpasses name brand guitars costing two to three times more.

Absolutely LOVING this guitar! It looks incredible and plays beautifully! All customization came exactly as I designed. The materials and quality of the work are great. Inlays, fretwork, and electronics all seem to be done excellently. I love the custom body shape and striking finish look amazing, the neck-through constriction is smooth, and the BKP Juggernauts sound perfect. Incredible work. It looks and sounds awesome. Also, though lead times were large, the guitar came in earlier than expected.

CONS: (very minor!)

I was a bit surprised to find that the cavity cover for the floyd rose isn’t inset and doesn’t sit flush with the body of the guitar (and was also left unpainted), and so the back of the guitar isn’t as comfortable or aesthetic as it could be, but is otherwise phenomenal and quite beautiful.

The top is absolutely beautiful, but for the price point, perhaps have an even higher grade top wood would make sense. I also expected a more noticeable and less subtle ‘carved top’ (as this one looks very good but is nearly flat).

I absolutely LOVE this guitar. I would have given 4.5 stars if I could, because it is incredible, high quality, and certainly deserves more than four stars, but for nearly $5k, it should be flawless and mind-blowing quality.

Phenomenal guitar. Excellent craftsmanship and just sounds killer. Great communication from Halo guitars. Highly recommend

Since it came with everything I could've needed, I probably will never buy another guitar again.

This guitar is seriously awesome! Halo took the time to set it up properly and I love the attention to detail with this guitar. Very pleased!

Got the guitar ahead of schedule and am very pleased with it. Great professional looks and playability. One thing that stands out to me is that your setup makes a noticeable difference in playability compared to the Warmoth creations setup by me. I'm playing faster and easier on this guitar. This guitar also is my favorite of the four Halo guitars made by you.

I just tested the bass out and it is so versatile and to my specifications... I think this is probably the best bass I've ever purchased and will not need another bass anytime soon. Heck, I'm thinking about selling most of the collection that I have since this thing is so good. The tones, the capabilities about how to play with it, the overall style it offers...

Halo really knocked it out of the park.

Custom Salvus. I love it, beautiful build and it sounds great.

Amazing instrument...