How many of you use a Capo?

All the time. My favourites are the Planet Waves NS Trigger models, but I have a couple of Kysers and a G7 too.
 
As a folk singer, they are pretty much expected. Much of folk music is first-position strumming, so you want the open chords. The first capo I owned was a massive piece of metal. My mother always said it looked like a gynecological instrument.

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Over the years, I have used just about every capo ever made, but always revert to the Shubb.

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The new LAG is the only 12-string I have played tuned to E. Pete Seeger, in the 60's, used to suggest tuning down to D and using a capo, as older 12-strings weren't as well braced. Now the capo is used for some songs, not as a regular thing.
 
Oh, I have a Spider Capo too. It has individual fingers on it so you can capo certain frets, while leaving other ones open.
 
When I'm on the acoustic, I use a capo more often than not. The G7 is my capo of choice.

I've also got an old Third Hand capo that I break out from time to time for additional weirdness.

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I love capos, they can make a seemingly generic sounding chord progression sound fresh, great for loopers when open tuned, fantastic creative tools in my opinion.
 
Tom... just watched that vid all the way through and definitely agree about the tone of certain chord progressions sounding so much better with the capo.

I've noticed that a lot of stuff I've been working on from 70's music like Commodores and EW&F tend to work really well with the capo on the first fret. I don't play keys, so is B a really popular key for Keyboard players to go nuts in or something?
 
I have a regular old planet waves capo, but when I need to transpose, I usually go to the steinberger trans trem (see avatar).
 
Tralfaz said:
I hadn't heard of that one before. It looks like a cross between a Third Hand capo and a medieval torture device.

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Yeah it's pretty cool. It's adjustable to fit different width necks, and you can also adjust the individual "finger" pressure for better intonation. I've been thinking about getting a second one for some really wacky tunings.
 
sonik said:
Yeah it's pretty cool. It's adjustable to fit different width necks, and you can also adjust the individual "finger" pressure for better intonation. I've been thinking about getting a second one for some really wacky tunings.
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I like to set mine up for harmonics. Can get some really cool sounding chords that way.
 
I use the cheater bar all the time. I need all the help I can get.

Embarrassingly I have one of those "Elite" capos that are more expensive that a G7. I have a friend that never gets tired of breaking my chops for spending that much on a capo.
 
BlackCat said:
I use the cheater bar all the time. I need all the help I can get.

Embarrassingly I have one of those "Elite" capos that are more expensive that a G7. I have a friend that never gets tired of breaking my chops for spending that much on a capo.
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Holy shit, I had no idea there was a capo more expensive than the G7.

Of which I own three. But one of them's for banjo, so that's OK, right?
 
baimun said:
Tom... just watched that vid all the way through and definitely agree about the tone of certain chord progressions sounding so much better with the capo.

I've noticed that a lot of stuff I've been working on from 70's music like Commodores and EW&F tend to work really well with the capo on the first fret. I don't play keys, so is B a really popular key for Keyboard players to go nuts in or something?
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Thanks a lot.

Horn bands prefer flat keys too. But generally that's funk and I would be using electric and barre chords for that.
 
tstrahle said:
Thanks a lot.

Horn bands prefer flat keys too. But generally that's funk and I would be using electric and barre chords for that.
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Which explains why the idiot who takes disc sanders to brand new guitars is using an acoustic/electric to front an acoustic funk/reggae band. :embarrassed:





Actually... you can blame Jason Mraz for getting me hooked on that sound. :helper:
 
I have 4, 3 Kysers (one is for 12 string) and a Shubb.

If a song is originally done w/a capo, I like to use it as well in covering it, just doesn't sound right to me if it isn't.
 
The only reason I even keep my G7 is because it fits my nylon string. Otherwise my NS are way better.


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I like the NS, but when you unclip it from the guitar, you can't easly snap it onto the headstock. On stage, I like having my capo on the headstock so I can quickly move it onto and off of the neck. the G7 quickly clips onto either surface.
 
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