D'Addario Guitar Capo – Pro Plus Capo - Ideal for Acoustic, Electric, Classical, & 12-String Guitars - Black

It works well on my guitars without distortion.After much research and comparisons I chose it for the quality and dependability Why did you pick this product vs others?:Good quality at an affordable price.

The LAST thing this capo needs is another five star review. But you don't understand what it's like to find THE solution to a problem after literally decades of searching. And that's what happened to me. I'm too lazy to count, but I must own 15, I wouldn't be surprised if it was 20, capos. Literally a life long search. The task sounds so simple. And the money I spent! As we speak, people are spending twice the cost of this little miracle that will ALMOST do what it does. I don't need to name names. But shame on you, 50$ capos! Well, instead, let me list the requirements. What you want from a capo is this: 1. Ease of use. 2. Applies JUST the correct amount of pressure. Not too much (because that pushes strings out of tune), not too little (buzzing). 3. You want it to be as narrow as possible, and as flat as possible, so it doesn't mess with your fretting hand. And 4. you need it to be sensitive to the different string gauges. We tend to underestimate what our fingers actually do when we play a bar chord. It's quite impressive. The flesh on our index finger adapts to six very different thicknesses of wire. And this capo, miraculously, emulates this sensitivity. The simple thumb screw makes it possible to fine tune the pressure. In conclusion: This is simply the perfect capo. Affordability is a big part of the praise I'm heaping on this product.Now let me, just real quick, speak as a musician. I have a small crappy guitar. It's cheap, nothing special. I used the D'Addario capo on this beater. Suddenly I can play IN TUNE, on the seventh fret. And this little nothing guitar sings. Perfectly in tune, with sustain and clarity. It's like a new instrument. That's the kind of impact a well designed tool can have. Very cool. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

wanted a capo to fit the wide neck of a baritone guitar. this one fits the bill. would have to work on a 12-string as well.

No issues, holds all 12 strings down securely. The low-profile design gives my fingers more clearance.

The media could not be loaded. I thought it was great, until the second week of ownership and it literally snapped in half while clamping down to make good string contact. Not good quality after all. Thanks to the thumb screw fastener on the rear side, dialing in perfect contact with strings is not an issue. Previously purchased a two pack of a spring easy on capo and it both failed to hold proper pressure to make string contact. This one just works.

I bought this to use on my classical guitar after reading the description. I had high hopes of an improved capo experience especially on frets 1-3. It is a nice capo but ultimately doesn't work any better than my Thalia capo. The rolling capo seems to work best for my classical guitars but makes it tough to put them on a hanging stand. It seems that classical guitars are just tough to capo on the 1st-3rd frets anyway. Thankfully, I don't need them much. BTW, they seem to be just fine capped on the 5th and 7th frets. This may be unique to my Cordoba and Take mine guitars, I'm not sure. I do like that you can adjust the tension. That is helpful.One advantage this one has is that, because it is thin, I can put it almost directly on the fret, where it seems to work best, and can still play on the first fret. Overall, it's a very good capo but I'm not sure that it is the revolutionary new improved product I hoped it would be.

Expensive equipment should be good. This is one of the more pricey capos but i still say it's a great value for the money; you do get what you pay for.The good: Super well-built; adjusting mechanism feels solid; i'm sure this capo will outlast it's owner lol.Works VERY well for steel string acoustic, incl 12 string (which i think it's marketed toward).The tradeoff: With a spring/tension assist capo, you can keep it clipped to your headstock and just put it on and take it off as needed. While an adjustable capo is always better for a variety of guitars (we all have diff string gauges and tunings), it's kindof inconvenient that you basically have to adjust it every time you take it on/off.My takeaway is this... if you're someone who leaves capo on for many songs in a row, and at the same fret, and you want a really good capo -- this is perfect for you. But if you're someone who moves it around alot or it goes on/off the headstock often during your set, then you probably want a spring-assist capo.

I've been playing a guitar with a capo for 45 years. From the old ones with the elastic bands to shubb, keyser, G7th (original, newport and most recently performance 3), Thalia, you name it. I always went back to my original D'addario NS. The origina lG7th was a good idea but was very heavy and bulky and it got in the way of some of the chords I played. I'm always looking to up my capo game and thought I would try the G7th performance 3 with ART technology. WHile it is fast to change and does not throw the guitar out of tune, it was even heavier and bulkier than the original. The deal breaker is the front part that capoes the strings is too short to capo past the 7th fret on my guitar. I then saw that D'addario came out with a new one thay had a softer material and did not throw the guitar out of tune, not that the original one did although I did have to tighten it more than this one. I got it, and it is my new go-to capo. Sleek, light as a feather, does not throw guitar out of tune and can be parked on the headstock (I put an adhesive silicone spacer on the back of the headstock to make it so you don't have to turn the knob so many times to do it, see picture) and the front part is long enough you could capo the 12thr fret if you wanted. This would work on 12 string, classical, pretty much any guitar. No, it's not as fast as a keyser or G7th, but what is 5 more seconds? Like mousetraps, sometimes simpler is better.