New Capo

Arya Stark · 04-13-2010, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

they're generally all cheap. kyser is the most common brand i've seen. good quality but a little pricey ($20-$40), but they're all metal and solid pieces of hardware. and they come in a variety of colours too.

Right, I'm thinking elastic cause it's cheaper and useful for my needs.
It's just casual, you know? Casual recording, casual everything.
There's nothing special I need it for. ^_^ Thanks for the recommendations.

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

This...actually makes a difference. You sure you don't have a radial fretboard? Common ones are around 9" - 13". Flat fretboards can be excessively hard to play barre chords on.

Every capo I've seen, and I mean EVERY one has some sort of curvature to the barring arm, I would imagine a flat fretboard would hinder the capo's ability to barre the D/G strings and might lead to buzzing. It's also good to choose a capo that's spring-loaded rather than preloaded (like a set-screw) so that the capo naturally counteracts the spring tension and you don't need to worry about going out of tune as a result.

But yes, I own the Kyser one that mr dave posted, works like a dream but it's relatively expensive (around $20).

What do you mean by the barring arm? It's obviously curved on the back of the arm but the frets are pretty much flat, if I look at it.
Yeah, it's a flat fretboard according to what I see here. xD
I didn't really think to get a screw capo, cause I feel like it'd be more difficult to deal with.
It's either spring or elastic, I think.
Thanks for the info and everything. [=