G7th Capo Company

G7th Ltd is a manufacturer of guitar capos based in Peterborough, United Kingdom. As of 2017 there are five distinct ranges of G7th Capos.

G7th The Capo Company Ltd

Company type	Limited
Industry	Guitar Capos
Founded	2004
Headquarters	Peterborough, UK
Key people	Nick Campling, Noel Sheehan
Products	Guitar Capos
Website	www.g7th.com

History

The company was founded in 2004 and released its first capo product "Performance" in April of the same year. The "Performance 2" capo was launched in 2014 to positive reviews.^[1]

Accolades

In 2009, the company was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise, and has won successive Players' Awards from Acoustic Guitar mag. In July 2019, the company won the European Product Design Award for the "Performance 3" capo.^[2]

Use by professionals

The G7th "Performance" capo which uses a wrap spring clutch

G7th capos are used by professional musicians including Richard Thompson, Bryan Adams, The Kooks, KT Tunstall, Marcus Mumford, Roger McGuinn, Catfish and the Bottlemen. Blues musician Eric Clapton, uses a G7th capo on "Sessions for Robert Johnson".