Please please please please please bring the Purist back! Small edges big spine!
I know it's only recently stopped being made, but it was such a good bat. The pick up was very, very nice, it was well balanced and it played superbly well.. I've used 4 Purists, only one was my own but even now I would pick an old, used one over my bat. Sadly the bat I got my first hundred with (Purist) is on it's way to Australia with it's owner in a few weeks. I offered to buy it off of him but sadly it was a no.
Saying all of that my first 50 was with a Purist II which would be my second choice however I feel this may be too similar to the Halo or 1885, as would a resurrection of the Hero.
I can't begin to describe how awesome it would be to own a new Purist. I would sell enough of my equipment to buy one if it came out. I even e-mailed GM last year if they had any knocking about the factory I'm that desperate