Acoustic Review G7th: Ultralight, Performance 2 and Heritage Capos

Ben Morgan-Brown tries three Capos from the UK's G7th
A relative newcomer to the capo market (G7th was founded in 2004) this small UK company rapidly became a market leader courtesy of extremely clever design and a high standard of manufacture. Since its first product, the Performance model, it has gone on to broaden its range considerably and has been responsible for some genuinely important innovations in capo design. Now there is quite a range to choose from and we sampled three: the basic Ultralight model, the mid-market Performance 2 and G7th's latest introduction, the advanced and distinctly upmarket Heritage.
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[@Darltornjacket]

Thanks for playing something interesting love these capos. Good review

[@heymrguitarman7637]

I always preferred the Newport over the performance. Just felt like a much more reliable design. I have both and also an Elliott elite capo which really is the best by a long way.

[@karleberhardpfahl]

How do these capos react to string bending? Do the string stay in place? Ah, you mention it towards the end and say bending's OK with the Heritage. But the price of this piece is a real 'Ouch!'

[@AcousticReview]

If you clamp down hard enough the strings stay pretty much in place with all of them, but I found the Heritage was best for this - even with the performance 2 sometimes the treble strings would move and then be out of tune... Ben

[@michaelgadcohen]

What guitar did you have trouble with using the lightweight one? Was it a martin V neck or something fatter like a vintage parlor guitar?
Thanks

[@AcousticReview]

A V necked Martin yes

[@michaelgadcohen]

I bought the lightweight one. I have a Martin 00-18V with a fat V neck, 1.75” nut and it works just fine all the way up to the 7th/8th fret