Which Cue

[Timmo]

I'm looking to spend about £120 - £200 on a cue and wondered what I should be looking at getting for my money.

Cheers Timmo

[jrc750]

You wont go far wrong with a GBL champion cue from Greenbaize
http://greenbaize.com/index.htm
Also he's one of the cheapest for Mastercue
If you can manage to pay a visit, you can also try out the cues before you buy

[warren132]

Do a search mate cos there is plenty of good info on here..

[hotpot]

I second JRC 750 , gbl are cracking cues for the money , as are craftsman , mastercraft , mastercue , omin , ut .

[Bigmeek]

Timmo Post some more details of what you're after and you'll get a lot of advice. As Warren points out there's loads of posts on what cue to buy. For £120-£200 you can afford a nice hand-spliced cue.

[Timmo]

I'm after a 8.5 - 9.5mm tip and standard length and mid weight. 3/4 split. I'm going to be using it for Snooker and Pool.

[DEANO40]

Timmo i have a gbl c2 maple cue 17oz 58 inch ,8.7mm tip 1piece with black cue craft aluminium case for sale £165.

[Timmo]

Have you got any pictures? How old is it and what is condition like etc?

[hotpot]

Timmo i have a gbl c2 maple cue 17oz 58 inch ,8.7mm tip 1piece with black cue craft aluminium case for sale £165.

Thats a good buy for someone

[DEANO40]

TIMMO i can email you pictures but don't know how to get them on here .4months old ,condition good only used a few times ,case new aswell.hope this helps you.

[willytan]

For that price, it is a steal considering what the GBL cue comes with.
All the best on the sales, my friend

[Timmo]

Might go through with the following:

Mastercraft Eclipse Cue, 3/4 jointed, ash shaft, 9mm tip, stiff cue, length 57", cue weight 18oz, standard butt size.

Not sure whether to have an Ash or Maple shaft.

[Bigmeek]

Timmo I bought a Mastercraft Eclipse (in maple) last year. Nice cue for £135. I've recently bought a Craftsman century (in ash) for around £175. I'm happy with both cues but on balance I prefer the Craftsman. Nothing to do really with maple V ash but more to do with the Craftsman joint is better and the ebony splicing was finished off better. You get what you pay for.

[Timmo]

The mastercraft cue is £147.50 or I could get this:

Craftsman Special cue - cue style: 3/4 butt jointed at 14.5", Weight: 18 oz, Tip size: 9 mm, length: 57.5"
Price: £162.00

Which one should I go for?

[Bigmeek]

Timmo I can't really make your mind up for you but based on my experience Craftsman will be the better cue but you'll have to pay a bit more for it. When I bought my Mastercraft they included an SD joint and mini-butt in the price. With Craftsman you'll have to pay an extra £18 to get this so that pushes up the price difference. Would still be within your budget tho.