Broken G7 Capo

brucegill

ICBM said:

crunchman said:

Shubbs are awful.  Got rid of all mine on Feebay when I got my first G7th.

I gave mine away when I got my first Kyser. I'd put up with it for years after reading a quote, I think by Jerry Donahue, saying it was 'the best by a country mile' or something like that, when I first wanted a better capo than the nail/rubber tube/elastic type I originally had. No it isn't, but I never realised there was anything less fiddly and annoying until I found a Kyser in the case of a guitar I bought.

Have you tried the low tension Kyser @ICBM ?

ICBM

brucegill said:

Have you tried the low tension Kyser @ICBM ?

No. Is there one? The normal one is fine on any guitar and string gauge I've used it on.

brucegill

Apparently so!

 Kyser Low Tension Capo, Matte Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BXYHBM9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Kph2CbHVBTA5Q

well I’ve given in after reading you always mentioning them. We shall see! 

Simon_M

Oh dear, well I really like my Shubb. The adjustable pressure has been super when using jumbo frets. They do make them in different radius too if you need it but it sounds like they aren’t very popular in this thread.

ICBM

Simon_M said:

Oh dear, well I really like my Shubb. The adjustable pressure has been super when using jumbo frets. They do make them in different radius too if you need it but it sounds like they aren’t very popular in this thread.

I just found mine annoyingly fiddly - it needs to be readjusted when you move it up or down the neck if there's any significant taper, and was usually either slightly too tight (causing tuning trouble) or too loose (causing buzzing or dead open strings). Plus it can't easily be used with one hand.

The Kyser was a total revelation - one hand, clip it onto the neck anywhere, no adjustment, no tuning issues. Perfect.

I understand people like the G7th for similar reasons, although I still prefer the Kyser.

brucegill

ICBM said:

brucegill said:

Have you tried the low tension Kyser @ICBM ?

No. Is there one? The normal one is fine on any guitar and string gauge I've used it on.

@ICBM OMG. Finally. A Capo that actually works!!!! Happy converted Kyser user here. Thank you!!

Anyone want a Heritage G7, let me know. And I’ve got x2 Shubbs that can go. And a G7 Nashville. Been collecting them apparently. 

ICBM

brucegill said:

Anyone want a Heritage G7, let me know.

In the spirit of passing on good karma, send it to @Rocker .

Rocker

As no freebie capo came winging it's way from G7th, I had no choice but go out and buy one.  The G7th capo was priced at €39 in Goodwins, Capel Street, Dublin but they sold it to me for €37.  Black in colour, it feels slightly smaller than the capo that broke. I tried a Keyser but it felt more like a Vise Grips than a capo.  It was in the same ballpark price wise as the G7th.  One capo was available for well under a tenner!  It looked it too, no way would I use it on a guitar that cost well over £2K nearly twenty years ago.

Fez

Never had a problem with my Shubb, might investigate a Keyser though I am not a big capo user.

LastMantra

I've got a Jim Dunlop one that is basically the same mechanism as the kayser...but simpler and not as weird looking.

ICBM

LastMantra said:

I've got a Jim Dunlop one that is basically the same mechanism as the kayser...but simpler and not as weird looking.

I find the grip position a bit awkward on those. Whether I would if I hadn't used the Kyser first, I'm not sure.

LastMantra

It's not exactly difficult to use. Pretty solid too.

tralfamadan

I stopped using my G7 in favour of an old Shubb I had. I found when strumming hard in noisy pubs I couldn't adjust the G7 to be tight enough and it buzzed a lot. Less of an issue with the Shubb. I do lose the bugger all the time tho since I cant just clip it onto the headstock.