You don't want to know how many Super Surfs that I've seen blow up over the last 3 seasons
All you need to know is that CMS is adding $40-$70 (depending on the blank) to the cost of every Lami custom they sell, because they've returned so many blown up blanks to Lamiglas that the company is starting to dispute warranty coverage under the "misuse" exception. Up until recently, they would always give CMS the benefit of the doubt due to the sheer number of Lamiglas blanks they order every year.
CMS gives an unconditional one year replacement warranty on every custom rod they sell, and to keep this practice going, they've been forced to increase the cost of a custom rod to cover potential breakage and Lamiglas' dishonoring the warranty.
The Arra blanks have a bad rap from a lot of people, but the SSUs fail way more often, considering that they're much less popular on the Canal than the Arras. The Arras are the leading blank on the Canal, and you would expect more failures with them.
The problem area on the SSU is 8-12 inches above the reel seat.