Guitar Capo More Harm Than Good?

Piotr_13 · 06-13-2012, 12:36 PM

A capo will allow you to alter your sound to suit an arrangement better. You can transpose up a key so you can play something correctly if the original artist used a capo.

You can clamp a few strings and change a tuning completely without tuning up or tuning down.

A capo allows you to play with less tension so if barre chords are messing you up, a capo will alleviate some of that tension.

You can also get a spider capo which is what I have. It is a series of levers that clamp down individual strings. So if I want the second fret of the D, G, and A strings fretted, I just have to flip the switches.

06-13-2012, 12:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Piotr_13 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 34	A capo will allow you to alter your sound to suit an arrangement better. You can transpose up a key so you can play something correctly if the original artist used a capo. You can clamp a few strings and change a tuning completely without tuning up or tuning down. A capo allows you to play with less tension so if barre chords are messing you up, a capo will alleviate some of that tension. You can also get a spider capo which is what I have. It is a series of levers that clamp down individual strings. So if I want the second fret of the D, G, and A strings fretted, I just have to flip the switches.