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Location: Utica, NY | What is your preferred capo? |
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Location: Utica, NY | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Search I did, simply using "capo" as a search word back to 2006 and found nothing specific, definite or clearly listed as such which is why I posted the question. If I am missing it I apologize. |
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Location: Utica, NY | I did find something in 04-05 so unless there have been significant improvements in the technology since them I am all set and this thread can be deleted |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Here's something the search turned up
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/cgi-bin/ubb/non-cgi/ultimatebb.php?ub... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Depends on what you want to spend.
If money is not a consideration then get an "Elliott" capo. The best there is....period....and your search is over forever.
More reasonably priced is the Schubb, Keyer, G7,etc. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | And don't forget the kyser short-cut. Lots of fun to play with! If you google it, they have a short tutorial on it that will tempt you to go out and get one today. |
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Location: CA | Based on something I read here, I shelled out $30 or some such for a G7. I hate the friggin thing. Feels like putting a C-clamp on the neck.
I use one of those $2.95 strap ones until the strap wears out, then get another. |
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Location: East Tennessee | 9 out of 10 times, I grab a Shubb. |
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| Dunlop 94530
I have one that's flat and another that's slightly curved.
I find those big c-clamp rigs they make now are too awkward and get in the way. |
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| I used to prefer Shubbs, but I've almost completely gravitated to the simpler version of the Planet Waves Steinberger capo:
It's very easy to use and provides great, even tension that's much easier to dial in exactly than with the Shubb (especially for 12-strings).
Never tried this one (the next-generation NS capo):
Looks like it might take a finger off, but Ned's stuff usually works like magic and this is probably no exception. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I have a various assortment of the Kysors and they all work fine. Another less expensive option I discovered was to work on mastering bar chords. |
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Location: Location Location Location | Shubb or Planet Waves. Usually Shubb. |
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Location: Indiana | Shubb. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Shubb here too. |
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Location: Vermont USA | Planet Waves |
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Location: NW NJ | I have gravitated to the Planet Waves Steinbergers. Ned does design a great working capo. I really like the next gen one cause you can adjust the tension so you don't bend the strings out of tune AND have quick on/quick off. Great piece.
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Those NS planet waves look good. Problem is my shubb works ... if it didn't I'd give 'em a try. Looks nice. Do they feel solid? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | The NS is very light. I think that it is made outta aircraft aluminum. Because of the adjustable screw wheel you can minutely adjust the tension. It weighs nothing. And they are inexpensive.
I didn't wanna say 'Cheap' cuz they are well-made.
But you cannot really clip them to your headstock, if that is what you're into. |
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| The beauty of the simpler NS capo is that it's light, very low profile, slips on the neck instantly, and you just turn the knob gently until all strings are properly fretted. This ensures minimum pressure and greatly reduces the need for retuning. By comparison, with a Shubb, you need to clamp, tweak, reclamp, retweak, possibly retune a string or two, etc. since the neck thickness changes at different capo points. The NS gets it exactly right every time. I'm not knocking Ned's springy thingy because I've never used one, but unless you're moving the contraption around mid-song to accommodate a key change, I can't imagine anything more functional than his original design. I'm a big fan of the KISS principle (no, not those painted guys from NYC). |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Kyser for me. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | A 25 year old nearly worn out Victor. |
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Location: Michigan | G7th "Nashville" for 6 strings and Shubb for the 12. |
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Location: PA | I gotta vote for the Planet Waves NS. I've been playing guitar 20+ yrs, been through many capos, didn't like any of them until I tried the NS. It's extremely lightweight, has an ingeniously simple design, and you can dial in just the right amount of pressure, avoiding the tuning problems that plague so many other brands. And to top it all off... IT'S CHEAP!!!! Only about $15! I bought a few to keep one in each guitar case! |
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Location: Utica, NY | Originally posted by gravydb:
I gotta vote for the Planet Waves NS. FWIW, I picked up a Planetwaves yesterday and agree with all written here. For my electric I have been using a Keyser Pro/Am which is like the older, ugly sibling to the NS. They are sinilar in how they operate but the NS is just a nicer piece all the way around. Thanks for all the new opinions even though this topic has been done before. |
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