Overall Comments

I had bought this capo about 16 months ago. To my dismay at a jam one weekend and after removing this capo, I could feel that the back of the neck on my 2 year old Deering Golden Era was rough and chipped. After further inspection I could see that the back of the neck was gouged right through to the wood.
I also noticed on the capo, that the felt strip and the brass cradle that holds the felt came completly off and I was twisting the bolt (that was holding the felt and cradle) into the wood of my banjo neck when I was tightening it to capo.
I then emailed Janet Davis and was told that it wasn't the first time that this had happened.
What a mess it left. I brought my Deering to the repair shop and its going to cost me $300 to get the neck repaired.
Stay away from this capo.
Thank you Dave Elliot.

Overall Rating

1

Overall Comments

I've been using the "Ultimate Banjo Capos" from Janet Davis on "flat-fingerboards" for several years now. It stores stores behind the nut if you like, adjusts to exactly the tension needed, not squishy, and works most anywhere on the neck that you need it. It does take an extra wiggle or two to make sure it installs solid against all the strings when putting it on, but this becomes pretty quick and automatic after using it for awhile.

Overall Rating

9

Overall Comments

Great, solid, capo! It doesn't throw the banjo out of tune nearly as bad as my old kyser did(it has a screw at the bottom to adjust tension, while the Kyser is not adjustable) and is also much less obtrusive. It kind of combines the great features of Paige and Shubb capos in that it can store behind the nut like a Paige and can go past the 4th/5th fret like a Shubb. On Janet Davis' website it says that it "is used by professional pickers"-whether this is true or not I haven't any idea but it is definetly a pro-grade capo. While it costs more than a Shubb or Paige, it also costs significantly less than many other capos and does a fine job. I highly reccomend it to all looking for a decent capo.

Overall Rating

10