Best Sneaky Pete? Looks, Play, Feel...

I'm currently shooting with a Gibby sneaky pete but i do have one being made by Cory Barnhart. Looking forward to getting it soon :).
 
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"Best Sneaky Pete? Looks, Play, Feel... ?"


I don't know where you'd find some of these, but....
Don Simmons
Wayne Gunn
Kikel
20+ year old Meucci's


Doug
 
I currently use a BCM [Bryan Mordt] bocote sneaky pete which I like a lot for its beautiful warm tones and the sensitive feel it has during tight-clustered 14.1 racks.

A few months ago I shot with a friend's Scruggs cue and was so impressed I wanted to see if Tim made a SP. It seems he no longer does, but his old friend Bob Frey still makes them. I should be receiving my cocobolo Bob Frey sneaky pete very soon!
 
I've heard a sneaky wit S logo plays pretty good .. but gotta pay 4 digits for one!!!
 
PickPocket said:
OK I want your opinions on Sneaky Petes.
If I were to want to find one that I could be happy w/ performance, feel, all the good stuff! but still want to fly "low radar" (Ie. no inlay work, no wrap) concealed joint. (dont know if they make a quick release joint as a sneaky pete type, no collars) but have great wood character too. but not something too flashy that would give it away. Money is say MAX about $450 Whats your take on this?:o
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i would look into DZ cues, Bob Dzuricky.
 
tpdtom said:
I've had quite a few sneakies, and here's my take on it. If you want an unadorned cue with a concealed joint, you either should get one with a smaller pin, probably a piloted shaft, or just deal with the fact that if you break very hard the larger pins may burst right through the shaft wood. The purpose of the phenolic ring with the cues with a 3/8 X 10 or a Radial pin is to add strength. Someone with a huge break like Bustamantes, Archers, or SVB actually may cause the cue to bend and that large pin will come through the shaft wood near the joint. Bob Frey for one will just tell you that he'll be happy to make you an unmarked joint but he won't guarantee it. My old Meucci and Scruggs had small pins with piloted joints and worked fine, but many of us now like the large pins for their hit, like the aforementioned 3/8 X 10 and the Radial Pins. The Uniloc Radial is a pin that hits sweet and can be installed with almost no error. Many cuemakers now don't like the Uniloc Quick Release pin and won't install them or try to steer you away due to problems they've had. That even extends to joints on jump/break cues on which it's really nice to have quick release. I've learned the hard way to trust and rely on the advice of my chosen cuemakers however, and I don't use Uniloc Quick Release joints now.

Great advice above . . . I play with a Doug Patrick (AZ'er) . . . great cue from a SUPER nice guy . . . very affordable and awesome performance.
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I have an old Predator SP4 that hits great. Paid $100 for it used and I wouldn't sell it for $500!
 
JohnPT said:
Why? What difference does it make? I've never understood this statement. If a blank is production are they no good? They have the dedicated equipment to make blanks. What about a John Davis blank, Mark Bear or even Prather? They sell blanks to CM's.
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I have a Mark Bear, and I love it. It is not so sneaky, because it does have some diamonds cut in, but still a great cue.

I also have Scruggs too, which I love. The biggest difference is that the Bear has a 13MM tip, which I like a little better.

One thing that elminates a lot of sneaky petes for me is the metal in wood joint. I don't like it. I like the joint to be metal in metal; it just feels better to me.
 
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