I would say that Halo Guitars is one of the high end guitars/basses factory, of all the guitar factories from China. There's only a few High End guitar factories in China (most of them are producing low end/ poor quality instruments). Their headquarters are in the USA, but the factory is in China. They are very talented workers, building guitars by hand with the help of CNC machines. There’s a lot of guitar factories in China, but Halo Guitars is a high end Custom Shop. You can’t compare them to Aliexpress or Alibaba, it’s absolutely not the same thing. A lot of their design is dedicated to heavy metal bass or guitar players, but you can also design your own guitar or bass (bolt-on, set neck or neck through), using your drawing or pictures and they will build it for you (just like I did)! Since the factory is located in China, you have to wait a long time before getting your instrument (sometimes, up to one year and more). Once the instrument is delivered to you, it looks just like what you expected, it’s really amazing! Yes, I would recommend them!

Warmoth is a custom shop too, but you can’t ask for a special design with an original body shape (I know they have done a few customs, one-offs in the past, but I don’t think they are still making those one-offs/special request). You have to buy what’s listed on their website. They’re also mainly focused on Fender related products. I bought a lot of stuff from them in the past (5 string bass neck, guitar neck and bodies...) and they are really amazing too! I’ve never been disappointed by their left handed products. I wrote to them several times, asking for left handed versions of a few right handed only models, but the answer was always no!

It depends on what you’re looking for. If you’re looking for something completely original (your own signature bass), you may want to look for Halo Guitars. Mine is really well made, very light weight. The only downside is the price and waiting time!