Capos

TimmyO

What are folks' preferred Capos for us on acoustic? 

I have a venerable old Shubb but find the lack of easy stowability to be a drag, as is adjusting for different places on the neck.

I had/have a G7th 'Nashville' type but can't lay my hands on it at the mo.
what are you using?

@Lewy has your solid-unobtanium one turned up yet? 

Lewy

TimmyO said:

What are folks' preferred Capos for us on acoustic? 

I have a venerable old Shubb but find the lack of easy stowability to be a drag, as is adjusting for different places on the neck.

I had/have a G7th 'Nashville' type but can't lay my hands on it at the mo.
what are you using?

@Lewy has your solid-unobtanium one turned up yet? 

Hahah - yep, and it's awesome.

I capo more often than I don't, and I like the "stirrup" design for the ability to store the capo behind the nut, and that it can never spring off while in use. One handed operation....the ability to remove or reposition a capo mid-song...these are of no interest to me so I don't find the perceived limitations of the design at all bothersome.

There are cheap stirrup capos (Paige) but they feel it so I have two different but equally expensive versions - An Elliott Elite and a G7th Heritage. They are a luxury for sure and I'm sure my choice inspires as much bemusement in some people as paying to watch a football match does in me

After these, standard Shubbs would be my choice. I have a "deluxe" one but actually I don't think it's as good as my brass standard one. 

mgaw

elliot elite for me sits behind the nut when not needed and is defo a cut above the rest 

Wazmeister

Honestly mate, get yourself a Shubb Fine Tune. Absolutely stunning.

daveww

Never had any problems with a Kyser Acoustic Capo

ICBM

Kyser.

Electric, acoustic, 12-string. All work flawlessly - I've never even considered buying another capo since I got them, and although I've tried a couple out of curiosity I didn't like them.

Simple, reliable, one-hand operation, clamp it to the headstock when not in use if you want.

RocknRollDave

Jim Dunlop spring-clamp type effort. Great, very happy with it, much better than those old strappy ones with the teeth...vile things

camf

@ICBM You've never had issues with them pulling the strings out of tune? Or have you a fix?

ICBM

camf said:

@ICBM You've never had issues with them pulling the strings out of tune? Or have you a fix?

No issues with them pulling the guitar out of tune, even on a 12-string. The 'fix' is to put them on in the right place .

You can put them straight on or move them from one position to another and at least 9 times out of 10 it will be bang on first go. If it's ever slightly out it's usually because you haven't put it on quite straight and all you need to do is release it slightly and let it re-clamp - not tune the guitar.

I've never come across any capo that works as well with so little hassle.

camf

For a singer, it's such a boon to have it stuck there on the headstock.

TimmyO

I've found my G7th Nashville (their trigger type one)

I'll stick with that for now

StuartMac290

I love the g7th pro II

camf

You mean the Performance 2, maybe? Is the Pro 2 a new one?

StuartMac290

Yes, that's the one!

camf

Sorry!

stickyfiddle

Regular G7th for me. Still brilliant.

camf

I've not tried one, but it looks like the G7th Perf II clips on the headstock like a Kyser, yes?

TheOtherDennis

ICBM said:

camf said:

@ICBM You've never had issues with them pulling the strings out of tune? Or have you a fix?

No issues with them pulling the guitar out of tune, even on a 12-string. The 'fix' is to put them on in the right place .

You can put them straight on or move them from one position to another and at least 9 times out of 10 it will be bang on first go. If it's ever slightly out it's usually because you haven't put it on quite straight and all you need to do is release it slightly and let it re-clamp - not tune the guitar.

I've never come across any capo that works as well with so little hassle.

How do you get a capo to work on a 12-string? I have a G7th and it can't handle the higher strings at all, it just seems to deaden them.

ICBM

TheOtherDennis said:

How do you get a capo to work on a 12-string?

By using a Kyser 12-string capo.

TheOtherDennis

Well I did ask.