founded california united states 1974 headquarters valley ford california united states key people rick shubb co founder dave coontz co founder products original shubb capo shubb capo noir shubb deluxe capo partial capos fifth string capo for banjo capo for dobro gs steel shubb pearse steels robert randolph steels axys reversible guitar slide talon guitar stand string winder transposing and capo placement guide logo clothing music software revenue unknown number of employees approximately 28 slogan unique products for the musician since 1974 website http www.shubb.com one of the original style shubb capos shubb is a company that specialises in producing capos for all kinds of stringed instruments . the company was formed in 1974 by banjoists rick shubb and dave coontz . 1 shubb capos remain a top selling capo forty years after their invention . 2 shubb wanted to create a capo that would not make his instrument go out of tune which has resulted in ongoing efforts to refine his invention . 3 4 contents 1 capo design 2 notable shubb capo users 3 see also 4 references 5 external links capo design edit the shubb capo utilises an over centre locking action which is lever operated . 5 6 7 the design includes a screw for adjusting the clamp s tightness and has been described as a turning point in modern capo design . 8 shubb capos are available in variety of models to fit different types of guitars banjos dobros and ukuleles . 9 10 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 . 3 11 the shubb capo was introduced at the 1980 namm show and became a favorite on the usenet acoustic guitar newsgroup . 12 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 . 3 4 a disadvantage is that the rubber sleeve may wear and may need to be replaced . 3 the shubb partial capos can be useful for playing fingerstyle guitar 13 14 and for playing in alternate tunings . 15 16 17 the shubb capo was featured in the 2007 acoustic guitar magazine s player s choice awards . 4 notable shubb capo users edit notable users of the shub capo include brian setzer 18 keith richards 19 pete seeger 20 jerry garcia 21 bruce springsteen 4 doc watson 22 see also edit guitar portal capo references edit rick shubb . namm oral history interviews . june 20 2010 . retrieved august 20 2015 . shubb capo celebrates 40th year patented design remains a top seller after four decades . music trades via highbeam research . february 1 2014 . retrieved 2015 08 21 . a b c d shubb guitar capo guitar capos . www.theguitarcapo.com . retrieved 2015 08 20 . a b c d how rick shubb created the perfect capo for guitars february 1 2007 . cnnmoney . retrieved 2015 08 21 . how to use a shubb style capo guitar gear . retrieved 2015 08 21 . us patent 4 250 790 . capo patents.com . www.patents.com . retrieved 2015 08 20 . us patent 5 792 969 . capo patents.com . www.patents.com . retrieved 2015 08 20 . rooksby rikky 2003 07 01 . the guitarist s guide to the capo . artemis music ltd. p. 11 . isbn 9781904411154 . rooksby rikky 2003 07 01 . the guitarist s guide to the capo . artemis music ltd. pp. 14 17 . isbn 9781904411154 . shubb l9 lite uke capo . ukulele underground . february 28 2012 . retrieved august 20 2015 . waterman doug december 18 2009 . 6 shubb capo . shubb deluxe s1 capo for steel string guitar . american songwriter . retrieved august 20 2015 . legg adrian february 2009 . capo tastic playing techniques . performing musician live sound world . retrieved august 20 2015 . bennett stephen 2011 02 11 . the stephen bennett fingerstyle collection . mel bay publications . p. 6 . isbn 9781610651400 . business 2.0 . imagine media . 2007 01 01 . p. 8 . phillips t.s. shubb partial capo . tsp guitar accessories reviews . retrieved 2015 08 20 . proctor chris 2005 02 01 . chris proctor guitar collection . alfred music publishing . p. 9 . isbn 9780757936838 . reid harvey . a careful comparison of shubb kyser esus 3 string partial capos . harvey reid s partialcapo.com . retrieved 2015 08 21 . news and links brian setzer.com gulla bob 2009 01 01 . guitar gods the 25 players who made rock history . abc clio . p. 178 . isbn 9780313358067 . eck michael fall 2009 . to great lengths the far reach of pete seeger and his longneck five string banjo . the fretboard journal 15 . retrieved august 20 2015 . wissmuller christian . at 40 years shubb capos keeps firm grip on the market . mmr magazine . retrieved 2015 08 21 . carr joe 2013 11 11 . play like a legend doc watson . mel bay publications . p. 3 . isbn 9781619114333 . external links edit a careful comparison of shubb kyser esus 3 string partial capos by harvey reid intonation a capo s greatest challenge shubb official website official shubb website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title shubb & oldid 726483463 categories companies based in sonoma county californiacompanies established in 1974musical instrument manufacturing companies1974 establishments in californiaguitar parts and accessories navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 june 2016 at 13 34 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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