First look video: Fretlocks demo

When we first posted about Fretlocks, even we couldn't have anticipated the excitement these single-string capos would cause among guitarists.

The 'locks simply stick onto your fretboard and two tiny blades 'fret' the string, allowing guitarists to play "impossible music".

As an example of the kind of playing Fretlocks can inspire, we thought we'd share a video of our first play with the accessory - you can watch it above.

In the video, we've 'locked the 6th fret on the D string, 9th fret on the G, and 7th fret on the B, and we're playing an Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro.

Head over to Fretlocks for more info.

Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.