Well, we felt like this Leon Sly cue is far more beautiful than the camera was able to capture. The 4 ebony points pop on the back drop of fiddleback maple. Sly uses a maple veneer on the inside and an ebony veneer on the outside to accentuate the beauty of the contrast between the ebony and maple; but the genius is in the purple and mauve veneers sandwiched in between! The cue is finished off with a black leather wrap, and overall, this new cue is quite the steal!