- 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 partnership in between famous product engineer Ned Steinberger and J. D’Addario & Company. It employs a sleek, ultra-light pattern for fast and correct one palm positioning on the guitar‘s neck. Just spin the smooth, pleasing dial to discharge the fibre buzzing and suffer perfect, in-tune performance. Lightweight aluminum adds probably no weight to the guitar‘s neck when in use.
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I know, it’s just a capo, but I love this thing. The price is right and it fits my classical guitar perfectly. It feels very well made. The thumbscrew turns smoothly and and you can tighten or remove the capo quickly. And because it’s a screw-on capo you don’t bend your strings all over the place when you fasten it down. This is exactly what I was looking for.
Rating: 5 / 5
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
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
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
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