I jumped on board with the new McDermott/Chops collaboration

Sir Scratchalot

Sir Scratchalot

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I often like different or unusual and the first collaboration between McDermott and Chops Mfg turned out a cue that impressed me in it's uniqueness. Unfortunately, I was never aware of it until years after it sold out. People were asking triple the price & more at that point.

A few days ago, someone posted on Reddit that they were going to release another collab soon in a Sneaky Pete style. I was interested, but didn't actively look into much. Anyway, yesterday I opened one of my Socials and there was the ad for this, with a link to order yours. I pounced and ordered the SP1. I should've ordered one of each, but they sold out mere minutes after I completed my order.

Realistically, I feel this new collab isn't quite as special as the original. For one thing, it comes with a standard maple shaft instead of the recycled skateboard shaft the original did. It doesn't really matter to me though. I think the whole project is neat and I will be very happy to have one of these pieces in my collection.

Which would you have chosen?
 

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Not my thing but I like the SP-1 better. I know a guy who wanted one of these and texted him when I saw them. Sounds like it might not have been soon enough.
 
SP-1 is another unusual design. I don't think they had that before. Both are nice. The price, too, was good --- $620 for SP-1 and $670 for the other.

SP-1 still available at the Chops website:

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Cool
Not really my cup of tea but it does look cool,
Enjoy it
 
Iwishiwasrich said:
Not for me. Is there an over abundance of skate boards or something.? I guess I don't get it.
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Boards break all the time. I assume this is just cutoffs from fresh stock. I have stacks of my kids boards that he’s broken. Probably a few dozen over a decade. Various colors. If I ever get around to doing this myself. I have a chops myself from the first run. Good cue.

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trob said:
If you can’t say something nice 😂 there is an ass for every seat i guess lol
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I blame this single piece of inlay boredom for my slightly offbeat taste in cue art/design. I've seen this in like 6 million cues since the 90s and it still pops up in modern cues. There's zero originality with this diamond, almost no matter how you inlay it. I don't get it. If this is what floats your boat on cue design...well, there's an ass for every seat. 🤣
 

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Paul_#_ said:
I am surprised the butt and shaft worked. Maybe they gave up on the shafts because they failed too often???

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That is a possibility, for sure. However, we also have a billiards culture now that focuses solely on the main body of the cue while plotting what upgraded shaft we're going to buy & use on it. I'm pretty firmly & deeply in that rabbit hole.
 
the construction is pretty disappointing, given the price point. I bought both to see how they look in person, but I’m likely going to be re-selling.
 
Typically production cue gaudy. Look to be cranked out under a hundred apiece. The vertical one would be worth my 50 bucks if you could cherry pick for color scheme.
 
As someone who has worked in skateboarding, and enjoyed my useless wooden toy for more than halve my life, I must admit it’s interesting as a concept. But I just can’t imagine it being a good cue. No idea who ‘chops’ are.

I saw a similar cue at my hall recently, might have been Jacoby? I’ll grab a picture when I see it next.
 
Flakeandrun said:
As someone who has worked in skateboarding, and enjoyed my useless wooden toy for more than halve my life, I must admit it’s interesting as a concept. But I just can’t imagine it being a good cue. No idea who ‘chops’ are.

I saw a similar cue at my hall recently, might have been Jacoby? I’ll grab a picture when I see it next.
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I have a Jacoby Element Earth cue and find it both beautiful and a great player, with both Kielwood & carbon fiber shafts.
 

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Sir Scratchalot said:
I often like different or unusual and the first collaboration between McDermott and Chops Mfg turned out a cue that impressed me in it's uniqueness. Unfortunately, I was never aware of it until years after it sold out. People were asking triple the price & more at that point.

A few days ago, someone posted on Reddit that they were going to release another collab soon in a Sneaky Pete style. I was interested, but didn't actively look into much. Anyway, yesterday I opened one of my Socials and there was the ad for this, with a link to order yours. I pounced and ordered the SP1. I should've ordered one of each, but they sold out mere minutes after I completed my order.

Realistically, I feel this new collab isn't quite as special as the original. For one thing, it comes with a standard maple shaft instead of the recycled skateboard shaft the original did. It doesn't really matter to me though. I think the whole project is neat and I will be very happy to have one of these pieces in my collection.

Which would you have chosen?
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Sorry. Neither.
 
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