Reviews

I love this new guitar! Everything went as expected. I will definitely recommend these folks...

If you have a custom bass or guitar design in your head, something that you can't find anywhere because It's your own design, chances are that Halo Guitars can build it for you ! I provided a drawing of my idea (including a scale refence on it), and the final result is 100% accurate to my original design. I wanted every detail to be exactly the same without any changes made to my design (these details are very important and means a lot to me).
I’m very happy with my custom made 6-string fretless bass, It’s really amazing ! Since the whole process takes a lot of time, we need to receive a few order status in the wainting period.

Very nice guitar, rich tone, great for people with large hands and fingers. Price is right compared to having a custom wide neck guitar made. You won;t be sorry with this one.Thanks

I freaking love it. Best guitar I’ve ever owned and I have owned a lot. Halo can improve with more communication. I waited a few days after and was wondering if my order was hung up.

Awesome fretwork great build

Amazing guitar. Quality control is impressive. Changed out the pickups to EMG because that’s a preference of mine but the stock bareknuckle pickups were good. The neck is solid and the guitar overall is nice and hefty. Fretwork is very good, it feels worn in. Resonates really good and most importantly stays in tune. Obviously it looks ridiculously good, it looks like a custom built guitar but its a production guitar so anyone can get it. Very happy and look forward to getting my custom guitar and bass in the near future. It be cool if customer could pick pickups of choice on production series.

I got a custom merus-style 8 string and I love it to death. Build quality is perfect, electronics perfect, sounds perfect. They were super helpful throughout the process and were in communication with me the whole time. I got custom pickups from halo: 8 string fanned fret pickups designed to mimic the SD pegasus/sentient combo- the sound is dead on. Have had the guitar for nearly a year now, and it inspires me to play every day. Best money I've ever spent

Ordered a Halo Custom Chainbreaker w. Buckeye Burl top & Ziricote fretboard. It looks and feels fantastic and I am impressed by the craftsmanship! More proactive customer service would be appreciated. It always felt like I had to inquire on my own about the status...

I've been playing guitar about 25 years(wow has it been that long?!) I worked in a music store for about a decade where I played everything from garbage squires to Ibanez Prestige to high end fender, gibson etc. Everything from $99 garbage to many thousands of dollars guitars. There have been a few that stand out in my memory as truly exceptional. One was a $5500 Suhr. When I played it, I was convinced I'd never find a better playing guitar. The neck was so fast and comfortable, I almost bought it on the spot, but I held back. When my Halo arrived... and I unpacked it, strummed it a few times, adjusted it to meet my specifications, I truly marveled at the craftsmanship and precision. Specifically, the neck and fret board.

When I ordered the instrument I mentioned to Jeff Lee that I wanted an Ibanez wizard style neck feel. He delivered. I expected perfect fret ends, ebony free of any tool marks. Halo delivered. I don't want to over sell this guitar, because frankly I'm in love with it, but this neck, after all of these years is the most comfortable, fastest playing neck I've ever laid my hands on.

On top of that it's paired with the Evertune bridge, which far exceeded my expectations. YOU CAN PRECISELY TUNE THE PITCH BENDING RESPONSE OF *** EACH INDIVIDUAL STRING *****. For anyone who plays drop-tuned or extended range, you know how important it is for those low notes not to be affected by finger pressure when you're recording. You also know how inconvenient it would be to have to set things up every time you want to switch between no-bending and lead style where you want to allow for bending. This bridge can do both at once since each string has it's own configuration. It's very intuitive to setup, and impossibly stable.

Every detail that was in the spec sheet was delivered, right down to the knobs I personally selected. Pickup routing is clean, any joints, seams, contact points are all flush and clean. The finish is absolutely beautiful to look at and inspires me to pick it up when I see it sitting on the stand.

Now, I'm not going to say that my experience with Halo was perfect, the instrument, however, is free of any flaws. No blemishes or dings and it plays and sounds exceptionally good. Where Halo fell short was in the timeline. If you want a VERY well build instrument, built to your specification, at a very reasonable price, you are going to have to be patient. In the end though, I'm glad I was.

