Lately I've been playing with a very old plain jane birdseye Joss West, which would be hard to beat.
I wouldn't say it's my best player, but it's close. and since I change every week it was an easy cue to get used to.
Other recent best players are James White, Ernie Martinez, South West, Tad, Sugartree, and Cognoscenti.
All of the shafts that I play with are made by the cuemaker, and I prefer medium layered tips such as Tiger Onyx, Ultraskin, and Chris Byrne.
I am in the process of putting new tips on several older cues that still have the original tips, but some hit great with the original Lepro's or whatever.