Thanks fellas,
 
This bass was just paid in full today!
 
The deal was honored with the most smoothest transaction imaginable.  
 
The 'spirit' in this one is strong...
 
Flip, (LOL!!!!) Man, don't say that... (LOL) Alembic authorities will hall my ass off the site with all my pictures LOL!!!!!!
 
I can hear it coming...
 
Hal, this not the Toma_Hawk Blog... Dude chill on the photos already... LOL!!!
 
I promise to be cool. Honestly, I will be devoting most of my time recording with both basses with in Funk harmonies.
 
I'll be doing more intensive animation work with these two basses. It's time for the Toma_Hawk to enter the virtual worlds of computer simulations. This should be fun, but my coffee budget will take a hit increase. I will not be able to sleep for months.  
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-

Congratulations Hal - this is indeed fantastic news. I'm sure the bass will play as good as it looks and you won't be able to put it down. Looking forward to sound clips.

Well, its time for a review, after test driving the Toma_Hawk.
 
WOW!!!!
 
This bass is absolutely fun to play. The action is so responsive, I barely need to strike cords for them to respond, but when you do strike with power, the punch resonates each note(s) clean, effortlessly.  
 
Far as balance goes, the Toma_Hawk is body heavy and it's thicker than my 76 Series 1 and the neck is thinner with a faster design than my 1976 bass too. The Toma_Hawk is a far better bass than anything I ever owned or played.
 
This bass feel great, and the controls are nicely spaces and they don't feel crowed at all. The chrome give a high clean posh modern look, and all the wood colors contrast, and coordinated nicely.  
 
The bass has a deep red, vermillion wood, which I find very energetic, exciting and yes -- sexy too. Also, when light bounces off the vermillion, giving a velvet like reflection (it's so nice...).  
 
Want to see pictures?
 
https://club.alembicguitars.com/Images/411/76637.html?1266665605
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-
 
 
 
(Message edited by the_jester on February 20, 2010)

Lights off...  Nothing to see here  
 
God Bless You...
 
Hal-
 
 
(Message edited by the_jester on February 23, 2010)