Planet Waves G7th Performance Capos

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The G7th Classical Performance Capo is specifically designed for nylon string classical guitars, as it features a longer arm and a flat profile to fit a classical guitar fingerboard. The G7th Classical Performance Capo is a part of G7th's award-winning Performance Capo line, offering none of the disadvantages of conventional capos, but instead offering enhanced performance and ease-of-use. Not only that, G7th Performance Capos look and feel great! Your strings will stay in tune, thanks to the G7th Classical Capo's special design. Capo with confidence with the G7th Classical Performance Capo!

The G7th Nashville capo is a high-quality, spring-operated capo that's not just light and quick, but easy on the eyes. G7th is the award-winning company famous for their Performance capo. When you need a fast-changing capo that's ultra-secure, count on the Nashville. Its smooth-moving spring requires less force to change positions, making it perfect for anyone shifting frequently from song to song. Boasting G7th's classic styling and dependable design - whether you're a finger-picker or just an all-around strummer, you'll love the G7th Nashville.

Winner of Guitarist magazine's "Gold Award" in the UK, and an Acoustic Guitar magazine bronze award in the US (after only 2 months on sale), the G7th Performance capo is a completely new approach to capo design. It has none of the disadvantages of conventional capos, but instead offers enhanced performance and is simple to use. Not only that, it looks and feels great!

The G7th 12-string is a performance capo designed specifically for 12-string guitars. Features a longer arm than the standard model - for wider fingerboards - and a specially formulated rubber to apply even pressure to the octave strings.

The G7th Performance capo's wrap spring clutch consists of just three elements: a fixed hub, a moving hub, and a spring whose inside diameter is just slightly smaller than the outside diameter of the two hubs. When the spring is forced over the two hubs, attempting to rotate in the direction which opens the capo wraps it down tightly on the hubs, positively engaging them.

Rotation in the other direction, to tighten the G7th capo onto the strings, is not restricted. To release the capo, the control tang is moved in the direction to unwind the spring, thus releasing the clutch.

The G7th Performance Capo is made for 6-string acoustic and electric guitars, but it also works on most 12-string guitars up to the 5th fret. It is a completely new approach to capo design. Using a patented wrap-spring clutch mechanism, it has none of the disadvantages of conventional guitar capos, but instead offers enhanced performance and is simple to use. Not only that, it looks and feels great!

New Wrap-Spring Clutch:

The wrap spring clutch consists of just three elements: a fixed hub, a moving hub, and a spring whose inside diameter is just slightly smaller than the outside diameter of the two hubs. When the spring is forced over the two hubs, attempting to rotate in the direction which opens the capo wraps it down tightly on the hubs, positively engaging them.

Rotation in the other direction, to tighten the capo onto the strings, is not restricted. To release the capo, the control tang is moved in the direction to unwind the spring, thus releasing the clutch.

The beauty of this type of clutch for this application is that it can be adjusted in tiny increments, allowing precise control over how tightly the strings are pressed down.

The G7th Banjo Performance Capo is the newest addition to the G7th family! It will fit banjos, bouzoukis, and mandolin family instruments with flat fingerboards. These capos are a completely new approach to capo design! Using a patented wrap-spring clutch mechanism, it has none of the disadvantages of conventional guitar capos, but instead offers enhanced performance and is simple to use. Not only that, it looks and feels great!

New Wrap-Spring Clutch:

The wrap spring clutch consists of just three elements: a fixed hub, a moving hub, and a spring whose inside diameter is just slightly smaller than the outside diameter of the two hubs. When the spring is forced over the two hubs, attempting to rotate in the direction which opens the capo wraps it down tightly on the hubs, positively engaging them.

Rotation in the other direction, to tighten the capo onto the strings, is not restricted. To release the capo, the control tang is moved in the direction to unwind the spring, thus releasing the clutch.

The beauty of this type of clutch for this application is that it can be adjusted in tiny increments, allowing precise control over how tightly the strings are pressed down.