Halo Guitars garish bass game

[Koshchei]

Here's another.

Fretless fanned-fret with block inlays to throw you off.
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Good old Halo guitars. I remember way back when, when their instruments were so badly designed that you had to take the bridge off to change strings. I mean, a fanned fretless is still up there with a screen door on a submarine or an inflatable hammer, but at least it doesn't require partial disassembly to perform a regular function.

 

[T-C-Bass]

Good old Halo guitars. I remember way back when, when their instruments were so badly designed that you had to take the bridge off to change strings. I mean, a fanned fretless is still up there with a screen door on a submarine or an inflatable hammer, but at least it doesn't require partial disassembly to perform a regular function.

Ah man I didn't know about that! How come you had to remove the bridge?

 

[Koshchei]

Ah man I didn't know about that! How come you had to remove the bridge?

I'm a bit fuzzy on the details, but the drama blew up on sevenstring.org back around 2010 or 2012, iirc.

It was all part of the Custom/ERG (extended-range guitar) hype bubble - where people went crazy, throwing money at small and obscure luthiers who promised amazing products at rock-bottom prices. Naturally, the results failed to live up to the expectation, and a lot of people (both luthiers and customers) were burnt in the process. Halo was one of the more egregious examples.

There were two takeaways from that fiasco:

1. Don't trust musicians to design guitars and expect them to be playable. Usually, they're hideous monstrosities with crippling flaws. Instead: trust experienced luthiers to take a list of musical requirements and turn them into an instrument.

2. There are no bargains. You never get more than you pay for. If you're lucky, you get exactly what you pay for.

 

[Geddaric]

U-G-L-Y ugly. Maybe that`s the point, although the the Fender P body w/ the VS model did make me temporarily stop scrolling.

 

[Gaolee]

Just a note here, since these specific basses do not actually exist they don't cross the forum's rules regarding ugly basses.

I like 'em! I have no taste. You already knew that.

 

[acid bass]

This thread has convinced me that TB is full of psychopaths. I'll put up with your tort-all-the-time, but this is going too far.

 

[Michedelic]

Oh come on, this thread was over before it got started...

 

[Michedelic]

And the official Talkbass bass:

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Hmm, seems like there’s something missing. Could it be.....tort?

 

[WI Short Scaler]

I made these a few years ago in a different thread:

And the official Talkbass bass:

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Yep, I like that, alot.

 

[madmaskbass]

Brbrr

DENG!!!

 

[retslock]

I need to lie down for a while.......

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

Seen one of these on a guitar forum before but not on here.

Make the most garish bass you can!

Halo® Custom Bass Guitars

Here's mine:

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Mines about 4000 bucks.

 

[TNCreature]

 

[Lesfunk]

Here’s one I designed that isn’t ugly....
I’m such a rebel...

 

[Riff Ranger]

I have held out long enough:

Consistent herringbone purfling throughout, because I care about details.

Warlock neck on tele body: the ultimate sin.

And if I’m not too late, I will go ahead and trademark watermelon burstTM right now.

 

[T-C-Bass]

I have held out long enough:

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Consistent herringbone purfling throughout, because I care about details.

Warlock neck on tele body: the ultimate sin.

And if I’m not too late, I will go ahead and trademark watermelon burstTM right now.

It's beautiful. Perfect for a hot summers day!