What's a good capo?

I really like Kyser.

But I’m probably 15 years out from having to look at developments.

Me too, but never seem to have one when needed!
Hence my new Quick Draw capo is amazing, never leaves the neck, slides up and down to the required position, lives behind the nut for standard pitch, once on then no adjustment necessary.

That's my go-to capo as well.  I keep coming across this abysmal capo that I must have bought in the 70's or 80's.  What was I thinking? 

I have Shubb, G7 Performance, Kyser, and Dunlop Trigger capos.  I like them all but the one I always seem to grab is the Dunlop Trigger.  It's easy to use, fast to install, no dead strings, intonation is good and doesn't cause damage to finish.  Even though the Dunlop I have (83CB) says it's for Acoustic curved fingerboards, I find it also works on my electric and acoustic guitars as well as my 12 string guitars. Good luck with your search!  There certainly are a lot of choices out there these days.

It blows my mind what some companies charge for a capo. Have you seen the G7s? I have guitars for which I paid less money.

The Kyser Pro/Am is my favorite capo...not because it's cheap. I like it because it is indestructible and it's 100% tension adjustable. This is also the capo that lives on my guitar repair bench; it's ideal for doing precise setups.  Yeah, it's not pretty--but neither am I.

It costs five George Washington dollars. Get several and toss one into each guitar case.

www.guitarcenter.com/Kyser/Pro-Am-6-String-Guitar-Capo-1273887995278.gc

This is the one I use. I keep one in each guitar case and a couple laying around. Not expensive and works great. You can adjust tension easily. so they are good for acoustic and electric and stays in tune.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0037MA69I/ref=twister_B01MRJUB7Z?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Planet Waves NS Pro and Kyser capos.

One of my most treasured musical accessories is my late brother's 1959 Hamilton capo. It has been redone with new tubing and new felt pads several times over its 60+ years. I refer to it as The Crusher. Several of his and my early guitars had their necks barked up when I borrowed it as a kid.

For many years I used a Paige - small, adjustable pressure but not that easy to take on and off. I eventually tried a G7th Performance (before the "2" or the "ART") - bought on a SDOTD. Very simple to use, reasonably compact and easily adjustable clamping pressure it's the best I've found for me.

As an aside I took a chance on a (slightly blemished) Thalia. Very beautiful, and with the multiple inserts I thought it would be handy for different kinds of guitar necks. But despite the claims I found it still didn't work as well as the G7th.

I ordered two of the Dunlop Triggers but I'm not crazy about the way they set on the back of the neck. Also, the tension is really high.

Since I can't seem to find the package for the one I opened, I'll return the second one and try something else.

Sorry , G7th. Capos can be a bugger on electrics. I didn’t realize it until I started playing with a piano player . Found the G7th and it is really accurate as it doesn’t put too much tension on the strings. Just don’t drop it on your guitar.

We lefties just need to remember to install the batteries backwards. Otherwise, it'll reverse the intonation.

Wow those elastic ones are still around!

www.guitarcenter.com/Dunlop/Elastic-Heavy-Single-Capo-1274228081905.gc?pfm=arecs

I used to have a Dunlop Trigger and a Kyser. Too much tension for light strings IME.

The D’Addario NS Reflex is my favorite. Very little retuning required.

www.guitarcenter.com/DAddario/NS-Reflex-Capo-Black-1500000034778.gc?rNtt=Daddario%20capo%20&index=1

I'm got a bucket full of Shubbs. They're compact, easy to use and adjust perfectly.