For the longest time he played with a Joss that was given to him by Mike Sigel that had his name in the points (letters filling the points so the letters were different sizes. Then he picked up his Mom's R series Schon and liked it (plain sharp points no frills so you can look the model up) - he used that during his rise w/the same Joss shaft w/ivory ferrule he used with that other cue. Experimented briefly w/OB shaft & some Schon shafts so he would have a spare. That shaft made a horrible clanking noise, but he loved it.