Wondering where I could find a good quality squareneck capo? I live in Nova Scotia Canada not alot of options locally
Charlie's Slide Pro Capo, the best in my book.
Stainless steel will last a lifetime.
Order on line at charliescapo.com/
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Originally posted by BornagainWondering where I could find a good quality squareneck capo? I live in Nova Scotia Canada not alot of options locally
You're not alone - I live in the Bay Area an hour north of San Francisco, and with the exception of the adjustable Shubb dobro capo, which unfortunately doesn't work on all squareneck guitars - it can be finicky to get it dialed in - I might not be able to find one music store in a region with a population of close to eight million that sells a dobro capo.
Charlie's Slide Pro Capo as posted by William is arguably the number one capo these days. The Beard "Wave" capo is a good one as well.
There may be some sticker shock in seeing the prices of these capos, and made worse by shipping to Canada, but these are small companies and Charles McClary is a one man operation.
Another capo that's pretty much equal to Charlie's in performance is the Bradley. Probably only available used, Elmer Bradley has retired. I bought one of the last ones he made a few years ago.
Edited by - MarkinSonoma on 09/13/2024 10:53:40
Thanks so much and doing some more research looks like I will Lord willing be ordering from Charley in the next few weeks!
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Originally posted by BornagainThanks so much and doing some more research looks like I will Lord willing be ordering from Charley in the next few weeks!
Along with other online sites for doing research, you can put on a fresh pot of coffee or crack open a beer and never leave ResoHangout. On the left side of your screen is a search box with a magnifying glass icon.
This forum has been around for over 16 years now, with extensive archives. Type in "capo" and you might have an entire afternoon of reading In front of you on the subject.
Steve Smith at Cumberland Acoustics in TN Nashville area sells the Bradley capos.
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Originally posted by DobrojanSteve Smith at Cumberland Acoustics in TN Nashville area sells the Bradley capos.
Jan, do you know for a fact that Steve still has some Bradleys?
Below the spiel about the capo (and the "dwindling supply") in red it reads "out of stock."
I know Steve was running low quite some time ago. I bought another capo and one more of the chrome Bradley bars when Steve had made it known he was running out. He’s been out of the bars for a few years now.
I have the Charlie's and the Bradley and would choose Charlie's any day.
It's likely a moot point since there's a very good chance Cumberland Acoustic is completely out of the Bradley capo forever, and like many of us here I don't use a capo very often anyway. If I played in an actual bluegrass band where there's a lot of high BPM fiddle tunes in a key like A - it would be a different story.
I use the Charlie's most often, but if the Bradley is nearby I am happy to use that one. They both do a good job. But there are hardcore Charlie's fans and equally hardcore Bradley fans. A little like pickup trucks - diehard Chevy fans vs. Ford fans vs. Ram fans.
One thing I never bought into is when people say they put Charlie's high up on the fretboard like on the 5th or 7th fret and they can't hear any difference in tone between that versus no capo on the guitar.
I've used the term here for years that these "floating" dobro capos that affix to the top of the strings all contribute to a bit of "tone death." I can still hear it with my aging ears, and I could hear it about 11-12 years ago when I first started using Charlie's capo.
It's just not the same as a good quality clamping capo on a flattop guitar where it's not noticeable to just about anyone that you have one on the guitar.
There's is a bit of a learning curve to using a floating dobro capo to where you don't notice the tone death. It's almost a "sleight of hand" thing to develop good technique.
Or maybe I've just been doing it wrong all these years...
Edited by - MarkinSonoma on 09/18/2024 15:56:48
Charlie's slide-pro capo
Hello,
I have several capos. All of them have been floating. The Beard is one I watched Jerry Douglas mess with. I bought one first problem out was placement. If not perfect, the third or fourth would slip off.
I bought the Charlie Slide capo. The Charlie takes less time and rock solid. I have yet to have any drop off issues. The tone is spotless. Alignment is spot on.
All others were easy to be out of alignment. Too much setup time is never good.
