Shubb gold plated 5th string banjo capo. This is a great looking brass version of Shubb's ground breaking 5th string capo. It was Shubb's first capo back in 1974, and to this day it's still a great capo. It operates on a lever principle, not a spring, so it provides sufficient pressure to fret the string without muting the tone. It slides on a slim, dovetailed bar which mounts flush to the neck, making it sturdy and unobtrusive.