The best true sneaky pete on the market today

I'm not much into sneaky's...but how in the hell do you beat a Davis blank, ivory ferule, sneakier than sneak...the length that you wanted...at that price??? The blank has got to be worth xx???

Plz tell us that you jumped on that :-)
 
Custom - Bob Frey. Basically a Scruggs sneaky pete. Purest hit in a sneaky pete that I have ever used.

Production - Fury.
 
The Davis blank is sweet! I owned a TS sneaky and it was great as well. Have a few Brunswick tru- balances I will be converting soon and those are nice... Getting a tru balance is like getting a titlist at a fraction of the price ;)

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Actually at times I don't know how come a SP would cost that much. Some even till the extend of USD500 and above.

Of course I know nothing about cue building.
 
1. many pool halls have the odd cue where the butt part is all rosewood, no veneers, dark all the way to the shaft and a black collar. THIS is perfect to cut, add a joint and fit a predator 314 shaft onto. use a skin colored adhesive tape to cover the 314. you wont have the problem with the joint eventually showing

2. buy a budweiser cue, fit with predator 314, same procedure.

yea i like 314 :wink:
but if you really wanna trick people this is the way to go, anyone can spot a regular sneaker
 
Sneakies ain so sneaky !!

I have read a few "sneaky" threads, this will be my first reply to one. From what I have read here (on AZ), there seems to be many opinions as to exactly what a "sneaky" really should be like.

The best sneakies should be plain as can be, (house cue), BUT give a distinct advantage to the shooter. (Players can't use sneakies, its like seeing Paris Hilton in a Yugo) :eek:

I think it honestly depends on the situation.
If you are hustlin' in a room (your homeroom) it's on the rack.

If you are hustlin' bangers at bars, it's a low-budget manufactured piece (2-piece) with "somethin' special."

If you are hustlin' known bars or rooms with some decent opponents, then you can sport a bare bones custom, no rings,no veneers.

JMHO:cool:
 
jhanso18 said:
Keith has converted several valley supremes by request. I can help you out if you'd like. Let me know.
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What's it cost to have a valley cut and jointed? I had one of these long ago, when i was first learning to play. Won more money with that cue than any ive ever owned
 
Bob Frey.Bob made most of the sneakys for Tim Scruggs while Tim was making fancy cues.I sold a Bob Frey sneaky recently and it played lights out.Has a Kamui black medium tip.3/8X10 big pin, wood to wood joint.The guy that bought it wants to sell it.
PM me if you want his name to contact him.It was a little under 3 hundred.Good luck.
Marc
 
Dunnn51 said:
I have read a few "sneaky" threads, this will be my first reply to one. From what I have read here (on AZ), there seems to be many opinions as to exactly what a "sneaky" really should be like.

The best sneakies should be plain as can be, (house cue), BUT give a distinct advantage to the shooter. (Players can't use sneakies, its like seeing Paris Hilton in a Yugo) :eek:

I think it honestly depends on the situation.
If you are hustlin' in a room (your homeroom) it's on the rack.

If you are hustlin' bangers at bars, it's a low-budget manufactured piece (2-piece) with "somethin' special."

If you are hustlin' known bars or rooms with some decent opponents, then you can sport a bare bones custom, no rings,no veneers.

JMHO:cool:
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that's why the schmelke's are great.... wood to wood joint, and you can easily scratch the name schmelke off the butt.... and will only add to the "old" beat up cue you are looking for :)
 
I hit with both Tim Scruggs old true sneaky and a new Bob Frey sneaky, I can say they are VERY different, from the taper and the wood used, the Scruggs is superior in every aspect.

I read somewhere about a player with a Scruggs sneaky (wood joint) and he sent the cue out for a refinish, and added a phenolic ring to the joint and the cue did not hit the same, negative direction.

so if Bob Frey made "that" old Scruggs true sneaky (which I tried), I cant understand what is different from the cues he makes today. I can clearly see the difference in the taper also, and the Scruggs has a wood joint, the Frey has a phenolic joint.

