Mottey or Tascarella?

[Charlie Edwards]

I'm actually posting this for a buddy of mine. He has the itch for a new playing cue and he wants one of these two. He has hit with my Mottey and likes it very much. Since I've never had any experience with a Tascarella I couldn't be much help. Cost and later resale value are not a factor. The HIT is the most important thing to him. Which has the best hit, in your opinion? BTW, he wants a SS piloted joint on whichever cue he decides on.

 

[spliced]

Both will hit extremely well and are good choices. Not sure about Mottey's wait time but unless you can find a used Tascarella for sale you may be waiting 4 years for your order.

 

[Varney Cues]

I've played with both. If pure "hit" is the deciding factor...I must be honest...I'd go with Paul's cue. The Tascarella is no doubt a finely made awesome cue...but every Mottey I've hit with had the special "sweet" hit.

 

[Deadon]

Using playability as the measurement, all factors including hit, I prefer Tascarella for several reasons, not financially related. I do have at least two Motteys with SS joints that hit great, but the Tasc. hits just a bit different, and I believe better. Quite a subject opinion, of course.

 

[misterpoole]

I'm actually posting this question for a buddy of mine. He has the itch for a new playing cue and he wants one of these two. He has hit with my Mottey and likes it very much. Since I've never had any experience with a Tascarella, I couldn't be much help. Cost and later resale value is not a factor. The HIT is the most important thing to him. Which one has the best hit, in your a opinion? BTW, he wants a SS piloted joint on whichever one he decides on.

If he liked the Mottey go with the Mottey. If i was him I would order a similar style cue to the one he hit with (joint, weight, length etc), changing the looks for his own personal taste. Mottey wait time is approx 12 months.

 

[pharaoh68]

I don't think its much of a surprise to most who know me but my answer would be Mottey. Pete Tascarella makes a beautiful cue and they play extremely well. In fact, a friend of mine had a Tascarella that I still want to kill him for selling. But as far as design AND playability (the latter being the most important to your friend), Mottey is my number one choice. Order directly from him and the build may take about a year (depending on the design).

 

[danlamb]

Roll with the Mottey

I'm actually posting this question for a buddy of mine. He has the itch for a new playing cue and he wants one of these two. He has hit with my Mottey and likes it very much. Since I've never had any experience with a Tascarella, I couldn't be much help. Cost and later resale value is not a factor. The HIT is the most important thing to him. Which one has the best hit, in your opinion? BTW, he wants a SS piloted joint on whichever one he decides on.

Roll with the Mottey as they are far easier to find than Pete's cues as I think they both play about the same.I say go with Paul's because you will have more to choose from on the open market IMO.

 

[skins]

I've played with both. If pure "hit" is the deciding factor...I must be honest...I'd go with Paul's cue. The Tascarella is no doubt a finely made awesome cue...but every Mottey I've hit with had the special "sweet" hit.

that's funny i was going to say just the opposite. i've played with both and have never found a bad Tasca yet. for collecting i think over time plain Tascas will hold value better over plain Motteys and the more fancy ones that have comparable work also. there's also something about the hit of Pete's cues thas hard to describe. they kind of have the sound that's like a ping pong ball hitting the paddle but deeper. they're great cues and would be my choice of the two for sure.

 

[jay helfert]

Pete makes very few cues. Maybe a few dozen a year. They are highly coveted on the East coast, like precious jewels.

I've owned two and they are among the best hitting cues I've ever held. Value I would put on them - PRICELESS. To me, he is the East coast TAD, for well playing cues.

Mottey makes cues with the highest level of craftsmanship. I've played with several of his beauties. But they all didn't hit the same. Some had a better feel than others.

By the way, Pete was a top player in his day. to be fair, Paul can play a little too.

Like all cues, you really should hit with a cue before you buy it. It remains a subjective matter, whose cue hits the best. Some people swear by Scruggs and others love Southwest. And now, there are a legion of new cuemakers who make fine wands.

Out here, among the relatively new cuemakers, I think Ned Morris makes beautiful playing cues, with a hit that I happen to appreciate.

 

[TommyT]

I own and play with a Mottey and a Tascarella. They both hit really good. A Mottey would definetly be easier to get. Most cues these days hit pretty good. I have a lot of high end custom cues and they all hit good. I've also played with production cues and I think they play good. The glues and construction techniques these days make it hard to build a bad cue.

TommyT

 

[td873]

I'm actually posting this question for a buddy of mine. He has the itch for a new playing cue and he wants one of these two. He has hit with my Mottey and likes it very much. Since I've never had any experience with a Tascarella, I couldn't be much help. Cost and later resale value is not a factor. The HIT is the most important thing to him. Which one has the best hit, in your opinion? BTW, he wants a SS piloted joint on whichever one he decides on.

Mottey. Period.