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- #47 in Guitar Capos
Now you can have flip lever action with fine tune adjustment without the playability and tonal problems associated with legacy capos. Reduce time spent tuning by quickly dialing in the right amount of tension to cleanly fret your strings, without bending them out of tune. The Newport Capo is perfect where you don't want too much weight on the neck of your guitar, or to alter neck balance. Carefully radiussed edges and low profile design are easy on your fretting hand and less intrusive on your guitar neck. . . you'll hardly know it was there! As on all G7th capos, the inert silicone wrap around rubber and internal G7th design features eliminate deadening of tone and avoid dangerous metal to wood contact on your guitar neck. Satin-black finish looks great on any guitar!
juja
Reviewed in Germany on January 29, 2025
Sehr guter Kapo! Zwar nicht ganz günstig - aber jeden Cent wert! Einfache Handhabung. Funktioniert sowohl bei meiner 12-saitigen als auch bei der 6-saitigen wunderbar.
Xavier W.
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2025
I cannot speak for its durability since I just got it, ask me in 1 year. But the quality seems fantastic, very well crafted and precise.I bought it to be used with my new Octave Mandolin and it worked perfectly. The size is just good enough for my fret board. The key feature is that you can adjust the tension with a simple turn of a knob. Yet once you have the tension dialed, you can unclip without changing the setting.I love how it looks and best of all it has and extremely thin profile so it does not get in your way. You hardly know it is there.I highly recommend it
rufusdufus
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2024
Love this capot. I see there are some reviewers saying they don't work and reporting issues. I think anyone who has used a Schubb will have no issues with this. It is basically an improved (my opinion) version of a Schubb. G3 have improved the mechanism slightly and made it look much prettier by streamlining it with a skin (Something Schubb might well have thought of doing themselves had they not rested on their laurels). The loose dangly bit that swings around like a donkey with a semi when not in use is with this capot still in a firm position not moving around loosely dangleing I've uploaded some pictures for comparrison. Also I've found a neat way to keep it. These fit perfectly in SOME of those little pouches for in ear headphones.Absolutely recommend these capots.
Patrick Genovese
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2024
This is an ingenious design. I am a working musician in Las Vegas who primarily plays 12 string acoustic guitar. I have run the gamut of capo companies. Name it, I own it, or have owned it. Some were better than others, but all had drawbacks. Not enough tension = buzzing/muted strings (first fret notoriously) OR yanking the low strings (and even high strings) sharp by 20 cents. The compensated pad design is a real game changer, and works all around the neck (super important). As the radius changes, the Capo compensates. It’s low-profile, tapered design doesn’t inhibit your fretting hand either, as some clunkier capo’s can do. It’s brilliant. In a 3 hour solo set, I may capo at least 20 tunes, in different positions around the neck. G7th figured it out. I now own 4 G7th Capo’s. Highly recommended, and their customer and artist support team is superb!
Richard Hodgkins
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2024
Not sure why it's so expensive. Works as well as the other 4 capos I own. Not better.
Kindle Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024
Easy on/off, guitar stays in tune, well built. A bit pricey, but another you get what you pay for. If you love playing, these don't disappoint, buy it already. Could be a great gift for the guitar player in your life!
Rick Hawkes
Reviewed in Canada on November 28, 2024
This is my second G7 capo, as I have one for my 6 string guitar. Very easy to put on and take off, and it does a great job of pressing down all the strings without a buzz. Highly recommended.
James S.
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2024
Works pretty well but sometimes doesn't give a clear sound on all of the strings on my Taylor, Martin or Zager 12 strings.
Serge Charland
Reviewed in Canada on April 28, 2022
Ce capo est facile à utiliser et à régler, pas de buzz et semble donner plus de tonalité aux accords. Simplement parfait!
John Hermanson
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2017
Someone swiped my Kyser... Oh, I am sure it was in error and that person is wondering where they got it from. I enjoyed the Kyser. I liked several models of the Dunlop over the years also. Then, I spent a few more dollars and purchase the G7 Newport; my first G7.First, it's not for my classical guitar; only works with a Western style neck. It fits my Martin just fine and works just great! The string buzz is easily adjusted away using the thumb screw and tightening the clamp just a little. There is no dull thud on some of the strings as I occasionally had with the Dunlops. This capo provides the cleanest sound across the frets of any Capo I've had. Very clean.A few notes on the Newport G7: It's built well. However, it's not built like those heavy G7's that double just fine as a carabiner. This one is so small on the neck of your guitar that it's never in the way as you might find with the Kyser or several other models. Also it's NOT a one size fit's all like most of the $15 or less Capos with no tension adjustment and only a spring. It is nicely adjustable depending on the weight of your strings. Yes, if you screw the thing really tight you might bend it up I suppose as some have said in reviews. Why would you do that anyway? Just position it correctly and adjust gently and you won't have any buzzing or dull strings. The strings shine very nicely with this clamp; not to hard, not to soft! I suspect this thing will last me many many years of great service! I think I love this capo. It's the best one I've ever owned!
MIchael J.
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2012
Needed a replacement for my Kyser Quick Change capo that busted a spring. I play in an environment (a pit) that requires a quick change of keys on short notice between several guitars. Most of the time I do not need a capo so I choose to have one that fits all of my guitars (except a 12 string that has its own). The reviews for this capo seemed positive, including ease and quickness of applying it, so I decided to give it a try. I also did not want to purchase the Kyser due to the spring failure. Other than the spring, the Kyser is a fine capo too.Applying it is as simple as it looks on the G7 website illustrated with videos. The capo clamps on similar to the Kyser (or any other spring loaded quick change capo). The difference is after closing the capo on the neck, the tension adjustment adds additional pressure to eliminate any buzzing, and the adjustment also allows more flexibility with placement between frets. The capo can be centered or close to a fret and any buzzing can be eliminated. If you apply the capo to the same guitar and similar location within the fret position, you do not have to adjust the tension each time. I find by habit I adjust the tension each time since this is still very quick to do.I use this on the following guitars and strings: Taylor 310CE with light polyweb elixirs; Martin D28 with Medium (phosphor bronze always varying manufacturer), Takamine CD132SC Nylon string D'Addario Pro Arte normal tension. I have tried it on a Taylor 354 12 string (light elixir polyweb) and it sounds fine on that too. The point is this capo works well across various tensions/gauges and neck widths.Some of the complaints have been where to put the capo. I keep it in a pouch with the music so I do not have this problem. I do not place capos on the guitar unless I am using it. The size makes it easy to put in a pocket. This is not an issue for me.
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