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Location: Michigan | Anybody use one? Are they any better than the other spring capo (Keyser)? The review below seems to give it a good rating.
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Jul/G7th_Nashville...
The keyser is not working for me with some of the different strings I have tried. The bass E is dead on some of the frets with heavier strings so I am assuming the keyser is not applying enough pressure since the lighter silk steels seem OK. Any thoughts on the Nashville? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | If a capo is really important to you then go with a Shubb or if money is not a major obstacle get an Elliott. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Either a Shubb or a G7,(the regular $39.99 one). |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I had a 'regular' G7 and hated it. I (sort of) gave it to Flacky.
I use a Shubb and love it . I've not owned a Kyser but I've used one or two. I don't like that Kyser's aren't adjustable. The neck is thicker closer to the body, so the pressure on the strings would increase as you move the capo up the neck (shortening the scale) and messing with the intonation. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | I use a regular G7 and have no problems with it. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I never had any 'problems' with it. I just hated it. |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | After I tried the G7 Performance capo (from a friend who, like muzza, didn't like his) I have never used my Keysers, Dunlops and Shubbs again, except on those rare and regrettable occasions when I forgot to put a G7 in my gig bag. I haven't tried one of these Nashvilles, but I will. |
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Location: Michigan | Muzza,
What did you hate about the G7? |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | Just ordered one of the Nashvilles. I'll let y'all know what I think, as soon as it comes in. |
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| The guy that got us to buy $40 capos is right up there with the guy who figured out how to sell bottled water. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by twistedlim:
Muzza,
What did you hate about the G7? I really can't put my finger on it. I tried to like it, coz it cost so much - and everyone was raving about them. It just didn't butter my muffin.
Try as I might, I just couldn't come to like it. I love the Shubb. |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | originally posted by Losov:
The guy that got us to buy $40 capos is right up there with the guy who figured out how to sell bottled water. I know a bunch of guys that would say the same about $2000 guitars (or $1000 for that matter). |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | Got the G7th Nashville in and tried it out. This is my new favorite "quick-change" capo. It performs at least as well as the Kyser's and Dunlop's that I own, but it is way more comfortable than either of them. As a matter of fact it is the most comfortable capo I've ever played with. Al the surfaces that your fingers contact are small, rounded and rubber-coated. I still prefer how the G7th Perfomance, er - performs, but may start using the Nashville anyway, just 'cause it feels good - and it's easier to change. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I still use the Keyser for playing out with Davis. Works good. For around the house I got an Elliot. It's better than the keyser but then for $120 it should be. The notes ring more. The Shubb is in between. |
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Location: Michigan | Originally posted by wilblee:
Got the G7th Nashville in and tried it out. This is my new favorite "quick-change" capo. It performs at least as well as the Kyser's and Dunlop's that I own, but it is way more comfortable than either of them. As a matter of fact it is the most comfortable capo I've ever played with. Al the surfaces that your fingers contact are small, rounded and rubber-coated. I still prefer how the G7th Perfomance, er - performs, but may start using the Nashville anyway, just 'cause it feels good - and it's easier to change. Hey Thanks for the report. I picked up a G7th and will look at the Nashville also. One thing I noticed about the g7th is that it fits in your case attached to the top of the head unlike the keyser. This great for me as I often take my guitar to work and practice at lunch so it is in and out of the case quite a bit. |
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Location: Scotland | I was talking to Nick, the owner and designer of G7 at NAMM yesterday and he showed me a production prototype of his new capo. Completely different to the original G7 and the Nashville, it's inspired by another classic capo design with a number of improvements. It's stunning. Should be available later this year |
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Location: SoCal | The problem I have with the original G7 (and I do have one), is that it's so freakin' heavy. Most of the time I use a Kyser, just for convenience. I'm going to NAMM today and will take a look at the Nashville.... |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Originally posted by Losov:
The guy that got us to buy $40 capos is right up there with the guy who figured out how to sell bottled water. I used a cheap capo for years on my legend without problem. On my Adamas W597 (which for all intents and purposes has an identical 5 piece Kaman bar neck to the legend) that capo would pull the low E string sharp. Buying a G7 fixed that little problem as I can control the pressure of the capo. |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | originally posted by moody, p.i.:
The problem I have with the original G7 (and I do have one), is that it's so freakin' heavy... I never noticed the weight before, but the Nashville is noticeably lighter than the Performance. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Sometimes I use a Schubb... most the time a Kyser just because I can keep it close at hand when its clamped onto the headstock.
The only issue I have with the Kyser is the Death Grip it puts on the strings. It clamps down so hard it screws up the tuning. Here's a trick... Instead if keeping that Kyser in the case, clamp it to a thick board or table top. After a while, maybe a long while, it takes some of the excess strength out of it. |
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| Well, I must confess, that is what I DO like about the G7: The ability to control the tension with little fuss, especially when you start playing a song and find you have one string not seated quite right. A little pinch while you're playing can fix it on the fly.
However, I simply don't trust that little clutch and toggle gizmo - I just know it's gonna fail at an inopportune time. So I always have a Shubb or Kyser close at hand on gigs. |
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G7th Nashville?
