Shubb

The Shubb Capo utilises an over-centre locking action, which is lever operated.{{Cite web|title = How to use a Shubb style Capo - Guitar Gear|url = http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/forum/topic/20576-how-to-use-a-shubb-style-capo/|access-date = 2015-08-21}}{{Cite web|title = US Patent # 4,250,790. Capo - Patents.com|url = http://www.patents.com/us-4250790.html|website = www.patents.com|access-date = 2015-08-20}}{{Cite web|title = US Patent # 5,792,969. Capo - Patents.com|url = http://www.patents.com/us-5792969.html|website = www.patents.com|access-date = 2015-08-20}} The design includes a screw for adjusting the clamp's tightness, and has been described as "a turning point in modern capo design."{{Cite book|title = The Guitarist's Guide to the Capo|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=gaWzc3rl5WQC&pg=PA11|publisher = Artemis Music Ltd|date = 2003-07-01|isbn = 9781904411154|first = Rikky|last = Rooksby|page = 11}}

Shubb capos are available in variety of models to fit different types of guitars, banjos, dobros, and ukuleles.{{Cite book|title = The Guitarist's Guide to the Capo|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=gaWzc3rl5WQC&q=shubb|publisher = Artemis Music Ltd|date = 2003-07-01|isbn = 9781904411154|first = Rikky|last = Rooksby|pages = 14–17}}{{Cite web|url=http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?61318-Shubb-L9-Lite-Uke-Capo | title = Shubb L9 Lite Uke Capo | date = February 28, 2012 | website = Ukulele Underground |access-date = August 20, 2015}} For example, there are Shubb Capos for Steel String Guitar which fit most acoustic and electric guitars; the Shubb Capos for Nylon String Guitar are designed for guitars with wide flat fretboards, etc. Furthermore, each model is available in different styles, namely Original (nickel-plated or plain, unplated brass), Capo Noir (black chrome) and Deluxe (stainless steel with improved roller design on the lever).{{Cite news|url = http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/12/6-shubb-capo/|title = #6: Shubb Capo. SHUBB Deluxe S1 Capo for Steel String Guitar|last = Waterman|first = Doug|date = December 18, 2009|work = American Songwriter|access-date = August 20, 2015}}

The Shubb capo was introduced at the 1980 NAMM Show, and became a favorite on the Usenet acoustic guitar newsgroup.{{Cite web|url = http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/feb09/articles/capos.htm|title = Capo-tastic! Playing Techniques|date = February 2009|access-date = August 20, 2015|website = Performing Musician + Live Sound World.|last = Legg|first = Adrian|author-link = Adrian Legg}}

An advantage with using this type of capo is that it does not change the intonation in a way that makes the instrument difficult to tune, as it "mimics the grip of a human hand." A disadvantage is that the rubber sleeve may wear, and may need to be replaced.

The Shubb partial capos can be useful for playing fingerstyle guitar{{Cite book|title = The Stephen Bennett Fingerstyle Collection|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dS7rMgnnZQEC|publisher = Mel Bay Publications|date = 2011-02-11|isbn = 9781610651400|first = Stephen|last = Bennett|page = 6}}{{Cite book|title = Business 2.0|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2v5aAAAAYAAJ|publisher = Imagine Media|date = 2007-01-01|page = 8}} and for playing in alternate tunings.{{Cite web |last = Phillips |first = T.S. |title = Shubb Partial Capo |url = http://tspguitar.com/accessories/Shubb-Partial-Capo.php |website = TSP Guitar, Accessories, Reviews |access-date = 2015-08-20 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite book|title = Chris Proctor Guitar Collection|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XkUdJIBDkisC|publisher = Alfred Music Publishing|date = 2005-02-01|isbn = 9780757936838|first = Chris|last = Proctor|page = 9}}Reid, Harvey. [http://www.partialcapo.com/esus_capos.htm A Careful Comparison of Shubb, Kyser Esus (3-string) Partial Capos]. Harvey Reid's PartialCapo.com. Retrieved 2015-08-21.

The Shubb capo was featured in the 2007 Acoustic Guitar magazine's Player's Choice awards.

Notable users of the Shub capo include:

• Brian Setzer[http://briansetzer.com/links News and links] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810230107/http://briansetzer.com/links |date=2015-08-10 }}, Brian Setzer.com
• Keith Richards{{Cite book|title=Guitar Gods: The 25 Players who Made Rock History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DL3I9qQWdeAC&q=shubb+keith+richards+capo&pg=PA178|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2009-01-01|isbn=978-0-313-35806-7|first=Bob|last=Gulla|page=178|author-link=Bob Gulla}}
• Pete Seeger{{Cite journal|url=http://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/magazine/great-lengths|title=To Great Lengths: The far reach of Pete Seeger and his longneck five-string banjo|last=Eck|first=Michael|date=Fall 2009|journal=The Fretboard Journal|access-date=August 20, 2015|issue=15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819012437/http://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/magazine/great-lengths|archive-date=August 19, 2015}}
• Jerry Garcia{{Cite web|title=At 40 Years, Shubb Capos Keeps Firm Grip on the Market|url=http://mmrmagazine.com/1388-at-40-years-shubb-capos-keeps-firm-grip-on-the-market.html|website=MMR magazine|access-date=2015-08-21|first=Christian|last=Wissmuller|date=7 July 2014 }}
• Bruce Springsteen
• Doc Watson{{Cite book|title=Play Like a Legend: Doc Watson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KZVQAgAAQBAJ|publisher=Mel Bay Publications|date=2013-11-11|isbn=978-1-61911-433-3|first=Joe|last=Carr|page=3|author-link=Joe Carr (Texas musician)}}

• Capo

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.partialcapo.com/esus_capos.htm A Careful Comparison of Shubb, Kyser Esus (3-string) Partial Capos], by Harvey Reid
• [http://www.shubb.com/capos/intonation/ Intonation, A capo's greatest challenge], Shubb Official Website
• [http://www.shubb.com/ Official Shubb Website]
• [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/rick-shubb Rick Shubb Interview] at NAMM Oral History Library (2010)
• [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/dave-coontz Dave Coontz Interview] at NAMM Oral History Library (2014)

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