definition of 'sneaky pete'

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I thought I knew what constituted a 'sneaky pete'...

Can someone please tell me how a 2-piece cue with a visible joint (SS, phenolic, ivory, whatever), and rings, veneers, or other embellishments is, in any way, sneaky?

I see so many people selling 'sneaky petes', and when I look at them I'm just confused. I'm not going to link to any of them for fear of being scolded for interfering with their sale, but I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.

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For instance, this is sneaky:

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I thought on your description I knew what you were talking about. Your picture however is a Sneaky Pete. Though mine were yellowed (amber) and did not know exactly what the meat was going to be I have cut house cues down with even better looking wood.

Joints rings etc to me make it a conversion cue
 
swest said:
I thought I knew what constituted a 'sneaky pete'...

Can someone please tell me how a 2-piece cue with a visible joint (SS, phenolic, ivory, whatever), and rings, veneers, or other embellishments is, in any way, sneaky?

I see so many people selling 'sneaky petes', and when I look at them I'm just confused. I'm not going to link to any of them for fear of being scolded for interfering with their sale, but I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.

Comments?
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to me a sneaky peat is a cue you have to look REAL CLOSE to see that it is a 2 piece cue and not a cue off the wall
 
bbb said:
to me a sneaky peat is a cue you have to look REAL CLOSE to see that it is a 2 piece cue and not a cue off the wall
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'zackly! :smile:

They need to come up with another designation for these 2-piece cues which, while simple and largely unadorned, aren't as you just described. I would never mistake a phenolic-jointed, ringed, veneered cue as a house stick, regardless of how simple its embellishments.
 
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My sneaky pete style cue

I thought that a sneaky pete was a cue with out fancy ring work and metals just wood on wood.:smile:
 

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swest said:
I thought I knew what constituted a 'sneaky pete'...

Can someone please tell me how a 2-piece cue with a visible joint (SS, phenolic, ivory, whatever), and rings, veneers, or other embellishments is, in any way, sneaky?

I see so many people selling 'sneaky petes', and when I look at them I'm just confused. I'm not going to link to any of them for fear of being scolded for interfering with their sale, but I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.

Comments?
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I agree with you 100%. A sneaky pete is supposed to look just like a typical house cue. Anything else is not sneaky. :smile:
 
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