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  • BigPaulieBigPaulie Frets: 733
    I have Shubbs, a Kyser and a G7th Performance.

    The Shubbs require 2 hands to operate accurately, require adjustment when changing guitars or position on the neck and can't really be stored on the headstock without significant adjustment meaning they're not "ready to go" when you need them.

    The Kyser had far too much tension meaning strings were pulled sharp. This was resolved by bending the metal of the leg that goes behind the neck and reversing the little rubber sleeve. It also made a horrible creaking noise which was rectified with some silicone lube. It is easily stored in the headstock when not in use. It's a fine capo now after the adjustments.

    The G7th works perfectly on every guitar in my house. It's easy to apply and remove single-handedly. Doesn't affect tuning. It's easily stored on the headstock. My favourite capo ATM.
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    @Mellish ;

    well it must have arrived by now ? 
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    @bertie ; nope. I called the guy, he's waiting until he has a bunch of orders

    Reading between the lines, he's yet to order it. 

    :(
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    got mine from Amazon,  arrived next day 
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    I've had the same supplier since.1981. He gets there...you know, eventually.

    :) 
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    @bertie ; G7th Nashville arriving within next two days.

    :) 
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    Mellish said:
    @bertie ; G7th Nashville arriving within next two days.

    :) 
    must be coming from Nashville I assume 

    =)
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    bertie said:
    Mellish said:
    @bertie ; G7th Nashville arriving within next two days.

    :) 
    must be coming from Nashville I assume 

    =)

    They made it to order

    =) 
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Hmmm. 
    Been using shubb's for ages but toward the end of a piece, it seems to slacken at the bass string side. Must be a better one.
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  • Winny_PoohWinny_Pooh Frets: 7202
    Clamp capos usually pull things sharp. 
    The G7th is slippy to remove and heavy.
    Shubb is my fave, in tune, light and I keep mine in my back pocket when not being used. I have 3
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  • guitarjack66guitarjack66 Frets: 1397
    Mellish said:
    @bertie ; G7th Nashville arriving within next two days.

    :) 
    A blues chord in the home of country music?
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    @guitarjack66 ; I'm really getting excited. Not got it yet but it's imminent.
    And my older G7th has seen better days and time for retirement. 

    :) 
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    Im bored with mine now.............




























    not really  ;)
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    I've a gig tonight so if it turns up I'll take it along and use it.

    :) 
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  • guitarjack66guitarjack66 Frets: 1397
    We really are geeks when being excited about capos! lol.
    'Back in the old days we'd use a female audience member's hairband....'
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    Or a pencil and a rubber band. Have you ever done that? Cos I know I have!

    Post has been but no capo (sigh). Not a total loss, though, as he delivered a set of DR Sunbeams and a FREE set of D'Addario EJ16!

    :) 
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    G7th Nashville arrival day!

    Not here yet but I'm confident. 

     :3 
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    No capo!

    Supplier said it's cos of the strike.
    WHAT strike?! 
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  • guitarjack66guitarjack66 Frets: 1397
    I'm waiting for a Fender Concert sized guitar too,but not due until next week( I think?) Pretty cheap and no big loss if things dont turn out ok. Already having a Squier makes me comfortable with their fretboards. Like yourself and the G7 capos.
    (Phew! I managed a nice little segue into your topic after derailing it.) Apologies.
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    @guitarjack66 no worries mate.

    Hope we both get what we're waiting for. 

    :) 
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  • JCA2550JCA2550 Frets: 417
    I have used and still use Shubb and G7 caps at home, whatever comes to hand first is fine providing you spend a little time with each to get the best out of them. In fact the G7 12 string capo is a design of simple genius. However, when I play live I want something I can grab with just one hand (the fretting hand) and relocate quickly. I don't like the Keyser types because you have to grab them from the front which in my case means reaching across with the right hand.

