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

I'm an old, but still active guitar player and recording musician, so I hope you take my word as something you can believe in. Simple fact is, I wished I had a Capo that worked this well 61 years ago. But at 14, what did I know? This Capo is the only one I've used that mimics the human finger when it bars a chord. It doesn't apply uneven pressure like a solid, flat, hard bar across the neck; one that throws your guitar out of tune, crushing the strings behind the fret. I'd buy this Capo again at three times the price! It's worth EVERY PENNY!

a review redo it worked for about a week just great but it now only buzzes all the smaller strings on my12 string . now I tried tightening it up more but the smaller strings still sound muffled with low buzz .it's just can't handle a 12 for long but it works on a six just fine .it's advertized to work on both Guitars I was as skeptical at first and it did work but only for a short time .I also have a KYSER Capo for a 12 it works just it's over a year old with no buzz issues at all I do like the minimalistic concept design of this one but it's just didn't hold up for long on my 12 .to bad I really like the smaller size .

I've had all manner of capos over the years: D'Addario NS Pro with the big handle on top and the spring, Thalia capos with the replaceable fret pads (including the softer 12 string on, different radii, etc.), the things iwht the elastic band around them, the ones with the screw on the back, and this tops them all. It works and allow the strings to ring with out over tightening on my Ric and PRS 12 strings (PRS with tradition string placement), my Les Paul, and Fender CS Strat with a skinny neck, a 53 Tele reissue with it's C neck, etc. All work great. String are properly intimated, don't buzz, and you don't have to make it too tight thus puling the string out of tune. And it's more or less "out of the way." I play Hotel California with the Capo at the 7th fret like the original (Glenn capos at 5 these days ...), and the Ric stays in tune, no buzzing, and dealing with that B7 shape is no problem, as it was with even the Talia capo, with had to be tighter to not buzz.Other have said that the screw tightener breaks off or strips: how tight are you making it? It doesn't have to be very tight at all! Tighten just enough so you get no string buzz; make sure that it's on far enough to reach all the strings. easy peasy.

It's really just a simple trick -- they used a soft enough, yet hardy, sleeve of Silicone rubber. So what happens is that when you tighten the capo with simple barrel on threads, each string is individually wrapped solidly enough that it deadens above the fret without having to push it down hard, pulling the strings out of tune with each other. I wish they made a partial capo too. I sometimes use three capos on a song. So I'm going to buy another and saw off about 3/8 " to shorten enough to leave either High or Low E open.

This thing feels like it it built not to last, and why carry this capo when you know you should have a backup when it breaks? The rubber piece that sits on your strings is flimsy and folds over; if that's not enough, it will change the sound of your instrument. I realized after the first song that my guitar sounded muted. The rubber pad creates a duller sound from your strings. This thing was in for one set, and now I wouldn't give it away because I wouldn't want anyone to think that this is how a capo should be. Bad.

Worked great for a while. I have had this capo for about six months now and really liked it for a while. I’ve used it on all three of my acoustic guitars. Lately I noticed buzzing on the bass strings. It seems like the rubber ring on the knob is loose. Squeezing the knob while adjusting it seems to help somewhat. But in gig situations I found I was apologizing for my capo not behaving. Luckily I have Shubb capos as backups.

I have had a D'Addario capo with adjustable tension for years now. I had stopped using it because I thought my Shubb capo worked better. What I discovered was that although the Shubb seemed faster to move on the neck, it was very tight when used high on the neck. No matter what I did or where I placed it on the neck, it required some amount of tuning. When I went back to my D'Addario, I found that I didn't have any of those problems.So, I decided to buy the D'Addario Pro Plus. It's 50% more money ($10 more) but works like a dream. Even better than the one I already had. The Pro Plus had a slightly softer pad that presses on the strings. In addition to working very well, the tactile sense when I put it on is very nice. We'll see how well the softer surface holds up over time.The one bad thing about these D'Addario capos is that they outshine my Shubbs, which I have used since 1976. Now they will go into storage.

Best capo on the market. Works perfectly on any guitar.