Dmitrakov

Yeah these are usually fused to the shaft - you'd have to cut it then chisel the rest bonded to the inner shaft walls out.

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Hey count me in! if you still havent ordered yet

Seriously... it reads like Base plugged keywords into a ChatGPT prompt and sent it off

"Hello, Your order USA-3833 is cancelled and you should receive the refund within about 5 days. Your order USA-3796 is in production and will be completed within 2 weeks. Thank you for providing feedback regarding order USA-3751, it was escalated to the management and will be used to improve our production process. I am sorry the stick fell short of your expectations. Please let us know if we can help with anything else. Best regards, Veronika" Yikes

I've reached out to Base a handful of times since getting my poorly made stick delivered and I'm pretty sure my messages just get sent into the ether that is Base hockey now. Anyone looking to buy into Bases rebirth be warned.

Nothing from Base, I guess I'll cancel both current orders! Good way to do business.

Funny enough, this was a Christmas present from my girlfriend so I'll have to bring it across her desk lol. I have 2 more pending orders with Base - one stick ordered in February and one ordered last month, I jumped the gun on this one. I find I never have enough sticks.

I posted some up there ^ as you can see it definitely is some old tech (fused tapered blade) and to be honest reminds me of the "all black hockey sticks" my friends used to get but with some base logos slapped on. Heavy and balanced like a two piece is.

I haven't heard anything back from base regarding my email, I tried to be nice about it so we'll see.

So here are some pictures, let me know if this link works. First timer here using imgur haha https://imgur.com/a/fnLJGHm

(updated) What I sent to Customer service over email - I'm trying to be nice about it but I mean come on "Hello, I placed an order (USA-3751) in January for a stick which I recently received. My stick didn't feature the "nasty" silver colorway as depicted on the website, just black paint with a grey "base" logo in the middle. I ordered a 65 flex intermediate, but this is more like a 85-90, very stiff, stiffer than my 75 flex I had ordered in previous years. In previous talks with customer service I was told the shaft would feature a gloss grip with carbon fiber weave visible, this stick however has thick black paint throughout. I would prefer the stick to have minimal paint, maybe just graphics applied with grip for weight reduction if possible, because when weighed it's closer to 500 grams than it is to the advertised 435 grams for an intermediate. I expected a 12k carbon weave on the blade as it's an "extra stiff" option but the blade came with a 3k carbon weave which seems softer. The stick was only extended about an inch, uneven at the end so I had to trim off not helping the flex by any means. I am disappointed as I've had positive experiences with Base before and I have two other additional custom stick orders in the Base order queue. This was a let down, especially given the 5 month wait and the fact that this could happen again with my pending 2 orders. Please let me know if there's anything I can do. Best regards (Dmitrakov)"

Yeah you're right. I have ordered from Base a few years ago and the product was much better, I loved my sticks back then. it could be any number of issues from their position but I expected better especially after all these emails from Base boasting their rebirth from the dead lol.

So my stick arrived Friday, and if I'm being honest I'm disappointed! I ordered a Base Nasty - silver, 65 flex, BC01, grip gloss, X-stiff blade, extend 2", naked blade. The stick does not have the "nasty" colorway, it is just an all black paint, a prototype looking stick that has "Base" in dark grey on both sides in the middle of the shaft - kind of cool kind of not. The stick was only extended about an inch and the end of the shaft was uneven, so I had to trim some off. That really didn't help the fact this "65 flex" feels more like a 90 flex! I Expected 12k carbon weave in the blade but I got a 3k carbon weave. And to boot this thing probably weighs 500 grams, very bottom heavy. As others have said, I'm not sure how they will stay in business if that's what I get for waiting over 5 months for a subpar product amongst sticks that come 330-350 grams nowadays. Do I ask for a return/remake? I may not even bother.

It is uploaded to USPS tracking, expected delivery date June 3rd! I'll follow up with the quality/pics when it arrives.