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 Post subject: Capos
PostPosted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:56 pm 
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There isn't really much on this forum on playing, which is fine with me, but one of my daughters asked me what I want for my birthday and father's day. I like wood, but who buys wood? I thought of a capo.

My neck is a deep vee. It doesn't feel big to me, but it is all I have! It's almost an inch at the first fret. I was thinking about the stock under the truss rod. I think that would be considered big? Any capos work good on a neck like that?

I might look into some inlay pieces for marking the frets too. I don't have them on mine, and have masking tape on the side to mark them! I might as well put m on the fretboard fromt, and some on the side of the archtop.

The are lots of those. And another skill.

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 Post subject: Re: Capos
PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 2:46 am 
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I like the G7th "Performance" capo. Should be good for a deep V, just had a measure of mine.

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Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.


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 Post subject: Re: Capos
PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:53 am 
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My favorite capo right now is the Shubb F1. It takes a bit longer to put it on, take it off, and move it, but it works better than my other capos. And it can accommodate a pretty thick neck.


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 Post subject: Re: Capos
PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:27 am 
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I also like the Shubb but I don’t play a deep V so don’t know if it would fit.


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 Post subject: Re: Capos
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+1 for Shubb products.

They will fit pretty much any neck profile and you get to dial in the tension. I use a shubb “partial” capo for most of the music I play. https://shubb.com/product/partial-capo-c7b/ Give one a try -

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 Post subject: Re: Capos
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I have a particular Shubb C1 capo that will not fit a very thick neck. I think there are lots of variations of the C1, so maybe there are some that fit differently. The one I recommended above is the F1, which is a different design from the C1; it is a yoked capo with a screw tensioner in the back. It fits big necks, and it works very well. Like I said above, you can't move real fast with it, but it applies the right pressure. I like it a lot.


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 Post subject: Re: Capos
PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 9:52 am 
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I like the Shubb too and I don't see why it would not work on a V neck.

I do have a V neck guitar, several, but my capo is for flat classical guitar so I cannot test it out for you. A better fit might be one that has a nylon strap backing that would fit perfectly along the back neck. But I do think that any of the capo designs will work on a V neck.


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 Post subject: Re: Capos
PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:11 am 
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Thanks guys. I put a Shubb on my Amazon wish list. I put things on there just for gifts, in June and December! I don't really need anything, but they want to get something, so it might as well be cool or useful. It is WAY easier to type on a computer!

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 Post subject: Re: Capos
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Shubbs are good, like think too, just thought the G7 is better.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.


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 Post subject: Re: Capos
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The new Shubb with the wheel are nice. I just replaced my old partial capo with a new nickel plated one. Nice improvement.


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 Post subject: Re: Capos
PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:58 pm 
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I'm a Shubb user too, but for unusual necks, a Dunlop capo with the adjustable nylon strap and that lever thingy works well.


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