G7th Performance 3 ART Capo Black

The reviews on this capo made me think it was excellent and the best ever. I find it takes a bit to get it adjusted right but once it is works well. I can see this being an issue playing live. Maybe operator error though..

I tried this on my Taylor DN3 (dreadnought with Elixer POLY 10 strings) and GS Mini-e (with Elixer NANO 12 strings) and immediately decided to return it. It just didn't work at all. It didn't seem to hold the strings tightly enough so there was a lot of fret buzz and general out-of-tune-ness. Maybe it works better on other guitars or string gauges, which would explain why it has some good reviews here. I had been bought this in my search for a good adjustable capo. The person who helped me with the return at GC suggested the D'Addario NS Reflex Capo. I bought that for a third of the current price of this one and it's easily the best capo I've ever owned.

This is the most 'in tune' capo I have found for playing live and not having to retune! Saves time and focus while on stage.

I've been aware of this capo for a while, but avoided buying one and went with a cheaper option instead because I didn't think a capo should cost this much. I got a new guitar and the cheap capo threw it way sharp when I would use it. Makes it difficult when you have limited time between songs when adding and removing the capo. Well, I finally caved and bought one and hooray! I'm still in tune when I put it on. It's easy to put on and remove and it feels like a quality product. We'll see how long is lasts. Very satisfied so far though. #sweepstakes

I've played guitar for over forty years and have used dozens of different capos. Each has their own niche: generally trading between ease of use and proper tension and intonation. The G7th Performance 3 is advertised as meeting both criteria, but after much testing found it lacking. The design is beautiful and operation is very straightforward. Basic attachment and removal is easy to do with one hand (there aren't even instructions included - no need). On paper, the Adaptive Radius Technology (ART for short) that should adapt to each neck doesn't really come through. Way too much pressure is needed to prevent buzzing and that must be often done with two hands. I found that 3rd and 4th strings regularly buzzed unless extra effort was used to clamp. The extra pressure then leads to intonation issues, which nullifies any advantages of the ART. To Guitar Center's credit, I was allowed to test another G7th capo in-store on the possibility (however unlikely) that mine was defective. However, I noticed no difference. For a capo that retails for over $60, this was very disappointing. I ended up returning it.

I like the look of this capo, however, if you don't push down on it hard and evenly, then it will cause some of your strings to buzz. The other capos with spring action are better than this one. Which is weird when this one cost so much money.