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Capos

Traditional Cejilla

19% (8)

Jim Dunlop

53% (22)

G7th

4% (2)

Shubb

9% (4)

Other

12% (5)

Total Votes : 41

(last vote on : Mar. 23 2010 16:29:07)

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gounaro

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Capos

Best Capos

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2010 11:26:57

lsnyman

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

Thats easy. The best are the ones that I make......LOL

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2010 12:57:32

gounaro

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

That's an issue....

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2010 13:00:07

kovachian

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

I think our own Tony Arnold makes a darned fine cejilla. I can see why traditional ones don't appeal to everyone, but variety is the spice of life.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2010 13:33:26

HemeolaMan

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

I reach for my yusef kabbani most of the time. its got the peg on the side rather than on top.

i like my tony arnold equally, i just dont want to muck it up! too pretty!

i dislike the dunlop.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2010 17:29:14

at_leo_87

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

i think cejillas are cool but they get in the way sometimes.

jim dunlops are really good but you got to get the right one, the one with the adjustable strap.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2010 19:35:40

mrMagenta

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

quote:

jim dunlops are really good but you got to get the right one, the one with the adjustable strap.

Agreed! If it clamps too hard, it's no good, if it's too loose it's no good.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2010 23:49:40

Anders Eliasson

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

None of them are really good. The trad cejilla can be flimsy when you are under pressure. The Dunlop can make some nasty scars in your guitar neck and grinds down shellack quite fast. The shubb is easy to use but heavy.

Between them, whatever..

With respect of trad cejillas. Both which are presented here are very pretty. But I dont like that they rely only on the leather underneath the cejilla in order to put pressure on the strings. They work a lot better when they have a thin strip of rubber glued underneath the leather strap.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2010 23:50:29

gerundino63

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

This is a nice one too!

A Bit confrontating with Barré......

Peter

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 28 2010 0:01:31

HemeolaMan

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RE: Capos (in reply to gerundino63)

there is no amount of "lol"ing that i can do that will properly express just exactly how much that made me laugh!

Brilliant!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 28 2010 2:08:32

kozz

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RE: Capos (in reply to gerundino63)

quote:

This is a nice one too!

A Bit confrontating with Barré......

hahaha,
I guess the peg has been oiled to keep it fitted???

Here's my collection....no favourite, only the one that I can find first...although I like the Shubb and traditionals very much...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 16 2010 10:24:05

kovachian

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

Well if you're playing with all five installed at once, then I'm guessing you'll find the checkered one first.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 16 2010 11:21:36

XXX

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RE: Capos (in reply to gerundino63)

quote:

ORIGINAL: gerundino63

This is a nice one too!

A Bit confrontating with Barré......

Peter

looks like an alien

(someone seen the movie "species"?)
but ok, each his own i guess.
but the "thing" needs to be placed reversed!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 16 2010 11:36:00

Doitsujin

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

quote:

Ach du Scheisse! ?! Ihr notgeilen Gitarrenbauer wenn ihr Langeweile habt.... .. ..hehehe...

Who could use that in front of a dancing class with 100% female people?? (I would like to try..

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 16 2010 11:54:30

Doitsujin

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

I also owned a traditional style capo in past.. When I gave it a try..I used it 2 times. The pin on top always moved... that I had to drill harder..that finally the ****ing thing broke. And you know my antipathy against traditional capos as they hinder me grabbing easily the H chord (Yes english speaking guys...the "H" chord..hehe ;.D ). Look below.. .. I stick to dunlop.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 16 2010 12:12:11

orsonw

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RE: Capos (in reply to Doitsujin)

I really like the look of traditional. I own three but as already said, some chords are hard to play.

I also have the feeling the guitar sounds different somehow, with the traditional cejilla the notes don't separate as well. Maybe it's my imagination?

I recently broke one trying to make it tighter to see if that improved the sound.

I always use jim dunlop. I've had the same one for nine years and with daily use it's still going strong.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 16 2010 12:24:50

Ricardo

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RE: Capos (in reply to Doitsujin)

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I got used to doing just about all chords with trad capo. I finger this chord almost the

same:

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barring the middle finger, then ring and pinky play the G and B strings 3rd fret. The

same happens at first fret but I let go of the index, and get the index out of the way.

Pretty easy when You get used to it.

Mainly it is for the look, the trad cejilla is like jewelry for your guitar.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 16 2010 13:33:07

kozz

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RE: Capos (in reply to XXX)

quote:

but the "thing" needs to be placed reversed!

LOL

quote:

Well if you're playing with all five installed at once, then I'm guessing you'll find the checkered one first.

LOL..

