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Post by Onechordtrick on Jul 1, 2021 8:01:40 GMT
Really impressed with the Newport 12 string capo and want another for my 6 string but with fewer strings I have more choice. So Newport or Performance? Extra marks will be awarded for: - Telling me that real guitarists should be able to transpose to any key on the fly and play equally well
- That I don't need a capo because you just make do with a stick that the dog found and some rubber bands that the postman dropped
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Post by ocarolan on Jul 1, 2021 9:57:16 GMT
I have, and use both.
I like the Performance for home use, especially when recording/working stuff out and trying things in different keys/capo postions because it works well and is obviously quick and simple to use. But for some reason I often fumble the removal unclick. On wider necked guitars in high capo positions, the bar is sometimes not quite long enough. With extremely careful positioning this can often be overcome, but not always.
I also like the Newport and used them all the time when playing "out" (Remember that?) The guitars they work best on for me are those which, either by accident or design, have a constant neck depth throught the likely capo positions. Thus, once the screw is set, repositioning is just unclip/clip.
If I could only keep one capo it would be a Newport. Prefer the mode of action, both on and off. Costs less than the Performance.
Hope that helps.
Keith
PS - wouldn't recommend a dog-found stick - a pencil is soooo much better.
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Post by andyhowell on Jul 1, 2021 10:42:56 GMT
Lovely.
I have both. Mostly I use the Performance 3 for ease of use. They are very different though.
I have the performance 3 and the 2. Although similar in use they are vdry different. The 3 is a more substantial piece of metal maybe because there may have been problems with the design of the 2 — the 2 didn't always work with every guitar neck but the 3 seems to have dealt with that.
The Newport is a fine capo and by choice I would use this for detailed fingerstyle pieces in preference over the Performance. But I tend to rely on the Performance because it so much easier to use. If you are playing out anywhere the Performance makes a lot of sense.
I'd say that the Newport sounds marginally better!
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Post by Phil Taylor on Jul 1, 2021 14:10:56 GMT
I have some of the Performance ones which are quite good but I treated myself to the Heritage for my birthday last year and I much prefer that. Not as quick to put on but it's a lovely piece of kit. Expensive though and probably not worth the money to be honest but I do like it. It comes with a lovely little leather pouch/case as well
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Post by malcolm on Jul 1, 2021 18:47:59 GMT
I have had no success with the performance 2, but the Newport works quite well. To be perfectly honest, it's very hard to beat a Shubb.
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Post by dreadnought28 on Jul 1, 2021 22:57:53 GMT
To be perfectly honest, it's very hard to beat a Shubb. And it was Rick Shubb who designed the first really good capo. It was a game changer. I still have my first one bought at Ivor Mairantz in the early 80s. The Shubb Deluxe is incredibly cheap and used by many very famous artists. I have a load of them.
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Post by Welshruss on Jul 3, 2021 23:14:13 GMT
I have a few G7th capos. A couple of older performance capos and last year I got a Newport which I use on my SC Skye. I like them all but the Newport works best on the wider Skye neck.
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Post by Onechordtrick on Jul 8, 2021 6:44:07 GMT
Well I bought a Performance mainly because I have a Newport, albeit the 12 string version, so that I could make my own comparison. So far I’m impressed easy to fit and sounds good.
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Post by andyhowell on Jul 8, 2021 7:43:13 GMT
Well I bought a Performance mainly because I have a Newport, albeit the 12 string version, so that I could make my own comparison. So far I’m impressed easy to fit and sounds good. It does but potential buyers need to appreciate the difference between the P2 and P3 — they work the same way and look the same but they are a new design I reckon.
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Post by Onechordtrick on Jul 8, 2021 7:58:06 GMT
Well I bought a Performance mainly because I have a Newport, albeit the 12 string version, so that I could make my own comparison. So far I’m impressed easy to fit and sounds good. It does but potential buyers need to appreciate the difference between the P2 and P3 — they work the same way and look the same but they are a new design I reckon. Mine's a P3; visually the difference is that the P3s have an ART logo (which stands for Adaptive Radius Technology or something similar) above the G7 logo
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Post by andyhowell on Jul 9, 2021 7:41:47 GMT
It does but potential buyers need to appreciate the difference between the P2 and P3 — they work the same way and look the same but they are a new design I reckon. Mine's a P3; visually the difference is that the P3s have an ART logo (which stands for Adaptive Radius Technology or something similar) above the G7 logo There seem to be significant differences between the P3 and P2. The P3 is heavier and stockier and feels a more substantial piece of engineering. It seesm to work on thinner necks that the P2 didn't like. I had two P2s that failed — in both cases the mechanism locked. At least early on in the production process this seems to have been problem. To be fair to G7 they replaced both of thes without any quibble at all. My final P2 worked well over a long period but I couldn't use it on my OM neck.
I'm only banging on about this for people thinking of buying a Performance second hand! I'd recommend only goig for the P3.
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Post by Onechordtrick on Jul 9, 2021 8:47:24 GMT
Mine's a P3; visually the difference is that the P3s have an ART logo (which stands for Adaptive Radius Technology or something similar) above the G7 logo There seem to be significant differences between the P3 and P2. The P3 is heavier and stockier and feels a more substantial piece of engineering. It seesm to work on thinner necks that the P2 didn't like. I had two P2s that failed — in both cases the mechanism locked. At least early on in the production process this seems to have been problem. To be fair to G7 they replaced both of thes without any quibble at all. My final P2 worked well over a long period but I couldn't use it on my OM neck. I'm only banging on about this for people thinking of buying a Performance second hand! I'd recommend only goig for the P3.
Thanks! I’ve only got a P3 so my comment was based on a couple of small pictures on the internet! Sounds like the difference is more than a different paint job!
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