Glider Capo

The sliding capo design is kinda cool and it works well on my 6 string acoustic. The rolling does take some adjusting to as you will find it slides left to right if you don't roll really even. That's when you'll get a buzzing sound. This capo isn't one size fits all tho, I have a tenor guitar that it will not work well with as the back of the neck is very thick. So the capo would not close. I purchased two of these for my Blueridge and my Vagabond and they work well, even, and do keep things in tune from fret to fret. But as I said... this capo is not for all size guitars. I'm still a little unsure if the capo resting before the Nut when not in use is a good idea (pressure), jury is out on that. I may update this down the road.

Works perfectly on my American strat and tele, Les Paul Special, old BC Rich Mockingbird Masterpiece, and a Yamaha APX500 acoustic. Wish it was about $19.99, BUT I do appreciate the design and quality of the product. Which leads me to my second point: BEWARE COPIES. I subsequently ordered a couple of cheap Chinese knockoffs on eBay simply out of curiosity and have had to return BOTH because the part that goes under the fretboard was not centered with the part that goes over/on the fretboard! The design was clearly stolen, but the build quality/QC was lacking and the “rubber” or plastic of the rollers was clearly of lesser quality in both feel and look. Were the pieces properly centered I would have kept them (I didn’t expect the parts to be of equal quality), but I don’t know if I actually would have used them. These things already require tight springs to work properly and I just prefer the feel of the “rubber” on the original to the hardness of the fakes. Back to the original, this is another example of getting what you pay for. The price is steep, but the product is genius and the quality is such that it should work and last a lifetime. Besides, I have a feeling, from my brief contact with the company, that they’d gladly help if anything went wrong.

The only reason I can't give it 5 stars is I use it on my 12 string and I'm not sure it was designed for that. It works flawlessly on my 6 string guitars. Mine rolls as easily as the one in the video, but I think the springs might need tightening a little because it has a problem fretting the smaller strings of the Low E and A pairs on my 12 string. Unlike a previous reviewer, I found the capo was more than wide enough for my 12 string, a Larrivee D-03-12 acoustic electric. I only use the Glider when the song has a key change, otherwise, a capo designed for 12 string guitars works better for me. All things considered it is a great addition to my accessories.

Easy to use!

This is a decent capo, holds pretty tight without causing as many tuning issues "side" capos tend to cause. (less string bending when putting it on). I like being able to slide it easily. HOWEVER - it advertises itself as being able to be roll beyond the nut (onto the headstock) for when you don't want the capo on. I did this on my vintage guild D35 and it applied so much pressure it broke the edge of the nut off by the high E string. I don't see any way I could have prevented this, I was using it as described, and there's no tightness adjustment. It's a shame, it's an interesting design, but I won't be using it on any guitars I care about going forward. If you buy it, just be VERY careful when rolling it past the nut, or better yet, just take the capo off when you don't want to use it like a normal one.

The glider capo is an interesting device. It takes some getting used to and maneuvering it up and down the guitar neck and rolling it to the neutral/off position isn't as easy as the demo video shows. I'm sure I'll get better at it as I use it more and so far it fits on my 6 string acoustic and classical guitars. . .I haven't tried it on my 12 string or electric guitars yet. As always, I don't recommend leaving this or other capos on the guitar when not in use, this capo doesn't have any tension adjustment that I can find so it's "clamped" on pretty tight when in use. Cost a little bit more than my other capos but it is different. . .

Works great!! Only buy the Franklin. The cheap one is not good,

I tried it out acoustically and it has enough tension to accurately change the key from fret to fret. Have not plugged into an amp and rolled the capo above the nut to see if the pressure will make the standard tuning sharp. I will follow up if there’s an issue.

ローリングは便利です。 特に不具合もなく使用できています。

Pourquoi j’ai acheté d’autres capo Avant celui-ci. Je l’adore

Capodastro spostabile mentre si suona. Attrezzo molto utile per ottenere esecuzioni live insperate. Fattura ottime e funziona perfettamente. Magari in futuro potrà costare qualche euro in meno? Consigliato

Great capo, really cool when doing key changes. Just Glide into position without having to release the capo and pinching it into its new position.

Erste Erfahrungen mit dem Glider sind sehr positiv. Der Capo wird aufgesetzt, in dem man ein Hülse mit Feder von der Achse des Capos zieht, auflegt und wieder die Hülse aufsteckt. Einmal montiert kann er dann über den Hals gerollt werden, indem man mit der flachen Spielhand kurz über das Gummi rollt. Sehr einfach. Das funktioniert schnell und - wenn es nach unten geht - sogar im Spiel, indem man den Akkord mit der Greifhand hält, den Capo runter rollt und dann zB zwei Bünde tiefer weiterspielt. Das ganze Verschieben funktioniert ausgesprochen stimmungs-schonend, ganz anderen zu all den guten Capos, die ich bisher nutzte. Nachteil: Es funktioniert mE nicht, den Capo in "Nullstellung" zu rollen, da er dann - mangels Griffbrettauflage - die Saiten nach unten drückt und die Stimmung verändert, ganz nebenbei ist es auch ein Kraftakt den Capo über den Sattel zu rollen. Hier heißt es dann, runter damit und weglegen. Man kann ihn also nicht an der Gitarre "lagern", wie zB die Kayser Capos. In Summe: Klare Empfehlung!