Predmium Folk Acoustic Electric Guitar Banjo Trigger Capo Key Clamp

Fantastic capo for the price! I should start off by saying I'm only an amateur guitarist. However, I needed to buy a capo to play certain songs, and I've previously purchased two that I wasn't a big fan of. Those capos were always hard to put on and take off, and just seems like more of a hassle than they were worth (and may have even damaged my guitar). This guitar capo is fantastic. First of all, it's inexpensive. Next, and much more importantly, it works really well. It's easy to put on the guitar, as it's just one spring that you push open and then release. It holds all the strings down well so that you aren't missing any notes. It also doesn't damage the back of the guitar like other capos might. I can't think of a single thing I'd change for this capo. Pros: - Inexpensive - Works really well - Looks good Cons: - None

I'm a beginner guitar player, not taking lessons just learning chords and looking stuff up on the internet. I saw that a capo might be a useful tool to help widen the variety of songs I can play as they are heard on the radio and so far this capo has been great! I was shocked at how cheap it was and with FREE shipping, so I just went for it. I don't use it all the time maybe one or two times a week and I've had it for about a month now. It works great, easy to use and holds down all of the strings! I would recommend it!

This is a great capo for anything you want to do on a regular guitar, but I got a different shape than I ordered. It had a hook shape on the end rather than the nub. I didn't bother asking for a different one because it works for everything you need, but for a 12 string guitar, it would be a little short. Besides that, the capo is great, being padded on one side and rubbery on the other. Plus, it is so cheaply priced, why not!?!

Exactly what I wanted -- a CLASSICAL GUITAR spring loaded capo. Be aware that this capo is for instruments with flat fingerboards. Normal steel string guitars have curved fingerboards and require a capo with the curvature built in. This capo did not work on any of my steel string acoustic guitars, including the 12 strings even though it is plenty wide enough. However it did work on my Epiphone Emperor Regent jazz box archtop guitar that does have a slightly radiused fretboard. It worked fine on all of my other instruments with flat fingerboards -- banjo, mandolin and ukuleles, but it is rather large for them visually. My classical guitar's neck is slightly wider than 2" at the nut. The capo fit comfortably there and all the way up to the 10th fret where the neck is over 2 & 3/8" wide. On the negative side, the capo is pretty clunky looking compared to an elegant Shubb classical guitar capo. However the Shubb has a tendency to come loose from the neck at higher frets, where the neck thickness defeats its lever clamping mechanism. This Chinese spring capo does not have that problem, and has the advantage of requiring only one hand to operate during a performance. That is the reason I wanted one. Of course the clamping tension cannot be adjusted on the Chinese capo like it can on the Shubb, but that is the tradeoff when choosing a spring capo. I was impressed with the shipping speed. It took only 13 days from the day I placed the order for it to arrive from China. My only real problem with this product is its name: "Premium Quick Change Folk Acoustic Electric Guitar Banjo" capo implies that it will work with almost all guitars, but it won't if they have curved fingerboards. Most do. However the product description is accurate where it says, "This capo also fit the wider neck and flat fingerboards of the classical guitars or other guitars with straight frets." "Straight frets" means flat fingerboards. The picture is accurate too -- it looks exactly like the capo I received.

Affordable and practical capo. Use is for my acoustic guitar and it works great. It is strong enough to hold the strings down, but is very easy to out on or take off. I was a little skeptical at first because of how cheap it is, but it turns out to be quite sturdy. There is rubber padding on both sides where the capo comes into contact with the guitar, so it doesn't scratch or damage the guitar.

These are great! I bought 6 of them for guitar students. They have a good, strong spring, and they do exactly what they were designed to do. They compare favorably with my Kyser capo, though the spring on this one is perhaps a little stronger; I have not noticed any greater impact on the intonation with this than the Kyser, and in both cases, a small amount of care taken when placing the capo prevents major intonation problems. My personal technique for a spring loaded capo is to position the capo touching the all the strings, with the padded surface of the capo parallel to the fretboard, and release the spring so that the capo closes "from behind"; so that it's the part that hits the back part of the neck that is actually moving when you release the spring. There is one thing that in no way affects the effectiveness of the device, but which some people may care about. There are plastic inserts in the handle that are snapped together. If the capo is dropped on the floor, they break apart, and can't be snapped back together as securely as they initially were. This was no problem for me, I just took them out and threw them away.

I ordered this capo on October 14, 2013 and have been using it daily. It's a decent one and does the job perfectly fine, though the built quality is not the best but you get what you pay for. But yeah it probably was the best deal I got and I still think it is. It lasted a year and 4 months for me. It literally just broke like 30 minutes ago when I was about to put it one as usual, and the end of the spring snapped, as you can see in picture i took below. I might look for other sellers for a change in style but this would still be one of my top choice, it's good for what it's priced on. Totally recommend this whether you're a pro or just a beginner like me; it does the job well and might last longer if you don't throw it around or drop it once in a while like i do!

For the economical guitarist, you probably can't beat this capo. For a lot of the reviews complaining about buzzing or strings not fully depressed, my first inclination is that their guitars might not be set up properly, because I've had no issue on either of my two folk guitars which use medium tension strings. In fact, in comparison to my Kyser capo, after which this capo has been modeled, I would say that this capo actually depresses the strings more firmly and securely, due to the setup of the spring and also its larger size. The buyer should be aware that this capo is somewhat bigger and slightly more unwieldy than the Kyser capo. Pros: Incredible price compared to brand name Secure, firm grip over the strings (and no buzz for me) Larger size might be preferable as its easier to change on the fly Cons: Bigger than the Kyser capo, sort of sticks out when its on your guitar At this price point, you can freely impulse buy. Great replacement capo or throw around capo, just without the brand name. If it's not to your taste then you're out a few dollars.