mr moonlight
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I've been using my old Kaiser trigger style guitar capo for my Ukes but it's cumbersome being a bit big for the smaller fingerboard. Does anyone have a favorite capo they use on their uke's that fits properly?
Ahhh, Thanks for the tip.Get one that is for the mandolin or banjo.
I worked with Shubb to produce a dedicated ukulele capo. It works with most sopranos, nearly all concerts, all tenors and very few baritones.
I don't use a ukulele capo myself, but Shubb make the best guitar capos (IMHO).
They are available at Shubb dealers and Ohana dealers (if they have chosen to stock them).
I worked with Shubb to produce a dedicated ukulele capo. It works with most sopranos, nearly all concerts, all tenors and very few baritones.
I don't use a ukulele capo myself, but Shubb make the best guitar capos (IMHO).
They are available at Shubb dealers and Ohana dealers (if they have chosen to stock them).
Not a huge fan of uke capos as I think it's easy enough to play without, and those I've tried that are metal make the instrument neck heavy.
I did test one of these though and was pleasantly surprised. Very lightweight but does affect fretting hand a bit
http://www.gotaukulele.com/2011/01/volcapo-ukulele-capo-review.html
I like my Shubb ukulele capo very much.
Another option that was really neat but did not work out for me was the QuickDraw capo....The banjo capo is about the right length. The difference with this capo is that when you don't need it you slide it on top of the nut to put it out of the way. It was the smallest capo by far... Given enough surface area on top of the nut, the quickdraw looked like it would be a really nice solution. http://www.quickdrawcapo.com/
Not a huge fan of uke capos as I think it's easy enough to play without, and those I've tried that are metal make the instrument neck heavy.
I did test one of these though and was pleasantly surprised. Very lightweight but does affect fretting hand a bit
http://www.gotaukulele.com/2011/01/volcapo-ukulele-capo-review.html