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Cricket Manufacturers / Brands => blankbats.co.uk => Topic started by: Tom on March 25, 2012, 08:57:56 PM

Title: A new addition
Post by: Tom on March 25, 2012, 08:57:56 PM
On a beautiful Sunday I took the chance to head into deepest Essex to have a look at the Blank Bats offering. Mike had recently visited the batmaker dude so I took the chance to head over and be the first to get the pick of the willow as it came in.

Mike handed me a mallet and left me to it. The bat on the right is the one I picked up:

(http://i.imgur.com/c0RZQ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/DcJKk.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Rsysp.jpg)

It weighs 2lb 8oz, with a similar profile to some of the Screaming Cats out there. It's a great piece of willow. Really happy with it. I'll take some better photos tomorrow in the sun!
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Burdy on March 25, 2012, 09:02:08 PM
Love the light colour of it. Very nice shape, reminds me of myself, CHUNKY.

Where did Mike meet you? Sugar hut?  :D
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Tom on March 25, 2012, 09:05:59 PM
Met me at the train station, where he managed to get clamped and spent out £250 for getting that removed. Was an expensive day for Mike!
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Burdy on March 25, 2012, 09:08:51 PM
Oh please, you should not have told me that!!  :D Sorry, really have got to laugh.

These clampers need to take a day off.

Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Canners on March 25, 2012, 09:26:20 PM
Turned out to be a very expensive day for me :(
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Cover_Drive on March 25, 2012, 11:32:41 PM
Looks very good, stickers look quite nice too!

Overall very good looking bat, I'm sure it will play extremely well too!

I hope you score tons of runs with it!
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Canners on March 25, 2012, 11:35:52 PM
Looks very good, stickers look quite nice too!

Overall very good looking bat, I'm sure it will play extremely well too!

I hope you score tons of runs with it!

CD don't worry we still have plenty of orange stickers for your new piece of high class willow
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: wilkie113 on March 25, 2012, 11:49:52 PM
Stunning profile on that stick :)
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Canners on March 25, 2012, 11:57:22 PM
Thanks TW

big old bat for 2.8 also ;)
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Cover_Drive on March 26, 2012, 12:15:35 AM
Tom pal, did you see BlankBats Twenty20 bats? If so then how were they? How was handle, feel etc etc (everything really lol)

I'm after Canners for one of them but that guy seems like ignoring me, Stig etc everyone is getting one and poor Cover Drive is in poverty :( :(

;)
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: kaustav on March 26, 2012, 03:31:48 AM
Very nice stuff! Love these bats. Good work BB. Sad to hear about the clamping incident though  :(
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Simmy on March 26, 2012, 06:40:40 AM
mate unless its by the council you cant be wheel clamped?

http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2010/08/government-announces-wheel-clamping-ban-on-private-land.html
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Canners on March 26, 2012, 07:40:23 AM
Thanks simmy, luckily I paid by c card, I am phoning them today to dispute the transaction- fingers crossed I will not get charged
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Simmy on March 26, 2012, 08:25:21 AM
good lad!

my mate got clamped a few months ago in london,

they left it abit lose so he just took his suspension stut off and slid it out lol
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Johnny on March 26, 2012, 08:30:43 AM
Nice looking bat, though not blank... and no edge stamp? (thought the edge stamps were cool!)
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Canners on March 26, 2012, 09:24:06 AM
Nice looking bat, though not blank... and no edge stamp? (thought the edge stamps were cool!)

Thanks fella, Tom requested just the orange splice stickers

Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Tom on March 26, 2012, 12:07:20 PM
The willow is blank. Though I did get the option of a totally blank bat and wanted the stickers on.

Edge stamps, not a fan.
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Johnny on March 26, 2012, 12:44:43 PM
Nice - maybe you ought to make a bit more of the customisations you provide
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Canners on March 26, 2012, 03:48:50 PM
Nice - maybe you ought to make a bit more of the customisations you provide

please elaborate?
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Burdy on March 26, 2012, 03:51:30 PM
I think Johnny means, can bats be bought with or without stampings & stickers etc
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Canners on March 26, 2012, 04:04:47 PM
I think Johnny means, can bats be bought with or without stampings & stickers etc

bats can be bought however you want them, im happy to provide them however the customer wants
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Burdy on March 26, 2012, 04:09:41 PM
bats can be bought however you want them, im happy to provide them however the customer wants

I will have mine wrapped in platinum with the BB branded sides in yellow diamonds.

I like the edge branding personally.
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Johnny on March 26, 2012, 04:10:28 PM
That's exactly what I mean.

I presumed that all blank bats would look the same in terms of branding and presentation, but have since seen some with splice stickers, some with out, some with an edge stamp, some without and some with a sticker on the toe and some without.

It was then unclear whether it's luck of the draw - (maybe these different brandings are associated with different bat suppliers?)

I guess you've now confirmed that these are customisable options open to the customer.
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Burdy on March 26, 2012, 04:12:22 PM
Have to change the brand name to
CBB (not the kids channel)

Custom Blank bats
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Canners on March 26, 2012, 04:18:43 PM
That's exactly what I mean.

I presumed that all blank bats would look the same in terms of branding and presentation, but have since seen some with splice stickers, some with out, some with an edge stamp, some without and some with a sticker on the toe and some without.

It was then unclear whether it's luck of the draw - (maybe these different brandings are associated with different bat suppliers?)

I guess you've now confirmed that these are customisable options open to the customer.

after much deliberation we have decided that our different bat shapes will have different splice stickers, all will be revealed very shortly

thanks for the feedback
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Johnny on March 26, 2012, 07:18:17 PM
Does that mean I can't have shape A with shape B's stickers? Orange will clash with my other kit ;P
Title: Re: A new addition
Post by: Canners on March 27, 2012, 08:07:54 AM

We will meet requests if you preferred to have a different shapes sticker colour