Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2024
Really good capos for the price. Grip well and cover the neck of my acoustic guitar properly. The bright colours are a bonus as I can easily see them even in dim light - plus the each come with a carrying pouch to protect them in transit.
通りすがりーの
Reviewed in Japan on May 22, 2020
7弦用に買ったのですが全く問題なく使えてます。普段は半音下げなんですが、カヴァーとかやる時にレギュラーにするのに重宝してます。スタンドつける時やLiveのときだけ場所やコードを注意すれば大丈夫かなと思います。
Rod MacDonald
Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2019
Exactly what I wanted. A great capo that looks good, is easy to use, and doesn’t put guitar out of tune when I use it.
Customer
Reviewed in Australia on June 6, 2019
tight ! ... enjoy .
BelonAs
Reviewed in France on March 5, 2019
Fonctionne bien, rien à dire. Je m'en sers sur ma guitare et sur ma basse. Semble solide à première vue.
DMG
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2017
I tried the Nordic Essential aircraft aluminum capos on a Baritone Uke, Tenor Uke, Gibson electrics, Fender electrics,a 1970 Baldwin Burns electric, a circa 1960 Kay Flattop, a Taylor Mini and a Wechter Resonator. Having a variety ofstringed instruments provided me a chance to see how they would perform with the new capo. I tried the capos on 13stringed instruments so they got a good workout by playing songs, bending leads, sweeps, flat picking, strumming,and the like, all at different frets. All the instruments are either 6 or 4 string.The capo performed well, from a 1-1/4 inch nut width tenor ukulele to a 1-3/4 inch nut width resonator, and everythingelse in-between. The electrics are set up with nickel 9s and the action is low. On the acoustics the action is a bit higher,especially on the Reso. I use Phosphor Bronze 11s & 12s on the 2 acoustics and 13s on the Reso. On the two Ukes Iam using Aquila New Nylgut strings that have metal strings on the third and fourth.The capo feels very strong and clamps down on the strings with a firm force. The silicone pad works very well on all theinstruments I played no matter what strings, neck or fret I used. I moved the capo up and down playable frets of eachinstrument and found no issues; no buzzing, no dead strings; the strings rang out at all playable frets. Best of all I didnot have to re-tune the instrument every time the capo was moved. Nice.It is important that the capo be placed correctly on the fret board or there will be buzzes, sour or dead strings. In mostcases the capo should go right behind the fret. Some stringed instruments may require the capo be placed somewherein between the frets. Basically you have to experiment a bit to find how well your stringed instrument will receive this orany capo and still be in tune. Musicians can have their stringed instruments set up differently and fret height and widthcould have some affect as well.If you can still get the 2 Pack deal, get it. Even if you don’t have more than one stringed instrument it’s worth it. The capocomes with a handy dandy carrying black pouch. Great deal. Great capos for the price point.5 Stars for the Nordic Essential Aluminum Universal Capo and, yes, I have another order in now. The capos are made inChina.
David M
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016
I recently started playing the guitar again but couldn't find my shubb. I know its in the apartment somewhere, so I didn't want to buy another one. Instead, I wanted a cheap effective capo and started looking at this style pretty quickly. Comparing the price of the two pack to the single capos, this was by far the cheapest per Capo. Get the two pack - more on that in a minute.The capo itself is very effective. There is nice rubber and a solid spring, so you won't get much fret buzz. The way it's built, I very rarely find myself bending springs when I put it on, and then its really easy to fix (just squeeze to release and put it back on). Once its on, it stays in place, even when being knocked a bit.The rubber doesn't extend all the way out, so you do have to be careful to put this straight on as I could picture someone carelessly scratching their guitar... but honestly, this is true with any metal capo and is really easy to avoid.The only real downside to this capo (and it is apparently identical to other capos for sale with different branding) is the construction of the joint. While the capo is high quality rubber, and aluminum - for some unknown reason the manufacturer uses a really cheap plastic joint. I found this out about 3 weeks in when my capo broke apart while putting it on the guitar.Here's why I don't care: I got a two pack for under 20 bucks. I emailed Nordic, despite it still being in the return window, I gave them the option of me returning the Capos to amazon(I was just going to buy the Shubb) or they could send me a new two pack. My thought was, if I had three, and another broke, I'd still have two left. They obliged! (and fast - I got the capos two days later). My suggestion - buy the two pack. Safely stash away your back up - and if one breaks, email nordic for a replacement and start using your backup one.They claim a lifetime guarantee - I don't know how many times they will replace broken capos - but even if they only replace twice (one for each in the pack) I would imagine these will last you a while, and at the price - if you lose one you won't be overly upset.Summary: Be careful putting it on, and then it works great. Easy on, easy off.One broke, but the company was great about replacing it.Buy the two pack and even if one breaks you'll never be without a capo.