So I moved my capo back off the fret a bit more ....

[RodB]

I angle my capo to give room at the treble side, particularly up the neck where things can otherwise get cramped.

I seldom have to retune after fitting or moving the capo, angled or not, and don’t believe there is any advantage in this respect by setting it at an angle.

Ideally I would want it as close to the fret as possible but with just enough clamping force to avoid buzzing. Overtightening will pull the note sharp.

[ctvolfan]

Originally Posted by musicman1951

In my experience lots of cheaper capos cause the low E to be very sharp. It is, unfortunately, not that unusual. I have a friend who plays out all the time and used a cheap capo. He just does a quick re-tune of the 6th string every time. It would drive me crazy, but it only takes a few seconds.

Well this one is a Shubb. I know they aren't the most expensive capos on the market but they are known to be pretty good.

[ctvolfan]

Originally Posted by RodB

I angle my capo to give room at the treble side, particularly up the neck where things can otherwise get cramped.

I seldom have to retune after fitting or moving the capo, angled or not, and don’t believe there is any advantage in this respect by setting it at an angle.

Ideally I would want it as close to the fret as possible but with just enough clamping force to avoid buzzing. Overtightening will pull the note sharp.

Hmmmm, that makes sense. I was tightening mine up when maybe I should try to loosen it and see if that keeps the low E string from being so high.

[jedzep]

Oh boy! Now I have something to tweak tonight.

[DesertTwang]

Originally Posted by rick-slo

An angled capo placement is in consideration of having more room for the fretting hand, not for the sound or intonation

And I get buzzing strings when I do that. A setup issue?

[jedzep]

This might have been already said, but tone variations (both my L0 and M20 responded with a touch less perceived muting after angling) might be a factor of what changes would normally come at the string break angle at the nut. The capo literally makes a fret the nut.

My head hurts.

Twang, you have some tiny setup issue, in my opinion, but I don't know what gauge strings you have on.

I failed high school geometry, BTW. Can you tell?

[lkingston]

Originally Posted by RodB

I angle my capo to give room at the treble side, particularly up the neck where things can otherwise get cramped.



I seldom have to retune after fitting or moving the capo, angled or not, and don’t believe there is any advantage in this respect by setting it at an angle.



Ideally I would want it as close to the fret as possible but with just enough clamping force to avoid buzzing. Overtightening will pull the note sharp.

I angle mine a little as well. I use a Paige capo and tighten it just enough to play without buzzing, but not so much as to make it go sharp.

[ctvolfan]

Originally Posted by RodB

I angle my capo to give room at the treble side, particularly up the neck where things can otherwise get cramped.

I seldom have to retune after fitting or moving the capo, angled or not, and don’t believe there is any advantage in this respect by setting it at an angle.

Ideally I would want it as close to the fret as possible but with just enough clamping force to avoid buzzing. Overtightening will pull the note sharp.

Just want to thank you RobB! My problem was solved by loosening up my Shubb capo. I had it much too tight thinking that tightening it up on all ths strings would make them all go a step up evenly. But obviously that is not the case. I loosened it up and my low E string is no longer sharp. Funny I have been using a capo for years and haven't given it much thought but this issue was on one guitar in particular that I have only had about a year.

[bjewell]

Don't tell Tony...

[zmf]

Originally Posted by RodB

Ideally I would want it as close to the fret as possible but with just enough clamping force to avoid buzzing. Overtightening will pull the note sharp.

Thanks for the suggestion, Rod. I tried this, but while the notes are clear, they have a different quality from that with max clamping force.

I listened to some of your audio clips (very nice) and you get very clean notes, but you also play more softly than my crude fingerpicking.