Shubb model 2 capos — “for Nylon String Guitar” — are 2.25″ wide and flat, to fit a classical guitar, flamenco guitar, some folk guitars and other instruments with a wide, flat fretboard. 

When the Shubb capo was first introduced more than 40 years ago guitarists throughout the world fell in love with it. They’re still in love with it today. Shubb have  given it a few tweaks through the years, but its basic mechanical principle remains the same: a unique over-center locking mechanism that provides an unrivaled combination of power, speed, accuracy and ease of use. One smooth flip of the lever locks it securely in place, and removes it just as quickly.

And the Shubb capo is BY FAR the best at not creating tuning problems. Its soft, resilient rubber is specially designed to work just like a fingertip, so it doesn’t bend the strings over the frets. Its closing action is just like your hand, so it doesn’t pull the string off center. As a result, no re-tuning is necessary!

About the roller design

When we say that the roller provides superior geometry, we really mean it. Beyond the advantages that are immediately apparent, 

Because the roller head adjusts upward on an arc (as opposed to a straight line) it moves inward toward the center curve of the middle piece of the capo as it is tightened – so it does not move further past center when it is set tighter. This maintains a relationship between the moving parts that results in the same, ideal amount of dropoff at any point within the capo’s working range.

So you get the ideal amount of dropoff on a thin neck, on a thick neck, and all those in between …  and on different parts of the same neck.

Shubb Capos work on an “over-center” locking principle. If you’ve used one, you know the feeling. As you close the capo onto the neck, it passes through a point of greatest resistence (the center), then relaxes somewhat into its locked position.

Shubb made up a name for the the difference between the amounts of pressure applied at these two points, dropoff.

More dropoff means a greater difference between pressure encountered as it passes through center, and the pressure applied in the locked position. Less dropoff means a lesser difference between pressure encountered as it passes through center, and the pressure applied in the locked position.

Capos continue to come and go, but the fact remains for the guitarist who is serious about quality and intonation … nothing but a Shubb will do.