Favorite Production Cue Ever

Back in 95' I bought a Helmstetter model# 87-16 which I still think is one of the prettiest production cues ever built. I have it mated with a Rhino CF now and it still plays great!
 

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My Mezz ZZ33, that cue changed everything, and still does. I don't shoot with her much anymore, but she just received 2 new Sigma shafts. Brian.
 
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Pechauer Decade 2 Cue as Pictured below. Did they make these w Different Colored Veneers on some?

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I have the #1 with a leather wrap. It is a beautiful cue.
Would like a Meucci Mo-4
and a Schon H4
 
My McDermott D-15. Found it a couple years ago and had McDermott refinish it, new black with white spec linen wrap, replaced non McDermott butt cap with proper era off white one with green logo, and made a GCore shaft with proper era ring work. In January I had the shaft taper elongated just a bit and had a Kamui soft black put on. Plays like a custom big pin cue!
 
Imperial Sneaky Pete Drifter Cue. No nonsense classic Sneaky Pete style. If you like qmm maple cues give one a try, you will be surprised with their performance, all the more so, if you like more old school feels. I have an 18oz playing cue and a 21oz break cue. I love them.
 
90s Schon, when I was learning to play, and no money I would be looking at all the cue catalogs wishing I could get one of those. Funny thing is that I have owned many cues over the years that cost more than what I can get a Schon for but I just never went and got one. Probably because I became a fan of custom cues with the big pins and went with those.
 
There has got to be more than two pages of favorite production cues or does everyone love "TCOM" cue that much?
 
Don't own one, but a bit surprised no one mentioned a Schon STL7 yet
Not surprising is the 84 Moochy looks a lot like the STL7
 
Several of the Meuccis. McDermott D 21,25,26. Can’t pick just one. Oh, and some Adam cues 😜
Still have a D21 w/ D25 joint rings & MOP knotched diamond inlays that I ordered thru McDermott’s “custom shop” back in the D line production days. Great old cue😎 (nfs btw)
 
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Before deciding to go the whole modern cue route I would have said the Schon STL 8 was my favorite production cue. Really like Schon cues and the design of that model.

But now, all things considered, I have to go with my current playing cue which is a Predator K Series Classics 1. I like the classic 4 (sharp) point design, simple black butt sleeve and linen wrap....and the fact that is has green veneers is icing on the cake for me (my two custom Runde cues both feature green veneers, I love green, and I have the green BK Rush and Air Rush cues as well).

While I think the Schon is the more traditionally better built cue I have to say Predator has impressed me. I've had a few now and every one has been dead straight and come at the exact weight I asked for with excellent balance. What really does it for me though is their Revo shafts and screw on rear extension and how that works with their extension bumper. It just makes for a very modern playing package that I've really grown to appreciate while still having the classic looks of a simple 4 point cue and SS joint that I personally love and am used to having played that style for over a decade now.

I actually feel super fortunate because after getting my green BK Rush and Air Rush I was keeping an eye out for a Predator with green that I liked and this cue popped up on their website after not being there the day before. I bought it and it was immediately off their site again. I believe it's an older model and they must have found one sitting around in the warehouse or something. Was afraid it wouldn't actually ship but it did and I love it. Feels a little like fate that I was lucky enough to snag this one.

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