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Companies => Custom companies => Topic started by: kalph on August 01, 2010, 09:03:35 PM

Title: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: kalph on August 01, 2010, 09:03:35 PM
any ideas guys who can do it for me for next season as i have chose to leave my trusty gn's and hunts
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: Cover_Drive on August 01, 2010, 09:05:32 PM
RogerBWeston at Solitaire Cricket (£100)
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: peplow on August 01, 2010, 09:06:28 PM
RogerBWeston at Solitaire Cricket (£100)

depends what weight you want!
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: Alvaro on August 01, 2010, 09:07:07 PM
RogerBWeston at Solitaire Cricket (£100)

if 'custom' means his stock shape at 2.12 plus...

I expect that Armie could get one made for you in Pakistan for around this price?
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: kalph on August 01, 2010, 09:13:03 PM
why would i want an aisan bat when i could get one made in the uk but i looked for the solitaire website but i cant find it anymore :o  i have dealt with him before very nice man
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Post by: slogger02 on August 01, 2010, 09:14:10 PM
performance grade redback?  £120 inc postage i think
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Post by: jimba101 on August 01, 2010, 09:15:37 PM
I ordered a Solitaire about 2 weeks ago. Roger said it would be ready by the beggining of last week. I have called and emailed him this week with no reply so cancelled my order, poor cutomer service in my view....
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Post by: Alvaro on August 01, 2010, 09:20:58 PM
why would i want an aisan bat

because you didn't state otherwise and you don't have much of a budget?
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: procricket on August 01, 2010, 09:45:22 PM
asian bats are as good as english bats in some cases
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: kalph on August 01, 2010, 09:47:41 PM
i want to get a saf honestly
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: petehosk on August 01, 2010, 09:48:50 PM
Kalph - To be honest, I have some awesome bats in my collection......a number of which are superb quality Asian bats!
A couple of CA bats, a Malik, Matrrixx and several SS bats are exellent! Granted that they don't have the nicest bat stickers normally, but these are top notch bats fella!  8)

And also...Saf bats are quality made so not too bad choice mate!
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: Buzz on August 02, 2010, 07:28:53 AM
Has Solitaire gone bust? I can't find their website anymore either?!
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Post by: jimba101 on August 02, 2010, 07:32:04 AM
thats what i was wondering Buzz, i couldnt get hold of em to chase an order either last week :/
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on August 02, 2010, 01:56:41 PM
I think their hosting ran out so its gone off the radar currently....in regards to the topic apart from going abroad to source a custom made bat Solitaire is the only place im aware of in the UK that will make you a "custom" bat for under £120.
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Post by: Johnny on August 03, 2010, 08:13:45 PM
You can get a Charlie French 2000 custom made for about £110
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Post by: Talisman on August 03, 2010, 08:36:52 PM
I'll do one in nice willow for £119.99
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: kalph on August 26, 2010, 10:07:52 AM
Guys i now Have a solitare but talisman may you keep that offer till christmas as i realy would like to have one of yours
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: mattw on September 07, 2010, 06:31:16 PM
Has Solitaire gone bust? I can't find their website anymore either?!


No they haven't went in to their shop today and a mate and myself ordered a bat each. The bats they had in the shop were lovely and I've ordered myself a 2lb11 off of them - i'll see what they come up with for me.

I don't think I delt with roger... I think his son or someone else that works for Solitaire opened up the shop for us and we had a look at the bat and the softs. The gloves they had were lovely, really comfortable and I'm thinking about purchasing some when I go back to pick up my bat.
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Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on September 07, 2010, 06:40:53 PM
Iv got a custom bat you can purchase for under £120 ;) made by my own fair hand!
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Post by: petehosk on September 07, 2010, 06:42:58 PM
Just make sure that you ensure the weight is spot on!
I had Seedy's Solitaire off him, and it's around 2'14 and the willow is excellent!
So we know he does quality bats with quality willow. But the question mark seems to be over the ability to produce the correct weight requested by the customer? Did you ask them to ensure that they delivered a 2'11 bat?
Another thing I would make clear if I was asking them for a bat, is to ensure that they realise that the weight I am requesting is for a bat that is gripped up, toe, and scufsheet on...just so there is no misunderstanding!
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Post by: turnitayard on September 07, 2010, 07:10:05 PM
my solitaire is quality,like pete said the willow is top notch
Title: Re: best place to get a custom bat for under £120 :) ?
Post by: mattw on September 07, 2010, 08:06:15 PM
Pretty much,

His son(s)? came and took our orders, he wrote down 2lb11 and there was a 2lb11 bat in the shop that was pretty much what I was looking for, so hopefully it'll be very similar to that one in the shop.
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Post by: roco on September 07, 2010, 08:13:00 PM
Best place I have seen is a Milsom original off set edge technology plus fully bespoke service or a silly shilly custom ( he may do you one if you ask nice )