Product Code: OCTAVIA-6-R-25.5-SS-PRO-HH
Availability: Sold Out & Discontinued
$1,499.00

Available Options

50mm Nut Width

Wide neck guitars might benefit the following types of players:

  1. Players who have relatively large fingertips and struggle with pressing multiple strings when only trying to press one string
  2. Classical players who want to play electric guitar but find the string spacings to be too narrow on most electric guitars

* Every Halo instrument is set up and inspected by one of our pro guitar techs in Cupertino, California prior to shipping so your guitar arrives optimized for playability: strings are fresh, frets are level, action is low, and intonation is on.

General
Dexterity Right Hand
Construction Method Neck Through
Strings 6
Tuning E.A.D.G.B.E
String Gauges 10.13.17.26.36.46
Scale Length 25.5"
Instrument Weight ~ 8 lbs
Body
Body Shape Octavia
Contour Tapered Edges and Tummy Cut
Wood/Material Black Limba with Poplar Burl Top
Body Finish (Top) Transparent Brown with Black Burst (Gloss)
Body Finish (Sides/Back) Transparent Brown (Gloss)
Neck
Headstock Shape Select
Wood/Material 7 Piece Wenge/Maple
Fingerboard Zebrawood
Headstock Finish Transparent Brown with Black Burst (Gloss)
Neck Finish Transparent Brown (Satin)
Frets/Size 24, Jumbo, Nickel Silver
Inlays Offset Dots (Abalone)
Headstock Binding White with Triple B/W Purfling
Fingerboard Binding White with B/W/B Purfling
Nut Graphtech Black TUSQ XL (50 mm)
Components
Hardware Color Gold
Bridge System Halo Single Saddle Bridges (61mm E to E)
Tuners Locking
Pickups Bare Knuckle Black Hawks Calibrated Set (Bridge Magnet: Ceramic) [BKP-BLACKHAWK7-OPEN-SET]
Control Pattern 2 Volume, 2 Push/Pull Tone (coil split), 3-Way Pickup Selector Switch
Knobs Dome
Case Form Fitted Halo Hard Case (Black w/burgundy interior) [CASE-OCT-6-R-25.5-SS-HH]
Reviews about OCTAVIA - 6-String, Wide Neck Pro (50mm), 25.5" Scale, Transparent Brown 2018
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Total reviews: 3
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LKT on 03/23/2020
It's beautifully made - even Arnold would be hard-pushed to find any issues. The build quality is easily on par with the best I've seen, and somewhat better than the average Gibson. I have big hands and fat fingers, so I'd been on the lookout for guitars with wider-than-standard necks for a while.

Playing-wise, it took a me a while to adjust to the super-wide neck and particularly the wider string spacing at the bridge. I might have to lower the action a trifle once it's settled in and - in an ideal world - I think I would have preferred a slightly fatter neck carve. But once I got used to it - wow!

Plugged straight into a single ended non-MV tube amp, it sounds stupendous. The tone is huge. There's an endless range of sounds from those BK Blackhawks - anything from sparkly clean single-coil jangle or shimmer to searing or thick saturated overdrive on the bridge and front p/ups, respectively. The sustain is superb. Chords ring out forever and it just sings on the higher frets. Like the very best of guitars, single notes bloom and last indefinitely with a touch of vibrato. And, as I'd expect from BK p/ups, note definition is excellent, even on heavy overdrive, and it cleans up beautifully from the guitar and responds well to picking dynamics.

So, to summarize my first impressions - it's up there with best guitar I've ever owned (a Gibson Les Paul Heritage Series Standard 80 Elite, to give it its wondrous full name) for tonal complexity and sustain - and far better in terms of versatility. I have a feeling the Halo is going to become my Number 1 instrument.

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Leslie C. on 10/21/2019
Great guitar, well finished and set up perfectly even the intonation was spot on. Excellent value.
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Verified Customer on 09/17/2018
I ordered a large neck electric guitar. I loved it.
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