In Vegas I hung out at the OB booth a lot. I tried out the bacote and the cocobolo sneaky pete's. I preferred the cocbolo slightly...could have been just that particular piece of wood. But I *really liked it*!!! I used it with the Classic shaft (white ferrule, firmer hit, 12.75mm).
In my opinion, this might be one of the best deals out there in the world of cues. Construction, fit and finish, etc. is excellent. The hit is nice...relatively firm, nice low deflection, in all ways great!
I would buy this cue in a heartbeat.
KMRUNOUT