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Old 09-15-2020, 03:56 PM
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Try doing this without a capo.


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Old 09-15-2020, 04:12 PM
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Tommy Emmanuel uses a capo...for me that is enough said on this topic regardless what Glen Campbell said!!
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I don't like capos, so I almost never use them. Use them for 1 song and I haven't played it out in a year or more.

Lesser player for using them? Heck no, I've seen guys using them that can (& do) play me under the table. They are a useful tool for those that like & use them and a PITA for those of us that don't like them.
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Call me a cheater then. I love me some capos. Nothing like a G chord no matter the fret.
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I was wondering why I stink at this guitar thing. Its the capo!
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Oh Gawd,, not this again..
Exactly

How about the alternative ...is not using a capo missing out on a whole range of sounds and textures?
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Old 09-15-2020, 04:59 PM
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OK, I have to give one serious answer, although I am quite enjoying all the joke posts.

I'd argue, doing what I do, solo fingerstyle arrangements, a capo makes it more difficult. I am used to using the whole fretboard. With no capo, I feel free - I've spend my whole life memorizing the positions. Put a capo on, and the intervals don't change but my point of reference does, so now I have to actually think about where I'm going next.
You make a good point.
Your argument is certainly valid ... for you and others who share your playing style.
I think players of classical music on a classical guitar rarely, if ever, use a capo.

However your argument does not apply to others who play many other styles on guitar.
So both one perspective doesn't win over the other; they both coexist.

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Old 09-15-2020, 05:21 PM
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Doesn't mean you are less of a player. It means you want to be able to play open chords in different Keys.
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HEY !! Tell that dude to drop the butt and pick up a mask.....Geez!!!!
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Old 09-15-2020, 05:53 PM
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Yes Glen Campbell was an excellent guitarist ... AND it's perfectly fine to use a capo.

This 'There is only one way to be right way to be, and everyone must conform to it!" thing is ubiquitous and tiresome.

Diversity is good.
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Old 09-15-2020, 05:56 PM
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I play bluegrass. How do you play in a diff key unless you own a Paige?
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Old 09-15-2020, 06:07 PM
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This issue comes up with some regularity. Does using a capo mean you do so only because you do not have the skills to not have to use it. Steve
Just the opposite. It opens up new capo-bilities....
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So I could not tell you why for sure and don't if it matters to anyone but me but my 000 Collings sounds best to my ear tuned a half step down. Capoed at the first helps to play along when
I need to.... makes a nice sweet sound across the range....
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Old 09-15-2020, 06:09 PM
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What’s a capo?
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Old 09-15-2020, 06:12 PM
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I don't use a capo but using one has nothing to do with skill. It only means that you want to play in a different key, often to coincide with a singing voice.

Lots of really great players and singers use capos.
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