Henry.Fatih

I have an Epiphone Les Paul great deal from Zounds.

I'm conflicted about whether to buy a Capo. Very few songs require it to play and I wonder whether it will do more damage to the neck than it is to use it. Even the strings are a concern because I don't want to have to continually buy strings because of the Capo.

Any thoughts about it?

Another issue is there a string gauge thinner than 7's?
Is slinky the only manufacturer of 7's?

Thanks for all the replies