Kyser has a customer for life, I've been using a kyser capo now for nearly 12 years. I move a lot (military) and sometimes my belongings either get lost in the move or I can't bring much with me. So I periodically have to buy new capos. A few months ago I thought I'd experiment and get a different brand(s) for (less than) half the price and it was straight garbage. Kyser is the best and I will never stray from them in the future.