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Article: Shubb Deluxe capo. (Badass Bargains Under $50).(guitar accessory)(Brief Article)
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- Guitar Player
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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Does the world really need a new Shubb capo? After all, many players consider Shubb's original "C" model to be darn near perfect. It's ingeniously compact, virtually indestructible, and easily adjustable to suit varying neck thicknesses (so that when it's applied at higher frets--where the neck is thicker--the strings aren't squeezed sharp in pitch). But though the C has sold over one million units worldwide and is still available, Shubb's new Deluxe ($20 street) is more perfect than its predecessor.
At first glance, the big change on the Deluxe (other than the fact that it's machined from stainless steel instead of nickel-plated brass) appears to be the fact its ...