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Old 10-14-2009, 05:35 PM   #17
bjm7777
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Default Re: capos, transpose buttons and other aids

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Originally Posted by Cathy View Post
I use Shubb 6 & 12 string capos, too. And I tune to a tuner, but when I'm done, I always find myself tweeking a few strings. I believe no guitar is a perfect guitar, and certain strings on certain frets will be slightly out of tune. I also believe that about 90% of the people listening wouldn't even notice it. But we do. We're guitar players.
Absolutely true. To be honest, I just find E, then go from there by ear. Then check E again. My harmonica is handy sometimes, too. As for the tweaking, good guitars take years of training to teach them that they are no longer trees, and to kindly settle down and be a guitar.
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