I had this capo thrown in when I got my Larrivee L-03 at the 12th fret in Toronto. I had always used the ones with the adjustable straps before with great results. I had seen quick change ones before but I thought that they where not the best way to go. Mind you, they were the ones from 1980’s.

As we approached the cash register to buy my new found love, don’t worry honey I’m not gonna leave ya, the sales guy named Tim, who happens to be a great guitar player in his own right, said “Would you like something thrown in for free?” I looked above him on the wall (where they keep the FOR SERIOUS FINGERS ONLY part of the store)and said “Hey honey, how about that guitar above him for you?” The guitar that caught her eye was a mint 1957 Fender Stat, for around $10,000.00 can. She said “that would be nice”, and that just gave Tim a good laugh. He then asked if I wanted the UNBELIEVABLE GUITAR tech. (who happens to work on BRUCE COCKBURN’S guitars), to give it a once over before I bought it? I said, “sure, why not, if he’s good enough for B.C., then he’s good enough for me!”

After bringing my new baby upstairs, Tim came down and we went out for a smoke outside. To this day when I go into the 12th Fret, Tim remembers my wife’s name and asks how she is feeling. She has been off work for some time now do to stomach problems. This is the type of small town service that you get in this place.

While having a smoke, I asked him about the new capo’s that are out now and what are they like? Tim then replied “Say no more, I will give the same one that I use and you will not be disappointed”. Sure enough, when he brought back my baby from seeing god, he put it on the guitar and I started playing on it,it worked like a dream.

It’s so easy to place and remove on the guitar without looking like an idiot. I don’t have to really tune the strings that much after putting it on either. I still have a couple of the old ones that I have used in the past in my case to be used by players who have forgot theirs when we jam and when they use my Kyser capo they normally go out and get one. They are a little bit pricier then others but in this case, you get what you pay for.

Any other thoughts about what is the best capo out there?

Keep on jammin’