Shubb S1 Stainless Steel Guitar Capo for Steel String Guitars

by Shubb

Product Features

• Stainless steel construction
• New roller design resists wear
• Smooth action
• Restyled lever handles more easily

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002E2Z8O
• Item model number: S1
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,695 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #37 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Guitar & Bass Accessories > Capos

Product Description

Made of stainless steel with a new roller design that resists wear and opens and closes more smoothly. A restyled lever is easier to handle.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite capo, February 20, 2009

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The Thinker - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shubb S1 Stainless Steel Guitar Capo for Steel String Guitars (Electronics)

I have tried several capos, including some that are more expensive than the Shubb capo. This one is my favorite. It does not get in the way of my left hand when I am playing the instrument, like some other capos do. It is easy to use, and it is easily adjustable to provide the desired amount of pressure on the strings. It is easily positioned so that the guitar is not thrown out of tune when the capo clamps down. The only disadvantage is that you must use two hands to position it. For me, this is no problem, but it is less convenient than the Kayser capo, which works like a spring-loaded clothespin, and which some people seem to quickly reposition using one hand. I found that the Kayser capo got in the way of my left hand, and my hand is not strong enough to easily work it with one hand. In addition, the Kayser capo levers that you squeeze seem awkwardly shaped. I guess they put that little curly cue in the handle to make it look cute, but for me it is simply awkward.

Shubb makes different models of capos. Get the one with the little roller wheel on it. It will last you for many years, so don't worry about the price.

This capo added a whole new dimension to my playing because for the first time I had a capo that functioned extremely well, extremely reliably, unobtrusively, and easily. I now use a capo much of the time when I am playing acoustic guitar. And I now enjoy acoustic guitar so much that I rarely play electric guitar any more, but I suspect that this capo would also add a new dimension to my electric playing as well.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shubb Capo - Still the best after 25 years, May 31, 2010

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Fred Bourgeois "fjb3" (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shubb S1 Stainless Steel Guitar Capo for Steel String Guitars (Electronics)

I bought my first Shubb capo almost 25 years ago, and although the metal arm shows some wear from repeated use it still works perfectly. Because I play a number of different guitars I now keep a Shubb capo in each case (along with other basic guitar supplies). When I added these additional capos I purchased "Shubb Deluxe" models for each guitar.

As for the reviewers who've noted problems with intonation, any guitarist worth his salt knows that you must as carefully place a capo on the strings as you place your finger on the fretboard. The Shubb Deluxe is the best at applying _equal_ pressure to all the strings across the fretboard, creating what is essentially a second nut. Mechanically you are shortening the overall effective string length which also effects the range of usable intonation, and more significantly effects the timbre of the string/instrument. Be sure to _carefully_ place the capo over the strings, making sure that the capo is near-perfectly parallel with and immediately behind the fret bar. The closer the capo is placed to the fret bar the less pressure is required to keep the strings in firm contact and the truer the intonation. This is the same principle you [should] use when fingering a string. "Less [pressure] is more [better intonation]."

I'm still pleased with my original Shubb, but the Deluxe is superior in every respect -- especially intonation -- and this is the only capo I will use on my Traugott guitars.

-fjb3

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine capo., December 15, 2009

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Jaymis (Eastern USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shubb S1 Stainless Steel Guitar Capo for Steel String Guitars (Electronics)

I have this capo as well as the Shubb C-1. Both are fine. I question if the roller design is at all necessary, however both styles work great.

In response to another reviewer, which complained about the adjustment procedure (which takes only a few seconds). Am I alone or is it the "tune" of the guitar that is most important issue when changing capo position? When using a capo further up the neck, why would anyone assume that spring pressure is equal? I've used Both types for years and nothing comes close. Very little weight, small and simple, fits easily in your pocket and adjustable for all types of music, using just the right amount of pressure to where you capo. The more you use it the more automatic it becomes to adjust. It is never in the way, and does not ever become an obstruction when playing (like a roller capo). Then again, there are those that probably never even notice if the additional pressure of a spring type capo is pulling their strings out a bit (which if you aren't tone deaf you'll need to retune). Grant you, there are capos that claim to be more automatic in process, but at a cost of adding additional weight to your axe, thus changing your neck weight, which affects specific guitar tonality. This thing is small, light and works (and no I don't work for Shubb, but they should pay me for this). :)