
Froggy, I was going to ask you to post those pics for all of us to enjoy! Thanks.
Leatherneck! That bow is a Myrtle riser. I know Brian has some
incredible Myrtle in the shop right now and is going to have at least two of them At Kalamazoo. That is not too far of a trek...I had a lease near Jackson, OH a few years ago
And no, I have not found any performance difference between the standard or the exotics. All my bow are 60" (for now

) and the one long riser TT I do have feels just a touch smoother, but they are all very, very close.
Some of the nicest looking bows I have seen sitting in the TT shop or on the show table have been base bows or especially base bows with snake skins added. I just can't bring myself to order one when Brian's exotic up charge is as low as it is. The quality of his exotic riser and veneer wood is many grades above the prices he charges IMO.