Hey all. Posted this on Mandolin cafe as well but wanted to see what you guys thought.
Looking for feedback on the g7th capo for flat necked instruments. I tried it on guitar and it was awesome. But I have reservations about the flat neck capo.
Any feedback. And if you do use one, please let me know which one. There is a flat radiased nylon string guitar one and a banjo capo. Both seem like they could work.
cheers,
John
On my Sobell octave mandolin I use a short Shubb capo like this one:
http://ecomm.toursupply.com/cgi-bin/tsi/SHUBB:C5.html
Works perfectly.
More thoughts on Capos… (and, trying as I do to preserve our precious natural resources, I figured I’d just recycle this thread rather than start a new one)
I’m going back and forth between two capos for my Webber bouzouki: a Shubb guitar capo, and a Planet Waves “dual action” capo:
http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/NSDACAPO.htm
I bought the Planet Waves capo hoping that it would let me do very quick key changes, with just one quick movement of my left hand. And it seems pretty good for that.
BUT-- this is the part that surprised me. I notice that the tone of my bouzouki is not as good when I use the PW capo. I mean, if I capo at 2nd fret with my Shubb guitar capo, the tone is nice; if instead I capo at the 2nd fret with my Planet Waves capo, the tone is not as nice. Varying the tension doesn’t seem to matter… the bouzouki just plain sounds better with the Shubb.
Why would that be?
I’m just guessing here, but one explanation might be different materials. Maybe the stuff that the Planet Waves capo is made of dampens vibrations in a way that the Shubb does not. If you have ruled out tension (which would have been my first guess), I can’t really think of anything else.
G7 is GREAT tonally and speed wise, except for one fatal flaw on certain instruments. The idea is great, that you can shift it up and down with hand pressure but where to put it when you’re playing open??? Easy, you just slide it down past the nut and you’re good to go. Unless you’re playing a guitar (like my lowdens) or zouk (like my crump)or banjo (most of them) with a volute at the headstock. Then it doesn’t work. You have to lift the thing off and find somewhere else to put it. And forget about sticking it on the headstock because it’ll just fall straight off since it’s not spring-loaded.
If your instrument doesn’t have a neck volute then they’re fine.
I’ve tried just about every capo out there and the best i’ve found for the perfect “tone/speed/good tuning” formula is the kyser.
The shubb is best tonally, hands down. But by the time you’ve put it on, they’ll be on to the next tune!