Ok well aim glad I waited and posted for feed back about this pole
So there is a problem with the clamps!
And is there any photos of this pole! as would like to see the goods before I buy!
I think the guy meant there was a problem with the clamps on another of alex's poles and this may not have the same clamps.
I had problems with the clamps on my mk1 slx, kept having to tighten them until there was no more adjustment, so I rang Gardiners, and they are replacing the clamps for the new type and generally giving the pole an mot, they are even lending me a pole to use whilst this is being undertaken, all free of charge, now thats what i call service.
OK i hear you say, if I paid that much for a pole and it had faults i would expect to have it fixed for nowt, try that with Brodex, the reply I got from them when my pole was faulty after a mere 3-4 months was to araldite it!
No I am not knocking Brodex products as I have/had 6 of their poles, but now we mainly use SL2 and SL-x's. and the after sales service is the bit that counts if something goes wrong.