For nylon string guitars. Wide, flat fretboard. Brushed nickel finish.
When the Shubb capo was first introduced about 40 years ago, guitarists throughout the world fell in love with it. They’re still in love with it today. We’ve given it a few tweaks through the years, but its basic mechanical principle remains the same: a unique over-center locking mechanism that provides an unrivaled combination of power, speed, accuracy and ease of use. One smooth flip of the lever locks it securely in place, and removes it just as quickly.
And the Shubb capo is BY FAR the best at not creating tuning problems. Its soft, resilient rubber is specially designed to work just like a fingertip, so it doesn’t bend the strings over the frets. Its closing action is just like your hand, so it doesn’t pull the string off center. As a result, no re-tuning is necessary!
When we say that the roller provides superior geometry, we really mean it. Beyond the advantages that are immediately apparent, read more about this…
Capos continue to come and go, but the fact remains for the guitarist who is serious about quality and intonation…nothing but a Shubb will do.
Our model 2 capos — “for Nylon String Guitar” — are 2.25″ wide and flat, to fit a classical guitar, flamenco guitar, some folk guitars and other instruments with a wide, flat fretboard. The model 2 capo is available in these various styles:
Nylon string guitars almost always have flat fretboards. But in today’s world of blending styles, there are a few hybrid guitars with nylon strings and radiused fretboards. These unusual guitars should use one of our model 3 capos.