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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: iand123 on January 07, 2011, 10:31:26 AM

Title: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: iand123 on January 07, 2011, 10:31:26 AM

Picked this up from HDNL's depot yesterday. Really pleased with it, feels lovely and as always "goes really well with the mallet"

Weighs 2lb 10oz and has some lovely straight grains. Picked it up from BAS Vampire UK for £125 as it has a slight ding on the back, should have been £200 so was pretty pleased. Got to knock it in and take some proper photos but here are some taken with the Blackberry

(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/28/img00047201101061942.jpg) (http://img214.imageshack.us/i/img00047201101061942.jpg/)
(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/1722/img00050201101061943.jpg) (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/img00050201101061943.jpg/)
(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/185/img00049201101061943.jpg) (http://img232.imageshack.us/i/img00049201101061943.jpg/)
(http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3294/img00048201101061943.jpg) (http://img843.imageshack.us/i/img00048201101061943.jpg/)

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: will5210 on January 07, 2011, 10:39:42 AM

Bargain! Looks lovely.

Nice quilt too.

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: iand123 on January 07, 2011, 10:41:28 AM

Thanks, i'll pass the compliments onto the missus ;)

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: procricket on January 07, 2011, 10:49:27 AM

Who did you get it from Asad???

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: iand123 on January 07, 2011, 10:51:11 AM

BAS Vampire UK - http://www.basvampire.co.uk (http://www.basvampire.co.uk)

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: procricket on January 07, 2011, 10:52:38 AM

it looks bloody good mate look a bargain too

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: iand123 on January 07, 2011, 10:55:23 AM

Yeah im pretty pleased with it. Was all set to get one from Asad end of Nov but then my car needed some work meaning i couldnt afford it. Contact told me to contact BAS UK to see if they'd do me a deal and they had this. Its got two small scrapes on the back (one of which is on the sticker) and after seeing pics i snapped it up

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: ProWannabe88 on January 07, 2011, 01:23:44 PM

Right after seeing this little beauty I have pulled a U-turn on my initial opinion of Asian bats and have enquired about a BAS Guru. Just wondering if anyone has used/seen/smelt/dreamt of or experienced one of these and would be kind enough to pass there opinions?

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: ProWannabe88 on January 07, 2011, 01:31:23 PM

Scratch that, none available as yet

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: ca_gold on January 07, 2011, 02:19:37 PM

BAS make some great bats - i have a blaster LE - very powerfull bat! this is a great find.

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: iand123 on January 07, 2011, 02:45:41 PM

I've seen the Guru advertised on the wisden site and in this months AOC but havent seen one in the flesh

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: yvk3103 on January 07, 2011, 03:18:55 PM

this is advertised at £199 on the BAS UK website.... do they have some special discounts going on?

The Guru is advertised at £240. The front stickers a copy of the L&W Reserve...

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: iand123 on January 07, 2011, 03:20:13 PM

I contacted them to see what their prices were and they said they had this one as a one off cos it had 2 minor dings on the back of the bat, hence the reduced price

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: yvk3103 on January 07, 2011, 03:23:49 PM

These are very good bats. Very good willow and finishing, but I would not pay the prices they are asking.

So if they are the retailers/distributors for the UK, then how come Asad's price are over 25% lower?

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: roco on January 07, 2011, 03:27:14 PM

The guru looks a nice shape and would be an interesting buy

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: jonpinson on January 07, 2011, 03:41:17 PM

Assuming the performance is good, there are companies who would offer that cleft for £350+

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: SeanTuohey on January 07, 2011, 03:50:27 PM

looks an absolute stonker mate, and what a bargain price hey. looks great value for money buddy

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: SeanTuohey on January 07, 2011, 03:52:45 PM

does anybody have a link to their website please?

cheers

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: Buzz on January 07, 2011, 03:55:03 PM

http://tinyurl.com/34hwwhm

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: SeanTuohey on January 07, 2011, 03:56:22 PM

thanks

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: iand123 on January 07, 2011, 04:01:04 PM

UK Site is http://www.basvampire.co.uk (http://www.basvampire.co.uk)

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: SeanTuohey on January 07, 2011, 04:06:25 PM

ok ian, thanks a lot

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: tim2000s on January 07, 2011, 04:16:46 PM

Looks lovely. Never got on with BAS bats though. I always found that they picked up quite heavy, but then I haven't tried one for a good 5 years.

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: procricket on January 07, 2011, 04:21:51 PM

I got a broken one off asad fixed for 39 pound a same as this it had a crack

Agree with you Tim the pick up was not great but it bloody went well for 5 months.

Title: Re: New BAS Vampire Bow 20/20
Post by: thaman303 on January 07, 2011, 04:52:46 PM

very nice bat, I love the pickup and balance of Blaster though.

(http://i349.photobucket.com/albums/q361/thaman303/BAS-1.jpg)