    Currently I'm using several cheap and cheerful bronze coloured Adagio lever capos that I bought off Amazon for about 7 quid a few years ago. Simple,  accurate and quick to use, you can pop it on the headstock if that's your preference.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adagio-Suitable-Acoustic-Electric-Guitars/dp/B071DTMHVP/ref=asc_df_B071DTMHVP/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310786528304&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12507270916540019264&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046002&hvtargid=pla-549618684871&psc=1
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    https://www.facebook.com/tingiants/?view_public_for=231700547508938

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  • StrangefanStrangefan Frets: 5820
    I have one of these : 
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275748727411?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=020KK9rwT0a&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=yGZIWTVDQ_-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

    You probably won't find another and at this stupid price you won't want to either! 
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  • SoupmanSoupman Frets: 172
    Gosh @Strangefan that looks like an antique. As for the price..... Sotheby's auction house?  :)

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    JCA2550 said:

    However, when I play live I want something I can grab with just one hand (the fretting hand) and relocate quickly. I don't like the Keyser types because you have to grab them from the front which in my case means reaching across with the right hand.
    You do grab them with the fretting hand. If you're having to grab them with the picking hand I would guess you've got it facing the wrong other way on the neck.

    They go on with the hand grip above the neck.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    edited March 2023
    ICBM said:
    JCA2550 said:

    However, when I play live I want something I can grab with just one hand (the fretting hand) and relocate quickly. I don't like the Keyser types because you have to grab them from the front which in my case means reaching across with the right hand.
    You do grab them with the fretting hand. If you're having to grab them with the picking hand I would guess you've got it facing the wrong other way on the neck.

    They go on with the hand grip above the neck.
    Ive both types - and yes the "rear" triggers are "more natural" to operate, but the "kyser" type afford less/no hinderance to the fretting hand when on frets 1 and 2. It is slightly more awkward, but just needs a bit of getting used to, and TBH is very much worth it.

     I still now and again, go to grab the "rear" trigger when using the Nashville, but soon get used to it, and you really dont need to use the picking hand at all  :)   
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • StrangefanStrangefan Frets: 5820
    Soupman said:
    Gosh @Strangefan that looks like an antique. As for the price..... Sotheby's auction house?  :)

    It works really well, I bought mine for £25 back in about 2002, to be honest I probably wouldn't sell it even for those prices, as its the only capo I have found which I have not lost die to always being on the neck 
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  • StuckfastStuckfast Frets: 2124
    Strangefan said:
    Soupman said:
    Gosh @Strangefan that looks like an antique. As for the price..... Sotheby's auction house?  :)

    It works really well, I bought mine for £25 back in about 2002, to be honest I probably wouldn't sell it even for those prices, as its the only capo I have found which I have not lost die to always being on the neck 
    The Paige capo is the same design, just a bit more compact. And yes they are asbolutely the best kind.
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  • bluecatbluecat Frets: 429
    The adagio pro deluxe looks nice for a cheapo capo,I would use one for a spare. I have used a shubb for many years now with no complaints,there is virtually nothing to go wrong with them. I still have a Hamilton USA from the sixties but it is quite antiquated looking now. Capo's have come a long way since the old D shaped ones with a screw thing at the back and orange rubber on the bar. That was my first one. Happy days.
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  • SteveFSteveF Frets: 505
    I used one of those rubber sleeve around a pin with an elastic strap type capos for YEARS before I got a proper one. I now have a G7 and a Planet Waves one.  I like them both.  They are low profile and I don't find they get in the way at all.  They are also both pretty reliable in terms of even pressure across the strings etc.  I am not sure one is particularly better than the other. I don't really use a capo a lot though to be fair. 
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    edited March 2023
    The G7th Nashville came today, believe it or not!

    First impressions:, light, well made and doesn't take as much force to open it up as my Kyser.

    Not used it yet. Interested to see if it knocks the guitar out of tune. 

    EDIT: and it doesn't. Pleased with it. Good steer! Thanks @bertie. ;


     
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