I'm going to give Halo my "Gold standard seal of recommendation and approval". If you want a guitar customized and built specifically to your tastes and needs, Halo will get it to you. But it will take time. In the end you'll be glad you waited.

5 stars, would recommend. A better fit case would be great..or make a velcro pad that can be moved to hold unit in place better

I purchased a Halo Octavia 6 String with a 50mm nut. Jeff and the team knocked it out of the park. My Halo Octavia is a supercar compared to the consumer sedans of guitars I have been playing. It will definitely take months to years before I can truly appreciate the subtleties that went into crafting a professional instrument of this quality, but I will try my best to describe the amazing experience thus far.

Guitars have never and will never be one size fits all despite what all these production model guitars would have you believe. I would accidentally mute strings and my clinically large hands were cramped, especially when playing any technical chord heavy playing (Think Chon, Polyphia, etc). Halo provided a guitar that gave me comfort and space I needed to fully express myself on guitar and focus on dynamics and articulation rather than *aM i gOnNa mUtE THeSe sTrInGs*?

There isn't a shipping company in the world that could've damaged this guitar. The first thing you notice is how light the box is. Definitely caught me off guard. After opening the box like a kid on Christmas, the guitar was secure under several layers of bubble wrap and cushioning as well as inside of another box with several layers of bubble wrap and cushioning.

The guitar played like a dream and the setup and intonation from the factory was SPOT ON. I will probably be spoiled with the setups and might have to fly to Cali every now and again to bother the team. The sustain and resonance from such a lightweight guitar puzzles the mind. We all know *that* brand with lightweight guitars and necks but you will not find this much sustain, quality, and attention to detail in any of their offerings without going custom and even then, your mileage may vary.

All in all, I am happy to have found the final piece of the puzzle as far as my musical journey and from now on, the only thing left to do is play. If I ever reach the point of being a professional touring musician, my first custom guitar will no doubt be with Halo.

Thank you Jeff and the team at Halo! Keep doing what you are doing!

great guitar. Communication was definitely lacking in the beginning, but became much better and a very good effort to make things right was made.

I love the neck on this guitar. It is both wide and shallow and has a silky smooth feel. The sound is great. I'm really glad I got this guitar. If you have fat fingertips or are a beginner guitar player this guitar is a godsend.

Aside from the guitar, i love the close interaction with the staff via email so i can ask my questions and find out more about it. Brings me closer to the makers of the guitar and the guitar itself compared to other brands. Assurances that QC is maintained being one of them.

I ordered a 7-string Salvus and it has met or exceeded all expectations. It is an outstanding instrument that's very hard to put down. Hard to say how Halo can improve. Two months after my order was placed, the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. So the entire project of building my guitar was done under abnormal circumstances.

Since I opened it I haven't been able to put it down! Halo can improve in better marketing! You guys are great, this guitar is beautiful, and your full customization service is unlike anything I've seen before! Only thing I would say is that it's a little hard to find you guys, and there isn't a whole lot of information about you outside of your website. Keep doing what you're doing!

Quick communication. Well packaged. Would buy from again with zero hesitation. A+

Very clear communication and it helps that they’re total wizards when it comes to custom work!

Octavia wide neck, it’s fantastic. Not only is it the only electric guitar I’ve played that feels normal to me since I play classical mostly, but it’s also got stunning tone and playability

Excellent customer service

Best Place to buy Guitars.....in all rankings over the top!!!

Great guitar as always this is my 4th halo guitar. It sounds, looks, and plays great what more could you ask for.

Thank you! I love it! I would LOVE to see this model come with a Sophia tremolo

Rocket fire delivery, Halo quality & playability is impeccable, A+++!

Ordered: OCTAVIA-6-R-25.5-SS-TBRN-HH (had it for 1/2 hour of play so far) everything great. I NEEDED the 2" nut feature and wide neck. The guitar is a work of art and beautifully finished. I wanted the same model in the lighter wood as the lesser model has and still think that could be of interest to others if you had some with that coloration fitted out with the complete setup.

It would be great if the stripes on the back were red or blue or some contrasting color because on the dark brown they barely show up -- a shame really.