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G7th Capo Company

Field	Value
name	G7th The Capo Company Ltd
logo	G7th-logo.gif
logo_size	260px
type	Limited
foundation	2004
location	Peterborough, UK
key_people	Nick Campling, Noel Sheehan
industry	Guitar Capos
products	Guitar Capos
homepage	www.g7th.com

G7th Ltd is a manufacturer of guitar capos based in Peterborough, United Kingdom. As of 2017 there are five distinct ranges of G7th Capos.

History

The company was founded in 2004 and released its first capo product "Performance" in April of the same year. The "Performance 2" capo was launched in 2014 to positive reviews.

Accolades

In 2009, the company was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise, and has won successive Players' Awards from Acoustic Guitar mag. In July 2019, the company won the European Product Design Award for the "Performance 3" capo.

Use by professionals

The G7th "Performance" capo which uses a ''wrap spring clutch''

G7th capos are used by professional musicians including Richard Thompson, Bryan Adams, The Kooks, KT Tunstall, Marcus Mumford, Roger McGuinn, Catfish and the Bottlemen. Blues musician Eric Clapton, uses a G7th capo on "Sessions for Robert Johnson".

References

(9 July 2014). "G7th Performance 2 capo review".
(2019-07-19). "G7th win European Product Design Award".

Wikipedia Source

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