Halo Guitars "The Reaper"

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Whoah! Do you think the guy cutting out the body shape had shaky hands when he did this one?

Joking aside, it's a Halo Reaper guitar with solid mahogany body, flamed maple veneer, transparent green finish, Halo humbuckers, and Floyd Rose Special trem, and it's currently listed on eBay with a very reasonable Buy It Now price of $299.

I've had Halo Guitars as a friend on my MySpace page for years now (not that I use MySpace any more... Why did they have to spoil it by trying to imitate Facebook?) and whilst they produce a number of exciting designs suited to the metal player, they also turn out the occasional beauty that others of us can appreciate too. Long-term Guitarz readers may recall that I blogged about the Halo Violon back in 2007.

G L Wilson

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The guitars of evil?

New in Guitar Lines: The Nasty, Evil Look: The Washington Post reveals how the popularity of heavy metal has encouraged Halo Guitars to build "evil-looking instruments with bodies carved to resemble rotting flesh, distended eyeballs and bone". I reckon that's a bit strong; journalistic licence, perhaps. Their designs aren't nearly as horrifying as all that. In fact, I'm quite taken with their Violon model (pictured above).