Best Rick 360/12 Capo for 7.25" radius
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:13 pm
Hey everyone,
I have an early 80s 360/12 with the vintage 7.25" radius neck / fingerboard / fretboard. I've got TI flats on it. I'm currently using a shubb capo with a 7.25 radius. It works, but it doesn't work that well. It doesn't seem to put enough tension on the .10 and .13 strings, and causes them to buzz. If I tighten the capo down with enough tension to stop that buzzing it puts way too much tension on the neck (which will cause frets to wear faster) and causes the low strings to go way sharp. Seems a different capo is required, something with a more curved radius (don't think that exists) or something with different rubber that accommodates for the different gauges.
G7th makes a "12 string capo" with notches in the rubber, but they're shaped for normal string orientation, not Rick reverse orientation hahaha. So no luck there. https://www.g7th.com/12-string
Thalia, G7th, etc. All kinda pricey so I don't want to blindly buy them.
These Paige capos look interesting - http://allaboutcapos.com/product/paige- ... ius-black/ - Of course they "say" they're for a 12 string, but I also wonder if the design could theoretically accommodate any fretboard radius, since it appears to pull down on the capo from both sides, and form to the radius. I wonder?
Anyone have any recommendations?
I have an early 80s 360/12 with the vintage 7.25" radius neck / fingerboard / fretboard. I've got TI flats on it. I'm currently using a shubb capo with a 7.25 radius. It works, but it doesn't work that well. It doesn't seem to put enough tension on the .10 and .13 strings, and causes them to buzz. If I tighten the capo down with enough tension to stop that buzzing it puts way too much tension on the neck (which will cause frets to wear faster) and causes the low strings to go way sharp. Seems a different capo is required, something with a more curved radius (don't think that exists) or something with different rubber that accommodates for the different gauges.
G7th makes a "12 string capo" with notches in the rubber, but they're shaped for normal string orientation, not Rick reverse orientation hahaha. So no luck there. https://www.g7th.com/12-string
Thalia, G7th, etc. All kinda pricey so I don't want to blindly buy them.
These Paige capos look interesting - http://allaboutcapos.com/product/paige- ... ius-black/ - Of course they "say" they're for a 12 string, but I also wonder if the design could theoretically accommodate any fretboard radius, since it appears to pull down on the capo from both sides, and form to the radius. I wonder?
Anyone have any recommendations?