Gus Szamboti Cues

I recommend them to everyone, I'm not being sarcastic. If you know someone who ones one ask them if you can hit a few balls with it and you'll remember it forever and you'll want one . I remember the first time I played with one I was a C or C+ player and I could tell there was magic in that cue. The owner was nice enough to let me use it for 30-45 minutes. A couple years later I was a B+ player another friend let me use his(he had just got it) I played for 3 hours with it(my friend bought it from him 5 years later)

I let anyone who can play C speed and above play with a couple of Szams I have, I hope they remember them like I did my first few times. If you cant share what you have you shouldnt own it. So If you own a Szam or 20 of them be generous and let people experience them

Same goes for Barrys cues.

Steppo said:

Eric,
Are you offering to let someone try one of your Szams, if so thanks.
I'll see you at the Derby. (will you be there this year):smile:

Branko

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At my house in Vegas I let anyone play with a few different Gus cues. So long as they can play B speed or better. OR know how to handle a cue, I have a very close frinend in Vegas who is a C+ player when he is instroke and has used one particular Gus for 200-300 hours, I beat hime every set easilly but he knows how to handle a cue-I let him use something different until I saw he was handling a cue properly.

I dont travel with any of my Gus cues-someday if I can afford a jet then I will be able too, but I dread shipping them to Barry or to where ever i'm going, so if its a long drive they stay in the vault.


I was turned on to Gus cues by a friend(so the way I see it is let other people play with Gus's work-thats honor and respect to Gus), I will never forget that night. I was a solid C player and knew the difference in feel from one cue to the next. When he showed me the loaded 8pt I shit my self, then he said "Go have fun with it long as you like". Until that nitght I never heard of Gus, since that night I never forgot Gus. He is the best cue maker in history. The new stuff might look fancier, etc but there is no school like the old school.


Its nice to share it feels good, I've been lucky in life and what good is it if I cant share what I have with people. I let some of my friends drive my cars. I just throw them the keys and go over the rules. Never had a problem one time. people who I really trust I dont even ride with. The exception was the Enzo Ferrari-thats way too much car for someone with limited driving skills(including me) It was scary fast and too light-so I sold it. I miss it, the way it sounded when you fired it up sounded amazing. But it was too much car to be safe, its a better track car.

reni said:

I have a cue that I was told could be a Szamboti. Any input in regards to authenticity or opinions on if you think it is a Szamboti would be appreciated. This is an older cue. The cue looks like it's yellow at the bottom of the butt in the pics. but in person it's a lighter white color.

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Absolutely not a Gus. sorry:frown: