I love this brand of capo so much that I have a bunch of them. (I'm a little disorganized) I have given them as gifts, and think the colorful ones are not only less expensive, but easier to track down when my 2 year old takes off with them. They've been stepped on, and seriously mistreated, and you'd never know it. No paint comes off, no dents in the pad where it touches the strings (even though I have a higher voice and just use use capos most of the time to make it easier for me, even when the original singer doesn't use one), there's not a mark on any guitars I've used them on, and they're super quick to use one handed. I've even used one on a uke with success. Super well made. Buy one.