- Made of Ultra-Light Aerospace Grade Aluminum
- One Hand Operation
- A Patent-Pending Ned Steinberger Design
- Designed for 6- or 12- String Classical Guitars
- Fast Micrometer Screw
Product Description
The NS Capo is the product of an ongoing collaboration between famed product designer Ned Steinberger and J. D’Addario & Company. It employs a sleek, ultra-light design for fast and accurate one hand positioning on the guitar’s neck. Just turn the smooth, tactile dial to eliminate the string buzzing and enjoy perfect, in-tune performance. Lightweight aluminum adds virtually no weight to the guitar’s neck when in use.
• Ultra-light aerospace grade aluminum
• One hand operation
• Fast micrometerscrew assures perfect pressure for buzz-free, in-tune performance at every fret
• A patent-pending Ned Steinberger design
• Designed for 6- or 12- string guitars
Planet Waves NS Classical Guitar Capo
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November 18th, 2009 at 4:20 am
If you are a classical guitarist or just enjoy playing on them, this is the capo for you. It is flat and wide like the neck of a classical, so there is equal pressure on each string. Furthermore, the thumbscrew tightening mechanism allows for exactly the right amount of pressure, so you don’t have to worry about strings going sharp like you do with a spring-style capo. The only drawback is that it takes two hands and a little time (10 seconds) to put on. However, as a classical player, I never have to move a capo in the middle on a piece. It’s either on or off, so this little drawback doesn’t matter to me.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 18th, 2009 at 5:32 am
Holds on tight, and with a little practice you can one-hand it pretty well (just don’t open the screw all the way). The best thing about this is that you control the pressure it puts on the strings, rather than a spring action trigger capo. Given that nylon strings aren’t as tough as steel, I like the idea of just adding necessary pressure to hold the fret. The only downside is that it can be clumsy to change positions with the guitar on your leg compared to a trigger capo.
Rating: 4 / 5
November 18th, 2009 at 7:28 am
I bought this product for a guitar world a few months ago. It’s great! The top covers all the strings and doesn’t buzz. It stays secure great too.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 18th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Using a capo on a classical guitar can be difficult — the neck is wide, and thick. Intonation suffers, and the bass strings tend to buzz. The Planet Waves NS Classical Guitar Capo solved these problems. Because it is tightened onto the neck by a screw action, it always pushes the strings down against the neck straight.
Classical guitars are also light weight; this capo is made of aluminum and is also quite light so it doesn’t change the feel of the guitar in your hands. It has a sleek, low profile and therefore doesn’t interfere with left hand fingering as can be the case with spring capos.
Some players feel it takes too long to put it on the guitar or object to the fact that it requires both hands. I don’t find that to be the case, presumably you’re reasonably coordinated or you wouldn’t attempt to play classical guitar. Yes, you’ll need to use both hands, but ultimately the Planet Waves NS is a quicker install because it works correctly the first time. The worst thing is starting to play a song and realizing one’s capo isn’t getting the job done.
Capos aren’t used too extensively in classical guitar music, but you still need one in your case. But if you’re like me and also like to play your classical for finger style folk or pop music (esp. ‘Americana’) you should get one of these.
Now I want one for my steel string guitars too.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 18th, 2009 at 11:52 am
I bought the Planet Waves Guitar Capo in black the other day, and it works great!
I did a lot of shopping around because I wanted a good capo for my acoustic electric guitar, and when I came upon this one I liked the style.
BENEFITS:
-The Capo is screw on from the bottom, so that means you can adjust how tight it is on the strings (So you can barre chords or just silence strings).
-The black looks great, and the material is nice- I don’t think it could scratch the guitar neck unless you wore off the thick padding.
-This could go either way, but the capo is nice and small. I was a bit surprised when I got it, but it works just fine. Would probably be easy to lose if you have a messy place though!
DRAWBACKS:
You can’t really mount the capo on the headstock, even if you try to screw it on. The only way I can figure out to keep it on is to clamp both the top tuning key and the headstock. (Not recommended of course)
OVERALL:
This is a great capo. It’s built well, does what it needs to do, and it looks nice. Like I said, my only gripe is that it doesn’t fit on the headstock very well. Definitely recommended!
Rating: 5 / 5