My custom built Halo Guitars Salvus (Tele) arrived late last week. I ordered this guitar back in September of 2013. Due to some set backs, the delivery time ended up repeatedly pushed back, however, the folks over at Halo (primarily Jeff) always kept me up to date via email. Often, progress pics were sent. At any rate, I ordered this guitar when they were having a $500 off promotion and I feel like I've received one hell of a deal here. I know people have had some horror stories in the past, but recent customers seem to be more satisfied. This is the first Halo I've ever ordered. Hell, before this guitar arrived at my door, I never touched one of their instruments before. Their customer service and "we'll build anything" attitude matched with the price drew me in.
After getting some quality playing time in with her this weekend, I can honestly say this was worth the long wait and every dollar. The construction is solid, yet the guitar doesn't weigh a ton. The neck joint is comfortable when playing higher frets and the belly cut is perfect. The gloss black finish is absolutely mirror-like and the pearl binding looks fantastic. I spec'd this guitar to be simple, yet still a classy looker. Here's a quick overview of some specs:
-Neck thru construction
-Alder body
-Mahogany neck
-Ebony fretboard
-Straight, Reverse headstock (w/ string trees)
-Gibson scale length
-22 frets
-Hipshot bridge
-Gloss black
-Pearl binding all over
-Pearl pickguard
-Black hardware
-One volume knob
-One custom Seymour Duncan 7 string Black Winter bridge pickup. (I ordered this before they were available as a production 7 string pickup)
-GraphTech White TUSQ XL nut
-Tummy cut
Enough talk, on with the meh quality cell phone pics!
TL;DR I'm ecstatic with how this guitar turned out. I feel I got my money's worth and the folks at Halo (specifically Jeff) were an absolute pleasure to work with. They readily answered any questions I had and let me customize anything. I even opted for the logo to look how it does down to the positioning on the headstock. It's a solid instrument, sounds mean and articulate, and I look forward to playing it for years to come.
After getting some quality playing time in with her this weekend, I can honestly say this was worth the long wait and every dollar. The construction is solid, yet the guitar doesn't weigh a ton. The neck joint is comfortable when playing higher frets and the belly cut is perfect. The gloss black finish is absolutely mirror-like and the pearl binding looks fantastic. I spec'd this guitar to be simple, yet still a classy looker. Here's a quick overview of some specs:
-Neck thru construction
-Alder body
-Mahogany neck
-Ebony fretboard
-Straight, Reverse headstock (w/ string trees)
-Gibson scale length
-22 frets
-Hipshot bridge
-Gloss black
-Pearl binding all over
-Pearl pickguard
-Black hardware
-One volume knob
-One custom Seymour Duncan 7 string Black Winter bridge pickup. (I ordered this before they were available as a production 7 string pickup)
-GraphTech White TUSQ XL nut
-Tummy cut
Enough talk, on with the meh quality cell phone pics!
TL;DR I'm ecstatic with how this guitar turned out. I feel I got my money's worth and the folks at Halo (specifically Jeff) were an absolute pleasure to work with. They readily answered any questions I had and let me customize anything. I even opted for the logo to look how it does down to the positioning on the headstock. It's a solid instrument, sounds mean and articulate, and I look forward to playing it for years to come.
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Happy NGD man, from the look of those pictures, it is quite a happy one indeed! 
might be the angle of the photo. I'll have to take a look later when I get home.
Thank you. I am a satisfied customer.
