Sorry- we are not planning to re-stock this item. Since 1996 when it first appeared it was the best 3-string "Esus" capo out there. However now that Harvey Reid has researched the partial capo in great depth, he has found a myriad of new uses for the 3-string capo, and as a result designed the new Liberty FLIP Model 43. It does everything a "conventional" Esus capo like this one does, and much more, since it is more stable, less visible, will handle more sizes and shapes of guitar necks, it will work at much higher frets, and works as a full & partial capo on mandolins, ukuleles and banjos. 20 years ago this Shubb was state of the art, but it is no longer adequate.

The model c7b is a clamp-mechanism, 3-string partial capo that can attach from either side of the fingerboard. (This is one of just 2 partial capos that Shubb manufactures.) Adjust for the thickness of your guitar neck with the thumbscrew, and then snap it on and off instantly after that. It fits most guitars that don't have wide necks. It clamps either strings 2, 3, 4 or 3, 4, 5. Though it probably has the most value at fret 2, it can do many interesting things at other locations and in other tunings.

If you'd like to get your money's worth from this capo and find all the music it unlocks in your fingerboard, Harvey Reid's "Capo Voodoo: Book 1" was published in 2010 and shows 24 ways to use this kind of 3-string partial capo. This information is not obvious, does not come with the capo, and is not available anywhere else on earth. The 96 pages are packed with over 1200 chords, photos, diagrams, with tips, strategy and ideas to make your head spin. (The capo unfortunately comes with no instructions.) The sequel Book 6 (2014) reveals another 28 ingenious ideas, that mostly combine the Esus capo with altered tunings. (All the information in both these books is now re-assembled in the Liberty FLIP Capo IDEA Books)

Read a careful comparison of Kyser vs. Shubb Esus capos.

You may have to trim it down for a super-narrow fingerboard like a Fender electric. For extra-wide guitars like 12-strings and classicals (or extra-wide 6-strings), you will want to get a c8b model Shubb capo and trim it down with a hacksaw (actually really easy to do.) The Shubb mechanism can clamp even the toughest action, lasts for years, and you can even replace the rubber sleeves when they wear out after a few years. You can reach over and around this capo pretty easily, so we think it is the best choice for Esus music, except for the fact that it takes 2 hands to put it on and off. You can't pop them on & off and move them around like the spring-powered Kyser "Short-Cut" capos, which do the same things musically.