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|company_name=Halo Guitars
|company_logo = [[Image:Haloguitarslogo.jpg|200px]]|
|company_slogan=''"Built By Musicians, Priced For Musicians"''
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|company_type=[[Private company|Private]]
|foundation=[[2000]]
|founder=Belinda Lee & Waylon Ford
|location=[[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]], [[California]], [[United States|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 [[United States|American]] manufacturer of [[electric guitar]]s, primarily known for outrageous guitar body designs.

==History==
Halo Guitars® was created in [[2000]] by CEO Belinda Lee, her son Jeff 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 over endorsees that include; Skinlab, Re:Ignitions, 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, and many more. They have grown dramatically with their guerilla marketing strategies. Halo is known for its 60  + showcases aevery month, NHRA racing, Bbillboard advertisements, and massive growing street team.

In 2007, at the winter [[NAMM]] show, Halo Guitars® revealed the 8  -string guitars that wereelectric 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 companiemanufacturers of this generation.

==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 wit(contracted; show full)[[Category:Electric bass guitars by manufacturer]]
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