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     notes by Rick Shubb Roger Espinoza has played a set for us at the NAMM (music trade) show beginning in 2005 and most shows since, much to the delight of our visitors and ourselves. In 2006 an urgent matter at home caused me to miss Friday and Saturday at the show, and my …

“For me it’s the most consistent and reliable capo I’ve come across. I like that I can calibrate the pressure correctly depending on the guitar that I’m using, so I don’t have to worry about strings not sounding properly. A great product.” — John Feeley

“I’ve used Shubb Capos for as long as I can remember. I have multiple sets of gear (7 to be exact) and Shubb Capos are in every set. Been on it for many many years. It would be an honor to be listed among the fine artists you have on your site.” — Don “Hotel …

“Shubb capos are the most trusted capos for a reason. I don’t have intonation issues with them and I often use two at a time! They are way better and more consistent than my clumsy fingers!”  — Dave Fenley

“When I was in the studio recording Hide Your Ghost, the Shubb Capo was able to preserve the natural tone of my guitar, no matter where the capo was on the fretboard ! “— Sawyer Fredericks

Notes by Rick Shubb Before Shubb Capos was a fulltime job for me I made my living playing and teaching the 5-string banjo. One of my students in those days — one of my best students, I should add — was a teenager named Tony Furtado. Still too young to drive, his father drove him …

     notes by Gary Mobley I met British singer/songwriter Jade Gallagher at the 2008 Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. She was in Germany on tour supporting Robin Gibb at the time and decided to take in the music fair while she was there. Something Jade was specifically looking for at the music fair was a …

     notes by Rick Shubb Some of the fine musicians who use our products have come to feel like family to me, and that is definitely the case with Richard Gilewitz. It is a friendship beyond the bounds of artist endorsement. Year after year as he travels the world performing and teaching, he continues …

notes by Rick Shubb The Gipsy Kings are turning the world on to their sound, and thanks to our friends, the flamenco nuevo duo Tierra Negra, for turning this very popular group on to our capos. In the course of developing a new model of guitar especially for the Gipsy Kings, (the Tierra Negra GK) …

notes by Raul Reynoso I first became aware of Susie Glaze and Steve Rankin when they attended some shows I did with the Rhythm Brothers and later with New West. They were fans of the two bands and never failed to come over and say hello after the performance. Of course I knew they were …