Its actually been thought of very well for my Fakemenco set which I play for my furniture at home...it saves a lot of time swithing capos....
Its like strippoker,...I cant play any piece completely yet, so I always loose and have to take something of

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Mainly it is for the look, the trad cejilla is like jewelry for your guitar.

I agree, but they work as well, and I like the idea of the peg placed not in the centre.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 16 2010 22:44:43

Anders Eliasson

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

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Ach du Scheisse! ?! Ihr notgeilen Gitarrenbauer wenn ihr Langeweile habt.... .. ..hehehe...

Es ist sehr einsam guitarren zu bauen.

I also learned to play that chord like Ricardo describes and then a trad. capo is not a problem at all.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 17 2010 0:07:24

sean65

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

In the past month I've bought three capos

Kyser- Cheap and nasty, very fiddly to use. It was the cheaper model with a screw which I mistook for a quick release. Pure crap.

Jim Dunlop - Does the job but interferes with the tone of the guitar. Uneven sound.

Shubb - Fantastic, easy to use nice even tone.

To be honest, I thought a capo is a capo. What could be different? I was quite surprised by the amount of difference.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 17 2010 2:10:53

orsonw

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RE: Capos (in reply to sean65)

I have tried the chord fingering Ricardo suggests, infact I find this fingering easier even without the cejilla.

Thanks for the suggestion. Now I've fixed my traditional cejilla and my guitar is looking flamenco!

Interesting that someone else also notices a sound difference between capos. I might try the Shubb.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 17 2010 2:42:21

marduk

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RE: Capos (in reply to at_leo_87)

quote:

i think cejillas are cool but they get in the way sometimes.

jim dunlops are really good but you got to get the right one, the one with the adjustable strap.

thats what i was thinking

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 17 2010 3:17:03

sean65

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

quote:

I might try the Shubb.

Try to get the C2b

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 17 2010 3:59:36

kozz

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RE: Capos (in reply to sean65)

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To be honest, I thought a capo is a capo. What could be different? I was quite surprised by the amount of difference.

The same for me, I also read somewhere how/where you place the capo also make a difference. I'll have to see if I can dig up that article again.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 17 2010 6:35:21

XXX

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

This is my capo. Its easy to use, low weight, and you will never forget where you have put it again.

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at_leo_87

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

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XXX

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RE: Capos (in reply to at_leo_87)

thats just a cheap imitation. You can see that in the color. Watch out! The original ware has a life long warranty.
Index™.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 17 2010 11:24:24

ngiorgio

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

I may be a little bit biased as a maker of cejillas, but I do prefer the look and feel a nice cejilla on a flamenco guitar. Especially one with pegs. To see a peg head flamenco with a Jim Dunlop capo just doesn't seem right to me.

Usually when cejillas give you trouble, it's because the peg does not fit well. They can be stiff and difficult to tighten properly. The peg will squeak and squeal if you try to force it, the peg may split. Two little tips that may help a peg which doesn't seat well ...

1. If the peg is too tight, rub the tip of a pencil on the shaft of the peg to lubricate it. The graphite in the pencil is a very good lubricant.

2. If the peg is a bit loose, just wet the tip of the peg (stick a finger in your mouth and then rub it on the peg shaft) and it will usually seat well and stay tight.

I had a collection of mass produced cejillas and found that most of them didn't function all that well. The problems were mostly related to ill fitting pegs and the thin leather attached to the bottom of the cejilla. They were very difficult to use and required a lot of effort to fasten firmly on the strings.

My cejillas also have a black rubber strip on the bottom for a firmer grip on the strings. With a properly fitted peg and a rubber base my cejillas require very little effort to tighten up.

As to a cejilla allowing the guitar to sound better, that may depend on which particular capo is being compared. For example, if you are using a heavy metal and rubber capo and then place a wood cejilla on the guitar it is possible that the instrument may be a bit more responsive. Some weight on the neck has been reduced, and might contribute to a better sound. I have had customers tell me they have noticed this, but perhaps other factors may be involved.

Here's some of my recent work..

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 19 2010 15:22:05

at_leo_87

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

nick, those are freakin' gorgeous! and i never use the word gorgeous because it sounds metro but that's how pretty they are! nice work!

have you thought about selling them through some place like stringsbymail?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 19 2010 15:46:49

ngiorgio

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RE: Capos (in reply to gounaro)

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nick, those are freakin' gorgeous! and i never use the word gorgeous because it sounds metro but that's how pretty they are! nice work!

have you thought about selling them through some place like stringsbymail?

Thanks for the compliment.

As for SBM, a friend of mine supplies them with cejillas. I have one internet dealer who carries mine. http://ostriemusicsupplies.com/cejillas.htm

I do sell on Ebay, as well as privately.