HUMAN TOUCH™
Constructed by a proprietary silicone blend that exactly mimics the elasticity of the human finger and works great on 12-string, Baritone, and 6-string guitars. Comes in both standard tension and high tension (2mm thicker) configurations. Human Touch™ Standard Tension Fretpads, work with all 6-strings, while High Tension Fretpads are designed to handle 12-string, Mandolins, Ukuleles & thin necked guitars. For more information on our all NEW Human Touch™ fretpads, please see this blog post: Human Touch™.
TEFLON SLIDING
Our Teflon Fretpad’s material attributes are the complete opposite of rubber. While rubber is soft and binding, Teflon is hard and slippery. These characteristics, produce a noticeably more vibrant tone and allow the strings to bend and slide beneath the capo, which help to keep your guitar in tune. This makes teflon act like a finger instead of a nut. Comes in both standard tension and high tension (2mm thicker) configurations. Teflon Standard Tension Fretpads, work with all 6-strings, while High Tension Fretpads are designed to handle Mandolins, Ukuleles & thin necked guitars. * Not to be used with 12-strings or Baritone guitars.
RUBBER
Our Rubber Fretpads are harder than our Human Touch™ fretpads but are still soft enough to bind the strings to the fret, keeping them from moving beneath the capo. This makes them act like a nut. Traditional capos have always used rubber due to its conforming characteristics.
PARTIAL ESUS
These rubber fretpads convert any Thalia Capo into a Esus Partial Capo. When the capo is installed from the treble side (bottom) of the neck, strings 2-3-4 or 1-2-3 will be fretted. When installed from the bass side (top) of the neck, strings 3-4-5 or 4-5-6 can be fretted. These are very useful with alternate tunings.
Why Thalia Capos?
Functionally Better Than Any Other Capo
See for yourself how easy it is to use our capos
J
This is my second Thalia capo, and I’m just as pleased with it as my first. The Black Chrome Kentucky Bourbon Abalone is dependable and keeps my guitar in tune - and it looks great while doing its job. Thalia is a quality capo for quality instruments!
T
Got a Thalia Capo as a gift and really loved it. Noticed I was getting some small buzz on certain frets which is to be expected on a guitar that has a neck with a compound radius. I reached out and they were so helpful and squaring down the proper fret pad for my guitar and made sure to get it to me right away. The pad has worked great and their customer service was outstanding!
A
I tried to make a Thalia work on my Maton EB-G808-TE (12" fretboard radius) with the standard 12" fretpad, but the B-string went quite sharp. I got a much better result with a Human Touch "C" (flat).
j
I have a Taylor 562 8 string baritone, 2 octave strings, the A and D pairs ( b to b tuning ). The Taylor forum recommended Thalia. A quick message exchange with Gareth, Thalia's support manager steered me to this product ( and capo ). I am still experimenting with clamping the capo from the top (low b) or underneath ( hi b ) gives me the test results. I haven't tried it yet on my 12 string. And the capo is beautiful and easy to operate. The pad inserts easily in the capo, and can be switched out easily for use with 6 string.
G
I purchased a couple of capos a few years back which I have enjoyed using and love. However, over time felt that they weren’t quite as effective as they had been. I didn’t need a new capo (although I would have loved one!)
The new fret pads did the job brilliantly. The capos are working like they did originally and I’ve saved a few pounds (I’m from the UK 🇬🇧 )
E
Single Fretpad - OctaveTouch (Conforms like a human finger) / 15" / High Tension (2mm Taller)
Works great on my Taylor 362CE 12 string. I tried many different capos until I ordered this fretpad for my Thalia Capo. Now I have no issues using a capo on my 12 string!
M
I have owned for 40+ years a Martin D28 sn 242522 and Gibson 1959 LES PAUL SPECIAL sn 927422 Guitars
Had some issues with a number of Capos when sliding up the neck and string buzzing
Purchased the Thalia Capo and problems solved.
BLUE ABALONE CAPO is a Beautiful design
With the included High Tension (2mm Taller) fretpad for the slim necks it works perfectly.
