I have recently been experimenting with different capos, though I have used a Shubb for years and recently purchased one with an updated design. Nevertheless, I'm pleasantly surprised with this capp. I have another, what I would call a "lever-action" capo, that I got for about the same price. I have been reasonably happy with that one, but this particular capo exerts more pressure than the G7th capo I bought for easily twice the price. In fact, I find this one to be a better capo than the G7th. MOre than likely, I will robably alternate between my new Shubb and this capo, so I am very happy with it.