Yeah we fell in love with it as soon as we saw it!! Only thing close to its finish we have seen is a Redback and they are both ace bats and i think a couple of the coaches really took a shine to it. And Assad certainly picks out some nice bats. And SS could overtake the likes of GM and Kookaburra Puma etc if they keep making good looking Bats like this and hell they got it right with the stickers too as in my opinion Less is more!!
You are correct that SS have improved their brand in the recent years. it also makes huge difference that where are u buying the bat from. I take pride that all our bats are handpicked inc some of the English Brands. All our SS, BAS, Plain Bats, CA, MB are hand picked and some are even prepared under my supervision.
The process doesn't stop here, after that I check every bat against the customer specifications before posting.
Both SS and BAS bats are top quality as long as u buy export quality and from a approved supplier.
Regards
Asad