Any good American made cues under 400 dollars?

glad you liked and chose the pechauer!

I agree every single cue will have its own personality... that said I've yet to find a pechauer that hit bad.
 
poolguy4u said:
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But the one you tried out did not have a steel joint.

The one you want to order does. Probably will not hit the same.
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I admit dont have much experience with steel joints. Not an experienced cue purchaser mainly just been using my players hxte and had allot of success with it. Do you think steel joints are better?
 
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Bought the p02 today.

They had another pechauer there with steel joints and I had a lot more feel in the p02 and I liked the weight distribution in the P02 better too. The last few comments helped me a lot and saved a great deal of money too.

Thanks again everyone.
 
Pat Diveney

Runnintable said:
You can get a very well made sneaky pete cue from Bob Frey for close to 400.

Someone mention Lambros, but I am not sure you can touch his cues for <400.

Leon Sly is also great buy and bang for your buck. He is also active member of this site. Buy direct from him.

Tell you the truth I think everybody in Maryland knows how to make cues, Ha.

Pat Diveney can be in that price range.
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The best hitting, feeling and playing cue I ever owned under $400 was a Pat Diveney Butterfly Ebony cue with two shafts. The Lakewood shaft was slightly stiffer than the regular shaft. I liked the Lakewood shaft more.
$390 plus shipping. I think Pat sells them with only one shaft now for about the same price. Get two shafts with whatever cue you choose.
 
Avoid production cues if you can and go with a custom cue. You might have some good local cue makers in your area. You can get a sneaky pete cue which usually starts between $300 to $400. If there's nothing close to you locally go with Josey or Jacoby which can be found online. The hit of a custom cue is just way better than any production cues. Good luck!



Playing Cue: Ariel Carmeli
Break Cue: Predator BK2
Jump Cue: Jacoby
Extension: Longoni
Case: Whitten 2x4
 
Bill Yerd said:
Whoops! I'm a little late. Enjoy your Po2!
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Thanks I appreciate it. I wasn't going to get a custom cue this time around as I wanted to buy from a friend who owns a store and helped me a lot I will keep that in mind for my next purchase as I am sure there will be many more.
 
Easy On The Generalizations of Production vs. Custom

dexros said:
Avoid production cues if you can and go with a custom cue. You might have some good local cue makers in your area. You can get a sneaky pete cue which usually starts between $300 to $400. If there's nothing close to you locally go with Josey or Jacoby which can be found online. The hit of a custom cue is just way better than any production cues. Good luck!

Hello,

While you've mentioned some fine custom builders, like Sly, Jacoby and Josey, I wouldn't say that two of your generalizations are set in stone, in which you've stated:

1. Avoid Production cues if you can.

2. The hit of a custom cue is just way better than any production cue.

For example, Mezz cues are highly regarded, and they are production cues that will rival many of the best custom cues in playability.

This poster may wish to seek out a Runde-era, R-1 or R-2 cue, for example, which offers a superb hit, and may be found in his price range, though there are legions of fans that are readily prepared to buy such a collectible production cue on the drop of a dime, so don't hold your breath thinking you will be able to buy the cue first; somebody else may beat you to the punch!

Joss cues from the 80's, specifically the "Gold-letter" Joss cues, may actually EXCEED the playability and hit of a custom cue.

In the past year, I purchased such an 80's Joss from a cue builder/repairman, who was selling cues for an estate. Many high dollar custom cues were sold by this dealer for the estate, but he made a point of trying them all out before selling them.

His verdict: The 80's Joss played better than ANY of the custom cues!

I would think that such a cue would offer the chance of future value increase, as less and less examples will be offered to the market, especially ones in top condition.

I'm currently playing with a 2006 D-606 McDermott, which is a modern-day replica of an 80's McDermott D-6.

What's my verdict: With a Tiger Onyx tip, this cue plays as nice as any cue in my collection, including the 80's Joss, Bob Frey sneaky, Nova sneaky, Jacoby Sneaky Pete, Meucci Originals cues, Olivier sneaky, and even my 80's McDermott D-8 and D-12 cues.

This production McDermott cue is my current player, and that says a lot, given the makers in the short list of cues I own, as mentioned above!

Every cue varies, even from cue-to-cue, same model from the same maker. It's thus important to judge EVERY cue on its own individual merits.

Don't make generalizations that simply don't hold true in every case.

Regards,

Glen (strum4u)
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2 words Dale Perry

I have recently started playing pool again after a 10 year break from the game. I could not believe my eyes when I saw a Dale Perry on e-bay that sold for $159 when the auction ended. Those cues used to go for at least $600 to $700 or more. Anyway I think they hit awesome and you definitely can't beat the price.
 
Rackmup9 said:
I have recently started playing pool again after a 10 year break from the game. I could not believe my eyes when I saw a Dale Perry on e-bay that sold for $159 when the auction ended. Those cues used to go for at least $600 to $700 or more. Anyway I think they hit awesome and you definitely can't beat the price.
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Yeah,he took his cues to ebay,and the value plummeted. Still a decent playing cue.What's weird is some dealer in california seems to be buying them from Dale off ebay,then trying to resell them on ebay for twice the $$$ :yikes:
 
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