McDermott Cues -- Need Feedback

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FLJeepGuy

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My girlfriend has fallen in love with a couple of designs from McDermott and would like to get one, however, I don't know anything about the manufacturer or the quailty of the cues. I'd like to hear from those of you with experience with McDermott's cues, good or bad, before I plunk down the money for one.

Let me know about things like workmanship and quality, customer service, and also the subjective things like balance, hit, etc. Any feedback on these cues would be apprectiated...

FLJeepGuy
 
one of the best cues for the money. only manufacturer that has a 100% warranty on the cue, including warpage. great customer service.

to get the best deal, see the sticky thread in the wanted/for sale area for a Nielsen's Billiards discount on any cue. Nielsen's is the largest McDermott reseller, and you'll have it within two days of placing the order.
 
I agree with 1proscoe, as far as production cues go, McDermott offer the best bang for the buck IMO. Off course I play with one, so I´m biased. Check this link out so you can see the differences in quality between the different lines they carry.
http://www.mcdermottcue.com/XFeaturesCompare.asp
McDermott use a wood-to-wood joint for their cheaper models like the one I use (mg-26) which I can only recommend, I love the hit of my cue. Plus lifetime warranty AND maintenance (tips, weight, linnen wrap refurbishment, and so on) you can´t go wrong. I would say the high-end models (from 600$ upward) have a somewhat low resale value.
 
I have had one for about 20 years. I don't play with it. It is mainly used as my guest cue. To me it feels like a club even though it weights 19 oz. You can change the weigth but it would than make it butt heavy. The butt feels thicker than a custom cue or my Schons. The finish is chipping around the joint and the wrap is getting loose. For the price of a cue in the lower end it is a good value as a banger cue.

If you are planning on anything over $500 I would look at a low end custom cue from a up and comming cuemaker. There seem to be a lot of them lately and one might be the next Southwest.

Here is a good example from the sale section of this forum

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=31164
 
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I love mine, I have 2 of them.


My first "real cue" was a cheap $150 Mcdermott and now I use that as my break cue. My new cue I just bought is the M3-A3 pro model and the hit is completely different than the other Mcdermott cue. I think becaue it came with a Triangle medium-hard tip and a quick release joint. The balance point is much further forward on the pro model.



Retail was $459 and Nielson's sold it to me for $280. All new Mcdermotts come with lifetime warranty against warpage AND lifetime maintenance including new tips, shaft and butt maintenance.



Can't beat em for the money imo. :D
 
Like most on here, my first real cue was a Mcdermott. It was a D-2. I've owned many, many McDermott Cues (wish I still had some). They are fine cues, I would stay away from the ones with overlays instead of inlays (just my opinion). As a matter of fact my wife still plays with a McDermott, the penguin cue (I can't remember the model).

Good Luck!

Jim
 
Thanks all for the quick replies, not to mention the overwhelmingly positive opinions. I'll pass on the info to my girlfriend and find out which cue she's interested in. We'll probably order her something soon.

FLJeepGuy
 
Yep Mcdermott cues are a truly high quality product, you wont go wrong there.
 
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