Thanks Everybody for your nice comments, Well, for the last 9 nears I played with a Tad, my other Southwest, Prewitt, R6 Schon, and several others. This cue has the 12.75mm pro taper shafts and they are really dialed in and clean. I am really trying hard not to chalk it up yet and hit some balls, So far it is still unplayed. It look much better in the natural light, the Cocobolo pops out. This Gaboon Ebony is so DEEP, dark as can be. It really is a beauty.