AROMA Adjustable Tension Capo
Antique Copper
Adjustable clamping pressure at a price where nobody else offers it
Under $15
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The short version
The difference between a capo that makes your guitar sound wrong and one that does not is almost entirely clamping force, and adjustable force is normally a premium feature. This has a tension knob at a budget price, which is the whole reason it is here. Zinc alloy rather than aluminium makes it heavier and softer than the expensive alternatives, and the pads are silicone. Note that AROMA publishes very little beyond the listing, so the material and the fit are what the seller states.
How we rate it
Scores are Fretline editorial ratings on a 1-10 scale. They are our own assessment and are not supplied or endorsed by Amazon or by any manufacturer.
- Tuning stability
- 8.0
- Ease of use
- 6.0
- Build
- 6.0
- Versatility
- 7.0
- Value
- 8.0
Specifications
| Brand | AROMA |
|---|---|
| Model | Adjustable Tension CapoAntique Copper |
| Category | Capos |
| What it is | |
| Mechanism | Screw, with an adjustable tension knob |
| Colour | Antique Copper |
| Materials | |
| Material | Zinc alloy with silicone pads |
| Fit | |
| Fingerboard curve | Curved clamp for radiused six-string fingerboards |
7 verified fields, taken from the manufacturer first and the Amazon listing second. Fields the manufacturer does not publish are omitted rather than estimated.
What it gets right
- Adjustable tension at a price where that is genuinely unusual
- Curved clamp matches a radiused fingerboard rather than fighting it
- Silicone pads rather than hard rubber, which is kinder to a finish
- Solves the sharpness problem that every fixed-spring capo has
Where it gives ground
- Zinc is heavier and softer than the aluminium used on premium capos
- Slower to fit and move than a trigger capo
- Too few owner reports to judge how it lasts
- Almost nothing published by the manufacturer to verify
Who it is for
What owners report
Patterns drawn from published owner reviews. Summarised, never quoted.
What comes up most
- Buzz-free clamping after adjustment is the most cited positive
- The finish and apparent build quality surprise buyers at this price
Frequent complaints
- Slower than a trigger capo, which some buyers did not expect
- A few report the knob loosening during play
Recognised strengths
- Brings a genuinely useful mechanism down to a budget price
Recognised weaknesses
- Very little owner history, and nothing published to check against
The verdict
Worth trying if the sharpness a spring capo introduces annoys you but the price of a name-brand adjustable capo does not appeal. Set the knob once on the fret you use most and it will hold. Two honest cautions: zinc is a soft metal that will show dings and adds a little more weight to the neck than aluminium would, and with only a hundred-odd owner reviews there is not yet enough evidence to say how the thread and the knob hold up over years. That is exactly what a premium capo is buying you.
We do not publish prices, because Amazon prices change constantly and a stale figure helps nobody. Follow the link for the current price and availability.
Sources
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