It's worth remembering that, just like fretting the guitar with your finger, all capos will alter your guitar’s intonation to some degree. The best ones will have been designed to effect it the least, reducing the need to retune your guitar after fitting one. I’m surprised at how strong the spring mechanism is. Once you clamp it on the fretboard, it will never budge. What amazed me, even more, is the ease of capo removal. This is surprising because a spring this strong should not make it easy to remove the capo. But, it does! The G7th Newport guitar capo features a patented compensated string pad design. If you have a good look at the string pad, you will notice that it has a series of tooth-like bumps. These are intended to finetune and equalize tension on strings of different gauges. Capos also offer up interesting uses when revoicing chords. You can take a regular chord progression, add the capo and change the chord shapes. This gives you the same chords but with a different voice, and thus a more interesting sound. Pair it up with a guitar playing the original voicings and you can add a much richer tone to your recordings. My Review: This capo has got to be the most ingenious accessory you can ever buy for your guitar. I love to call it the full-partial capo, depending on how you use it. The SpiderCapo looks like a clamp with individual pegs for each string on a guitar. If you want to use it as a full capo, then you can easily activate all six pegs over the fingerboard.

Why does this matter when choosing a capo? Well, the curvature of the capo bar should match the curvature of the fretboard as defined by its fingerboard radius. A mismatch can lead to the inner or outer strings to stretch out of tune. These strings can also buzz and give you a very different tone. Lastly, consider the fretboard shape that the capo is designed for. Most capos are designed for flat fretboards, but if you have a radiused fretboard, you will need to shop accordingly. Guitar players use capos to change the key of a song to make it easier to sing along while playing, accommodate a vocalist’s range, or experiment with new keys. Capoing a guitar on a higher fret can also create a different sound, which you may want for certain songs. How does a capo impact the guitar’s sound? Paige Capos have been made by the Paige family in Michigan for 33 years, providing quality, cost-effective, American-made capos to the fretted stringed instrument world since 1988.

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The KG3B is like the Kyser KG6B. The hardware is exactly what you would expect from this reputable company. The trigger design of the capo also allows for ease of handling. The tension, while not adjustable, is enough to keep the strings in their position without ever creating a buzz. Several brands make yoke-style capos, but our favorite for function and affordability is the Paige PG6E. Toggle Capos Beginners should use their guitar capo on the first three frets of their guitar to get a feel for the way the capo changes pitch and key. It also helps your ear training and enables you to identify the changes in the notes and chords. But putting a capo anywhere below the 12th fret on acoustic guitar is easy and shouldn’t pose any problems. The downside is that they take more time and effort to get set up vs non-adjustable spring capos, and you may not be able to easily store them on your guitar when not in use. This makes them less convenient for live performance, but many guitarists consider the trade-offs worth it. Cheap capos often don’t have thinner padding and poor springs, which can cause damage to your guitar. Better capos are curved according to the fretboard radius and automatically adjust some of their tension for a good fit.

I believe that the KG3B is perfect for advanced guitarists who are more than ready to take their guitar playing to another level. The KG3B capo will only cover two possible 3-string combinations. Positioning the capo on the low note side (6th string) of the fretboard will cover the 5th, 4th, and 3rd strings. Flipping the capo so that it clamps on the high note side (1st string) of the guitar will cover the 2nd, 3rd, and the 4th strings.Ernie Ball’s tasty-looking Axis capo sure has curb appeal but its talents aren’t purely skin-deep. Its main strength is easy, one-handed operation. A full capo covers the width of the fretboard. This shortens all the guitar strings and allows you to play your guitar in any key. About 99 percent of all guitarists use this kind of capo. The remaining 1 percent use a partial capo. With the Standard C series of capos, Shubb has integrated many features previously only available in the S model. Deluxe spec at the standard price, then. Bargain! A capo of svelte design, its diminutive frame shouldn’t inhibit your playing around the clamped fret either. Now they are preparing to introduce a new model, the Paige Pro, with a number of innovative design elements that they expect will revolutionize the way we look at fine capos going forward. With the company running smoothly making capos for acoustic, electric, classical, and 12 string guitars, plus banjo and ukulele, Bryan has been spending time on his new idea for a high end capo for discriminating professionals and players who demand the very best for their valued instruments. The fact that such players are also willing to pay more for finely machined and manufactured capos these days certainly factored in his decision.

The main advantage of a trigger capo is its ease of use. You can easily reposition it, using only one hand. Unfortunately, if you have weak hands, then it will be a problem. The tension of the spring is also non-adjustable. When it comes to sound, NS Capo Pro appears to offer good performance and even string tension. The tension is adjustable via a knob at the base of the capo, like in Newport. My Review: The yoke-type capo has been around since the late 18th century. If you’re the type of guitarist who prefers old-school guitar accessories, I cannot think of a better capo than Paige’s P6E. This is a yoke capo that is a sub-type of screw capos. However, it would be wrong to think that it performs like the capos of the old world. Ultimately your first consideration when choosing one of the best capos should be to choose one that fits your guitar. Most brands offer a range of options, so if you see a capo you like, there’ll probably be one designed to fit your guitar.There are two models of the 14C. One is for curved fingerboards and the other one is for flat fretboards. What makes this toggle capo very different from its past iterations is the fact that it is more secure. The toggle mechanism positive clamping to help you eliminate the buzz. You may think that the 14C will not allow tension adjustment. On the contrary, it is very easy to adjust the pressure on the strings. Capos won’t damage your guitar if used for a few hours at a time, but constant use over a longer time can cause issues. Decide whether you need your capo to be easier to put on or whether you need it to be extremely precise. Price Position it over the guitar’s fretboard, just before the fret you’d like to capo. It should be as close as possible to the fret so that there’s no buzzing. I appreciate the simplicity of the 14C as well as its low-profile design. It will never get in the way of your fingerings. It doesn’t cost that much, too.

My Review: Consider this the ‘small brother’ of the Kyser KG6B. The KG3B has the same unique, curled styling of the guitar clamp and the same solid and strong spring mechanism. The difference is that the KG3B is a 3-string partial capo. Its ‘bigger brother’, the KG6B, is a 6-string full capo.Second, the capo didn’t create any unwanted buzz no matter how I repositioned it across the fretboard. It latches into place like a secondary nut, allowing me to play my favorite songs on the fly. Third, I love the curled design of the capo’s arm. It looks like a clef that can be a very pleasant reminder about what I am passionate about.