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{{Infobox Company
|company_name=Halo Guitars
|company_logo=[[Image:Halologo.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 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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[[Image:Halostocks.gif‎ ‎|thumb|216px|left|Halo headstock designs since July 2006]]
'''Halo Guitars''' is a an [[United States|American]] manufacturer of [[electric guitar]]s, primarily known for outrageous guitar body designs.

==History==

[[Image:BrandyAdFromHalo.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|170px|left|'''Halo Guitars Ad'''<br>Photo By: Allan Amato]]
[[Image:Halocover.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|170px|left|Halo cover of Rock City News 2006]]

Halo Guitars was created in [[2000]] by Belinda Lee and [[luthier]] Waylon Ford who began building guitars at an early age.  Their goal was to manufacture and sell high quality hand made guitars at more affordable prices. The first Halo guitars were released at the [[2000]] Winter [[NAMM]] show and featured designs that were edgier and popular with musicians in the metal genre.  Their guitars quickly gained in popularity because of the outrageous designs, performance, and fast-playing neck.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}

In 2007 at the winter [[NAMM]] show, Halo Guitars revealed the 8 string guitars that were made possible by the joint action of Halo owner Waylon Ford & [[Kahler Tremolo System]] owner Gary Kahler. Since then they have been know to cross the bar in many ways and are considered one of the up and coming guitar companies 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 with ITG Motorsports.

===Halo Gals===
[[Image:Galspic.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|192px|right|'''The Halo Gals'''<br>Jezahell, Uber, Dami, MiMi, Angie, Sanaz, Vita, Xanthia, Rubber Doll  ]]

The Halo Gals are employed as part of the marketing strategy and include models, [[roller derby]] skaters [[burlesque]]-, fetish- and sideshow- performers. They 

==Guitar designs==
[[Image:Halov.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|215px|right|'''The Hellfire Guitar'''<br>Introduced at Summer [[NAMM]] July 2006]]

*Hellfire
*Satyr
*D-Spawn
*Octavia
*Bettie Page (limited edition of 100, designed and styled with and signed by [[Bettie Page]])
*Inverted
*GVK (hand-carved)
*BH Series
*Fallen Angel
*Violon

;Discontinued
*JLP-VI
*PT-VI
*BLH-VI
*SNINE
*TFG ([[Tracii Guns]] signature model)
*DA-VI

==Famous Halo Guitar Users==
[[Image:Ccwf.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|192px|left|[[C.C. Deville]] of [[Poison (band)|Poison]] with Halo Guitars Co-Owner Waylon Ford]]
[[Image:Glennyhalo.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|192px|left|Glen Telford of [[Skinlab]] and his US Custom GVK]]
*[[Tracii Guns]] &mdash; [[LA Guns]], [[Brides of Destruction]]
*[[London LeGrand]] &mdash; [[Brides of Destruction]], Hail Mary
*Scott Sorry &mdash; [[Brides of Destruction]]
*Glen Telford &mdash; [[Skinlab]]
*[[David Shankle]] &mdash; [[Manowar]]
*[[C.C. Deville]] &mdash; [[Poison (band)|Poison]]
*E-Rock Z. &mdash; Hail Mary, [[TLC (band)|TLC]], Fetisch
*W4D &mdash; Black Tongue, Hail Mary, Down Factor
*Clarke &mdash; Homicidal, Studio Bassist
*Joe Fraulob &mdash; Danzig
*Tony Smotherman
*[[Mark Boals]] &mdash; [[Yngwie J. Malmsteen]], [[Ring of Fire (Mark Boals album)|Ring of Fire]])
*[[Taime Downe]] &mdash; [[Faster Pussycat]]
*[[Danny Nordahl]] &mdash; [[Faster Pussycat]]
*Angel &mdash; Ky Deity, Fetisch

[[Image:W4dhalo.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|216px|right|W4D of Black Tongue & Down Factor with the Halo Fallen Angel Bass]]

==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]

[[Category:Electric bass guitars by manufacturer]]
[[Category:Electric guitars by manufacturer]]
[[Category:Guitar manufacturing companies]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2000]]

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