I originally had a Planet Waves capo, but that was made for steel-string acoustic with the rounded fingerboard and it just could not perform with my beautiful classical. I had a couple gigs coming up that were simple strum-and-sing Valentine's songs, so I did a little research and picked this up. Man did I make the right choice! The quick-change grips are fantastic, and are far superior to capos that require screwing and unscrewing. The tension on this one is plenty adequate, and the flat part that touches the string ensures equal pressure distribution.