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mario_farufyno

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #30 on: February 21, 2010, 04:18:30 PM »
Wow, Hal... Congratulations!
 
Thanks for sharing with us all TH's gestation. It is kind of seeing someone's baby born... Wonderfull.
 
I'm trully happy for you, Pal. Enjoy the Funk!
Not just a bass, this is an Alembic!

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #31 on: February 22, 2010, 07:47:36 PM »
whooooooooooohhhooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeewwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hal i am so happy for you right now man enjoy your badass Alembic bass to your fullest potential. Looks stunning a real thing of beauty f%$KIn A dude!!  ....   sorry got a little carried away ;>    peace and may you hit the sacred brown note many a time....bear

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #32 on: February 22, 2010, 08:57:29 PM »
You're beautiful, Bear.
 
Thank you Man.
 
Hal-

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #33 on: February 22, 2010, 09:11:05 PM »
You are welcome Mario.
 
Thank you for your kind words, and speaking the truth on those things that are really important.
 
Peace brother.
 
Hal-

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #34 on: February 22, 2010, 09:29:56 PM »

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #35 on: February 23, 2010, 06:47:58 AM »
After 3 years of personal research, and 100's of hours of computer 3D renderings, Styrofoam markups, and lost sleep -- this is my most honest shape of what a Funk bass should had been after all those years.
 
This is the shape which I believed I would had offered Larry Graham, and Stanley Clarke or anyone to support their talents for Popping, Slapping and Thumping... and fingering.
 
The electric basses in general were never built to support the Funk, but I thought I would change all this, for I didn't spare a dime to make sure this bass was built 100% for Funk.
 
Keep peeking for my sound clip recordings, I will post them here, and everyplace else.
 
Also, read my Blog on the Funk... (located in the Blog section).
 
http://stanley.todhdsocial.com/blog.php?user=tomahawk&blogentry_id=6
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #36 on: February 24, 2010, 11:49:42 AM »

 
09 14053 USA Toma_Hawk  /  76 484 USA Shorty
 
 
 
(Message edited by the_jester on February 24, 2010)

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #37 on: February 24, 2010, 12:36:30 PM »
I love the chocolate Ebony stringer.  So you use the Stanley Clarke wood screw method for your strap.
 
Did you supply the exquisite wood for the top & back?

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #38 on: February 24, 2010, 01:17:25 PM »
Thanks FunkJJ,
 
When I received the Toma_Hawk  
from Mica, I had already requested  
her not to drill any holes into  
the bass for the typical metal  
pins that's put on 99% of basses,  
because I wanted to use leather  
strap locks, and I wanted to take  
pictures of this bass without them...  
(Of course for historic reasons,  
I also wanted put the finishing touches...)
 
So, when I got the bass home, the bass were
completely without any holes for screws.  
(A rare picture moment indeed...)  
 
I hate metal pin locks.  
 
I prevented an accident with my  
first Alembic from the 80's, when  
the pin from the tail came off, but  
I was holding the neck, so that was  
a close call.  
 
With these leather lock straps, the  
straps are double folded, per screw.  
The leather lock straps stays on your  
bass, but enables you to change shoulder  
straps with ease. I also like the fact  
that no more pins to hassles, only soft  
leather touches my guitars asses.  
 
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-
 
 
 
(Message edited by the_jester on February 24, 2010)

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #39 on: February 25, 2010, 08:51:56 AM »
sound clip please?

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #40 on: March 01, 2010, 07:22:26 PM »

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #41 on: March 01, 2010, 07:36:57 PM »
Would you dare to funk with me? I will slap you with no mercy!  
(No pun intended!)  
Now that we have the looks, sound clips are mandatory!
 
Greg

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #42 on: March 01, 2010, 08:36:09 PM »
Greg,  
 
believe it or not that's all  
I been doing... is recording.  
You will not believe the way  
this bass sounds.  
 
This bass is truly from another world.  
 
Honestly, I feel like Moses returning  
with the 10 commandments, --  
The Commandments of what a Funk Bass  
should be, and sound like...  
(and in absolute and in no  
compromising terms...)
 
The wings of this bass, projects the  
sound waves for a even fuller and  
stronger slap and pop. Man, this bass  
will make you move and get on the dance  
floor, and get the ladies to shake  
that thang...    
 
The Toma_Hawk is pure muscle, and it  
can handle the beat down I give it,  
leaving me exhausted, but wanting more.
 
Yeah, it's everything, and much more.  
 
I was right with this design, and it's  
perfectly clear now. Looks is only  
skin deep, it's about the heart --  
accepting love, peace, faith and  
believing in those things that are
real. Negative people are sad people
and there's nothing you could do for
them but pray, that they find peace
too. I celibate getting out of bed
each day, to add a good mark on my
soul, because before you know it
the parties over. Life is too short
for the BS.    
 
Not even Stanley Clarke could resist  
himself from acknowledging the beauty  
of the Toma_Hawk... That's cool enough
right there...
 
But besides all this, what is important is
I see the light of this magnificent bass.
 
So, now my brother, my battle is over, and I  
found victory in having my ultimate dream bass.
Greg, I know you're going to love the sound of
this bass coming out from my Mesa Boogie double
amps.  
 
P.S., Sometime around May, I hope to be hooking up with Stanley. I'll email you the sound clips of that encounter too.
 
P.S. This bass is almost as cool as me  
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-
 
 
 
(Message edited by the_jester on March 01, 2010)

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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #43 on: March 02, 2010, 04:29:56 AM »
good pic Hal......for a minute i thought i was the only Black guy here!.....(besides jazzyvee).
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Re: Hal's Toma_Hawk - 2010 - Pure Funk Bass
« Reply #44 on: March 02, 2010, 06:21:35 AM »
Hal that bass is one bad ass motherfunker. Your LEDs look great too. It's just right and looks better on a strap than on a stand. I'm glad I'm not there to play it, there would be little chance of me escaping without placing an order to Alembic for a Toma_hawk.