Plus: Thalia has fretpads that cover 116 guitar makes/styles (I counted!)
Thanks THALIA.
MartinO, Streetsville, CANADA
J
I have had trouble using regular capos on my 8-string baritone guitar. The reason being the baritone uses much thicker gauge strings to produce its low tones, plus it has 2 middle strings doubled up with thinner strings to fill in higher tones. This kind of profile presents extreme difficulties for regular capos. Through Chris Bradley's expert recommendation, I purchased a 15" curvature OctaveTouch Fretpad, which fits into a Thalia Electric Angel Wing 24K Gold capo. I no longer get dead sounds from the thinner strings and I am able to produce the full sound of the 8 string. I always get good compliments about my beautiful Thalia capo whenever I perform. Highly recommended capo set up for 12-string guitars too!
L
I contacted support when I could not find a fret pad that would not pull my Gibson parlor sharp. Even using the correct radius would not help. They contacted me back quickly and told me that using lighter gauge strings can cause this problem. So they sent me a Octavetouch fret pad free of charge to try! They also sent me a coupon code for 15% off. This fret pad has been working much better. Still slightly sharp on 5th and 6th strings but will try next heavier gauge string when I change again. Awesome customer service! Thanks!
s
If you want to heat -up the sound from your fretboard when using a capo, try the Teflon fretpad from Thalia. I ordered one and inserted it n my Thalia rosewood capo, and was really stoked by the improvement in brightness over the rubber pad. Really gives some pop if you fingerstyle! Try it.
K
The Single Fretpad is the perfect solution to replace a worn fretpad on your Thalia Capo. Fits perfectly into your existing capo body and provides the ideal pressure needed for perfectly sounding notes while using your favorite Thalia Capo. They come in different configurations for a specific styles of playing or desired tone.
M
Somehow the fret pad fell off while packing up after a gig. Upon return the next week, I found it on the floor but it had been stepped on and broken. Easily ordered a replacement and I'm back in business. Thanks to Thalia for a great product!
D
This fretted is great on my 12-string, working as advertised. I had hoped it would also work on my 6-string, but it doesn't seem to keep an evenly strong hold across the whole fret which results in a little buzzing. I'm glad I also have a standard Thalia fretpad to change in an out of the capo.
S
I got the Single Fretpad to compliment the capo I bought for my 756ce. The softer pad itself works awesome, but the spring in the capo isn't strong enough for a 12 string guitar. I will hang onto the fretpad in hopes that Thalia will eventually come out with a stronger capo.
M
My bandmates gifted me a Thalia capo a while back and I had mentioned to Gareth in Support that I was disappointed that I couldn't get it to work on my 1980s Washburn 12-string. He offered to send an OctaveTouch silicone based fretpad to try - and it works great! I am so impressed at the level of support I received from this company.
J
It's super nice to get a different sound and/or tuning by just switching out the fretpads! It sounds great and is super easy to change (although there's a slight wiggle, that won't affect the sound in any way)
J
Had to buy a couple new fretpads when the old one went missing. I love how incredibly simple and amazing these things are. Capo it anywhere and it still sounds like you're holding right on the fret. Don't really use any other capo anymore.
D
Extra fret pad
B
Had a strange problem with the standard High tension pad on my 12 string. Outside strings would go sharp for some reason. One call to customer service solved the issue by sending me the new silicone fretpad. Outstanding service for an outstanding product.
R
Like everything I've received from Thalia, the Teflon fret pad works exactly as advertised. The tone of my six-string acoustic is noticeably brighter compared with the standard rubber fretpad. As a side benefit, the slippery surface allows me to tune the guitar by ear with the capo on. My ears (your ears may differ) can pick up dissonance more easily in the 4th or 5th fret range. I can tune the guitar with the capo there, and it's in perfect tune at any position, with or without the capo. Swapping out fret pads takes about 2 seconds, but I'll probably buy another capo to keep it in, as it's a good excuse to buy another beautiful Thalia capo!
