Therefore, to me, this capo is pretty much a dud not sure what the Amazon reviewers were thinking! The Shubb F1 is one of the most expensive capos in our review. It is an old-fashioned but very cool yoke style capo that is designed to be left on your guitar. This is great if you are like me and occasionally lose your capo! The tuning of this capo is exceptional. As you can change the amount of tension at any point by tightening or loosening the screw, you have full control over the tuning.
It is very easy to use and features a screw adjustment knob that allows you to increase or decrease the tension on the capo to suit whichever guitar it is being used on. The only little issue I had is on the Cort which has a higher action and thicker neck than my other guitars used in the test.
Up at the higher frets, I had to give it a real squeeze to get it to clamp the strings tightly — apart from that it is super easy to use. To be honest, for this guitar I would probably need to get the F3 as this is designed for wider necked guitars. A capo should be well built and made to last and this one certainly is.
It is made well, designed perfectly and is almost like a piece of jewellery it is that precisely put together. Although expensive, and more than what most beginners would like to pay at first, it is great value as it is very high quality, is made to last, easy to use and the only one of the capos in this review that is next to impossible to lose.
I love it, it looks cool with its classic design and is well worth paying extra for. This is something I have never come across before and the aim is to nullify the tuning problems that come with clamp type capos.
I first tested the capo with the standard fretpad that came with it and did this for all four guitars and found that I needed to change the fretpad pretty quickly for tuning accuracy. Once changed, however, the tuning was pretty much immaculate for each guitar up and down the neck.
It is a breeze to move up and down the neck and can easily be done one-handed and with ease. It is beautifully built and feels like a real piece of craftsmanship. It is, without doubt, one of the most accurate, unique and most flexible capos around allowing you to get precise tuning on a variety of guitars and is easy to use. This is one of the oldest capos I own and has been one of the most reliable for years — you can see it in plenty of my tutorial videos.
It looks pretty basic, and it is, with a simple jet black look and a screw to adjust the string pressure. You may also need your picking hand to help clamp it when using it on the higher frets. It is solid but not spectacular. According to the manufacturers, it is made from moulded ABS thermoplastic sounds fancy! Basically, there are minimal parts to it and it is well constructed. One of my most reliable capos ever. The Kyser Quick Change capo is a simple spring based capo that is one smart looking piece of gear.
I got mine in maple and to me that looks like the smartest of the lot and Kyser do a big range of colours. The tuning is pretty good but as with many similar capos, you need to have a little practice as to where to place it exactly for the most precise tuning. It is pretty easy to use but is a little on the tight side and needs a good grip to get it going.
I like how it is purposely designed to be placed on the strings from the bass side as this stops your fretting hand from being restricted by the capo itself which is a nice bit of design subtlety. It is really well made and feels and looks like it cost a whole lot more than it actually does. It is strong looking and beautifully varnished giving a nice slick look and feel. Out of our scale range of prices in our review, the Kyser is one of the cheaper ones and does a good job. Apart from it being a little tight, and not really getting on well with the Les Paul, it is a very good capo.
It looks the part, feels great and is pretty splendid for the money. All three of those have great tuning accuracy, ease of use, build quality and overall style. If I was really pushed to pick just one, it would just about be the G7th Performance 2 but the other two are fantastic also.
Many guitarists assume there is a best capo for acoustic guitar or a perfect one for electrics but those three show a good capo is a good capo. Some of the capos have different sizes for different necks so if your acoustic has a really large neck you may want one of the various larger models that some of the manufacturers make to suit that guitar.
The same tests were all performed on the following guitars which have very different necks and allowed me to really test the capos:. All the guitars were accurately intonated and I checked the tuning of the strings before placing the capo on the frets where the capo would be placed to ensure I got an accurate reading of any tuning issues that the capo created if any.
I spent more time testing these capos on the acoustics but wanted to give them a look over on electrics too. As well as the above, my testing also included playing some general pieces from a variety of songs such as Fast Car and Scarborough Fair. I chose those songs as they give us a nice variety of fingerpicking and strumming, as well as being classics and they are great capo songs.
PROS: -The most sturdy and reliable type of capo -Less tendency to put the guitar out of tune -More compact - less likely to interfere with guitarist technique. Shubb, the capo's namesake, makes the most recognized versions of this capo type using a set-screw to tailor the downward pressure of the capo arm touching the frets.
PROS: -Claims to have the least impact possible on the tuning of the instrument -The capo can be removed very quickly by simply releasing the lever. CONS: -Has the disadvantage of requiring two hands to properly apply or move -Adjustment is more complicated than some other capos. D'Addario has combined the spring-type capo and fine tune screw adjustment of the Shubb to create a quick-change, extremely adjustable capo. PROS: -Very easy to adjust to the guitar's neck curvature -As with the Shubb and Kyser Spring types, the capo can be removed very quickly by simply releasing the lever.
CONS: -Requires only one hand to change frets. Very easy to change once initial adjustment has been made. Our recommendation is that, given the moderate price yet very high quality of the midrange capos, a spring-loaded or c-clamp type capo offers the best durable long-term, affordable and precision use. Search Search. What is a Capo Used For?
How to Use a Capo Clamp the capo as close to the desired fret as possible with just enough pressure to eliminate buzzing upon playing the strings. The potential becomes even wider when you consider you can play standard chords above the SpiderCapo and then get creative below it, finding new chords and infusing open strings into melodies to explore and use in your music.
The whole idea behind the design is to control tension evenly across the fret and eliminate string buzz. This is especially vital when you have the challenge of 12 of them to keep in line! By pulling from the centre instead of the side with precision adjustment, the idea is to create even tension across all the strings.
Rubber tubing on all the contact points also protects your guitar when you need to move positions fast and this Clik design offers a quick release mechanism for removal. I'm the Guitars Editor for MusicRadar, handling news, reviews, features, tuition, advice for the strings side of the site and everything in between.
Before that I worked on guitar magazines for 15 years, including Editor of Total Guitar. MusicRadar The No. Included in this guide: 1. G7th Performance 3 ART guitar capo.
Materials: Stainless steel, silicone rubber. Reasons to avoid - Not the lightest out there. Shubb Original C1 Steel String guitar capo. Materials: Nickel-plated brass, rubber.
Reasons to avoid - Tension needs to be set correctly. Ernie Ball Axis capo. Materials: Aluminium, rubber. Reasons to avoid - No player-adjustable tension.
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