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Try doing this without a capo.
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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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Exactly
How about the alternative ...is not using a capo missing out on a whole range of sounds and textures?
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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. Last edited by Tico; 09-15-2020 at 05:05 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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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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I play bluegrass. How do you play in a diff key unless you own a Paige?
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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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What’s a capo?
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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. |