I don't think in terms of pure hit, there are any cue that can beat a fullsplice cue with a wood joint and joint face.

I do think, though, that the shaft taper can change the cue's playability in those, so you can buy a cheap true sneaky pete everyone suggested, with a fat shaft, and have some cue maker turn the shaft down to a favorable taper, you can have one hell of a hustler cue.

just my opinion.

Cuong.
 
I paid $119 shipped for a customized full splice purple heart sneaky pete from Schmelke.

Other than a used cue, you won't be that.
 
nevermiss said:
I have this John Davis blank finished by Tim Prince for sale. It is 59.5 inches, padauk into straight maple, 3/8x10 pin, 13mm with ivory ferrule and salvage wood shaft. 325 shipped:

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If this isn't the best deal at under the $350 mark, I'm not sure what is.
 
real sneaky

17 0z no weight bolt, no ferrule as older brunswicks, it has a couple scars in it and has a bar cue style finish. the forearm has some staining.
 

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Dunnn51 said:
I have read a few "sneaky" threads, this will be my first reply to one. From what I have read here (on AZ), there seems to be many opinions as to exactly what a "sneaky" really should be like.

The best sneakies should be plain as can be, (house cue), BUT give a distinct advantage to the shooter. (Players can't use sneakies, its like seeing Paris Hilton in a Yugo) :eek:

I think it honestly depends on the situation.
If you are hustlin' in a room (your homeroom) it's on the rack.

If you are hustlin' bangers at bars, it's a low-budget manufactured piece (2-piece) with "somethin' special."

If you are hustlin' known bars or rooms with some decent opponents, then you can sport a bare bones custom, no rings,no veneers.

JMHO:cool:
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Thank you for posting this. I was sitting quietly really wondering about this. I mean, in all the time's I've spent in a pool hall, I have never ever seen someone "hustle" someone with a sneaky pete. 1) They never look exactly like the all the house cues around them 2) Does anyone... ANYONE really fall for a sneaky pete?

In my honest opinion if you are trying to hustle someone, you might as well just use a Harley Davidson stickered Walmart special with a Kamui tip or something.

Is using a sneaky pete just a nostalgia thing? I've seen people that for one reason or another fell in love with a particular house cue, bought it for 20 bucks and had someone put a joint in it so they could carry it around easier.

If you are hustling decent players... I doubt the look of your cue would make a difference? I've never looked at a person, saw a southwest custom and thought... Damn this guy can shoot... That's like seeing the old guys in ferrari's and thinking, dude that guy can drive.
 
The finest Sneaky Pete, hands down, is made by Guido Orlandi. It is a fantastic cue.
 
Sneakys

BWColeman said:
I have a pechaur Sneaky , its a true sneaky but the curly maple forearm kind of gives it away plays great and very stiff hit , I think I gave 280 for it so its on the high side for a sneaky.

J&J Makes a great sneaky for about 70-80 dollars they are imports but they play well and are very plain , Players also makes a good sneaky for about the same as a J&J

Good Luck in your search

Best of Rolls
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I too like the Pechauer sneakys, but they have the black butt cap and the "Pechauer" signature...the OP wants a cue with nothing showing but wood (and ferrule) and no identifying marks. Rules out a lot of great cues.

But given that, one of my best playing cues ever was one of the "original" Meucci original sneakys...plain as can be. Unfortunately, mine was stolen.

Huebler also made a great plain sneaky, and of course most any cue maker will make whatever you want...
 
olandi

I have a Guido Orlandi Sneaky. I've tried many Sneaky's over the years and I've found that none IMHO play like his do. If you ever get a chance to try one you see how great they play and how he takes such pride in his work. He experiments with the joint pins and he's always experimenting with something new. He's easy to talk to and is very knowledgeable with years and years of experience. Plus he's a great guy. Thanks, Greg
 
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