The most sought after has to be the most sold. My guess would be a Players (like it or not). I prefer my Pred. sneaky w/314 shaft.
What are some of the most in demand mass produced cues?
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It seems almost everyone i play with uses a Predator cue, i have NO idea why, i hate the uni-lock joint, i don't like the look of Predator cues ( the older ones look ok) the shafts have a dead feeling to them and finally they seem so over priced.
One of the guys i play with just bought a new Predator, i think it's the new "throne" series, he payed $ 1300 for that cue, with one shaft!
I can get a sweet custom cue with atlast two shafts for that price...
It seems most players don't know about custom cues.
In my eyes Schon is by far the nicest production cues, although I'm not a big fan of the SS joint.
One of the guys i play with just bought a new Predator, i think it's the new "throne" series, he payed $ 1300 for that cue, with one shaft!
I can get a sweet custom cue with atlast two shafts for that price...
It seems most players don't know about custom cues.
In my eyes Schon is by far the nicest production cues, although I'm not a big fan of the SS joint.
The red and green veneer sp cues sell really good and are definitely in demand, esp the older green ones before they went to the uniloc pin. Even the 8 point ones move well but the newer 6 point cues, not so much it seems like. Maybe they will do better when they quit making them but I highly doubt it. I think the Mezz cues are really good and personally I would take one over any cue mentioned so far. I rarely buy cues to keep but I have bought three of them over the last few months and about half a dozen shafts. It's arguable whether or not Schon cues are mass produced but they definitely don't turn out the numbers as say Meucci, Joss, McDermott...etc but they also make way more than a custom cuemaker does. I guess that would put them somewhere in between.
I think its a pretty even mix. I see McDermott's around Pinellas County here in Florida. I see predator's and Meucci as well, but not as prevalent. Im talking people that play in leagues... people that can afford it (not naming any names) and have a few dozen monster cue makers as first-name basis friends typically have a few custom cues in their bag 
We have a surprisingly varied collection of cues tho. Old Helmstetters, Joss, Schmelke, and more than a few Schon cues. I put together a cue exchange over here at my home hall once a month and it's nice to see the locals bring out their cues they are willing to trade or sell. Really nice variety.
Regards,
Lesh
We have a surprisingly varied collection of cues tho. Old Helmstetters, Joss, Schmelke, and more than a few Schon cues. I put together a cue exchange over here at my home hall once a month and it's nice to see the locals bring out their cues they are willing to trade or sell. Really nice variety.
Regards,
Lesh
I think Schmelke can hold their own against anyone...fit and finish is excellent. Heck, many cue makers still use their blanks to make cues... gotta mean something
I'd even have to move Players to middle of the road now... low end would have to be Cuetek cues, and then random cheap Chinese models NOT produced by Players or Lucasi..... I've got 4 Player 2-piece house cues that been in my basement for 10 years and still straight as an arrow.... quality has come a long way.....
RBC
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I believe that Tiger is making their own cues, but I can assure you that OB Cues is.
Take a look at our website, www.obcues.com. Our original cues were the J line, which was made for us by Joss. However, both the 2012 and the 2013 lines are made here in our factory in Plano, TX. When we launched the 2013 line, we were immediately over run with orders. We have since been steadily increasing our production to catch up. Even though the orders have continued to increase, we should be caught up soon.
Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com
Mezz is up there
the foundation of a decent playing cue is that it's straight with a good tip....that's it, period
customers have caught on to that, expect way more sub $100 cues in the future
the foundation of a decent playing cue is that it's straight with a good tip....that's it, period
customers have caught on to that, expect way more sub $100 cues in the future
Decent cues under a $100 sounds like a challenging proposition to me. Good tips by some's standards will be half of that cost.
I think Predators. Highly sought after and reasonably rare The Roadline LE 1 and LE 2.
Tough to find
Tough to find
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Whether Schon is mass produced or not... that Black Widow is beautifullllll so is the predator P2.... this was what i was looking for thanks... they really seem to hold their value well.
new schons are now sought after at all, cannot speak to used ones
schon's days are pretty much done as they were and still are extremeley overpriced
schon's days are pretty much done as they were and still are extremeley overpriced
I remember when I got my first schon back in the late 80's ..it was a 6 month wait. Lol those and Joss cues were a premium cue around here at the time and people were starting to play with $75 dollar sneaky pete's made by a guy name Timmy Scruggs :smile: those day's have passed.