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notes by Rick Shubb Mike Fleming writes beautiful songs about the West and about cowboys. Not the fantasy cowboys of the movies, but the genuine article. To bring his songs to life, he assembled a dynamic vocal trio with David Jackson and Raul Reynoso. Their voices blend smoothly, and their harmonies are crafted artfully. Can …

“I’ve always been a big capo guy with my band, Toad The Wet Sprocket, and Shubb was the first real capo I bought back in the 80’s.  I played a few others over the years but Shubb is the best.  You can even do bends and the strings wont slide together.“ — Todd Nichols

“I love my Shubb FineTune capo because it’s reliable, consistent and looks awfully good on my banjo!” — Willow Osborne

     notes by Rick Shubb Randall has held the Guiness Book of World Records title as the “World’s Fastest Guitar Player,” having been clocked at 26.5 notes per second. He will be the first to tell you, that doesn’t have a lot to do with music. But it certainly doesn’t hurt to be able …

“My go to capo is the Shubb S1. It’s the only capo I’ve used that I don’t need to re-tune once I place it on the neck. As someone who gigs regularly, either solo or with my acoustic duo, that is huge. It saves me time between songs and the headache of having to re-tune …

     notes by Rick Shubb I’ve know Herb Pedersen for a very long time. When we were both still teenagers we were among a handful of pioneer bluegrass musicians in the S.F. Bay Area. We each played long and memorable stints on banjo with the powerhouse vocal duo of Vern and Ray (Vern Williams …

“Shubb Capos are beautiful, built with exquisite precision, and keep my guitar in tune. I won’t use anything else – nothing compares.” — Jana Pochop

“I think I’ve tried most of the capos on the market over a 40 year career, starting with those horrible elastic ones. I always keep coming back to Shubb. Particularly the new sleek models with the ball bearing. Light, smooth, reliable.” — Steve Postell

“Shubb is my capo of choice… easy to use, reliable, and resilient.” — Bonnie Raitt.

     notes by Gary Mobley Once in a great while, an artist comes along that shifts the whole concept of what can be done on a particular instrument . On the electric guitar, Hendrix and Van Halen come to mind. Well, for pedal steel that artist is Robert Randolph. Robert has just about single-handedly …