Jim Dunlop Trigger Capo

Trigger Capo from Jim Dunlop When I was looking to buy a capo, I was very tempted to buy a 'cheapo capo' but I am so glad that I paid a little more and bought this one, it is an absoulte cracker! It does exactly what you need it to do, mutes all of the strings really well, with no fret buzz as long as you have put it on correctly. It is very flexible capo as if you are carefull, you can set it up to only mute say 4 of the strings, if you want to play some crazy Andy Mckee stuff. The soft rubbery material that clamps the strings, does a great job of muting the strings without damaging them or the guitar it self. It is also versatile ...  Read the complete review

My review of the Jim Dunlop Trigger Capo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introduction ~~~~~~~~~ Capos act like an extra finger for a guitarist; they trap all 6 strings at any given fret in a barre, leaving the other fingers free to fret notes/chords as normal. They are used for 2 main purposes; To allow a singer to change the pitch of a song to a better more suitable key, without needing to play different chords, or to allow a guitarist to change the key of a piece (perhaps to fit in with other instruments) without altering the fingering of the piece in any way. There are many different design's of ...  Read the complete review

I have been playing guitar for over 10 years now, and a capo is one of the essential things that I keep in my guitar case and that I use regularly. This Jim Dunlop capo is the best one I have ever come across. Capos come in different shapes, sizes, colours and materials - but they all basically do the same thing. So what is a capo? A capo is a handy, additional extra you can buy for your guitar. Basically, it fits on to the neck of the guitar covering all of the strings and making the pitch of the strings, and the sound they make, higher. I find it really useful when singing along whilst I play guitar. Since some of the songs I play are ...  Read the complete review