Halo Guitars

Infobox Company

company_name=Halo Guitars
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company_slogan="Built By Musicians, Priced For Musicians"
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company_type=Private
foundation=2000
founder=Belinda Lee & Waylon Ford
location=Cupertino, California, United States of America
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area_served=Global
industry=Musical Instruments
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owner=Halo Custom Guitars, Inc.
homepage= [http://www.haloguitars.com/ www.haloguitars.com]
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Halo Guitars is an American manufacturer of electric guitars, primarily known for outrageous guitar body designs.

History

Halo Guitars was created in 2000 by Belinda Lee and luthier Waylon Ford. Seeing most guitar companies stagnate in designs and become greedy by charging high prices to the public - they decided to do what they could to improve the market. The company is dedicated to manufacturing high quality hand made instruments at an affordable price. The first Halo guitars and basses were released at the 2000 Winter NAMM Show and featured designs popular within the metal genre of musicians. The instruments gained popularity quickly because of the outrageous designs, performance, and fast-playing necks Fact|date=June 2007. The company grows larger and larger every year with a roster of endorsees that include; Skinlab, Re:Ignition, Terror Syndrome, The Miserables, Brides Of Destruction, Poison, Hanzel Und Gretyl, Down Factor, Hail Mary, Ministry, Fire Ball Ministry, Danzig, Tony Smotherman, Bestial Devastation, New Project, HateFX, Oscar Ortega, Jay"The Devil's Guitar Player"Moini, and many more. They have grown dramatically with their guerilla marketing strategies. Halo is known for its 60+ showcases every month, NHRA racing, billboard advertisements, and massive growing street team.

In 2007, at the winter NAMM show, Halo Guitars revealed the 8-string electric guitars made possible by the joint action of Halo owner Waylon Ford & Kahler Tremolo System owner Gary Kahler. Since then, they have been known to cross the bar in many ways and are considered one of the up and coming guitar manufacturers of this generation. (also 9 and 10 string guitars have been developed as of late 2007)

Marketing

Halo's marketing strategy, which featured fetish models (known as the "Halo Gals") holding the guitars in unique poses, solicited comparison a young Dean Guitars.Fact|date=June 2007 Halo employed marketing strategies unconventional for companies that manufacture musical instruments, including club showcases, conventions, billboards and radio and television. In addition to these the company also sponsors a drag racing team in cooperation with ITG Motorsports.

Halo Gals

The Halo Gals are employed as part of the marketing strategy and include models, roller derby skaters burlesque-, fetish- and sideshow- performers. They can be seen all across the globe heading districts of the Halo Street Teams.

Guitar designs

;Current
*Hellfire
*Satyr
*D-Spawn
*Morbus
*Inverted
*GVK
*Squid
*Reaper
*667
*Octavia
*Bettie Page (limited edition of 100, designed and styled with and signed by Bettie Page)
*Texas Renegade
*O'Dixie
*American Made Outlaw
*Saw Series 1
*Saw Series 2
*30 days Of Night
*Heavy Metal Collector Series 1 - 6;Discontinued
*JLP-VI
*PT-VI
*BLH-VI
*Invert
*TFG (Tracii Guns signature model)
*DA-VI
*BH Series
*Fallen Angel
*Violon
*S-Nine
*The Revival

Famous Halo Guitar Users

*Tracii Guns — LA Guns, Brides of Destruction
*London LeGrand — Brides of Destruction, Hail Mary
*Scott Sorry — Brides of Destruction
*Glen Telford — Skinlab
*David Shankle — Manowar
*C.C. Deville — Poison
*E-Rock Z. — Hail Mary, TLC, Fetisch
*W4D — Hail Mary, Black Tongue, Mark Boals Band
*Clarke — Homicidal, Studio Bassist
*Joe Fraulob — Danzig
*Tony Smotherman
*Tristan Williams
*Mark Boals — Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Ring of Fire)
*Taime Downe — Faster Pussycat
*Danny Nordahl — Faster Pussycat
*Angel — Ky Deity, Fetisch

External links

* [http://www.haloguitars.com/ Official Halo Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/halogals Official Halo Gal MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/haloguitars Official Halo MySpace]