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Originally Posted by youngstranger
Or is it just a matter of using the capo to make things more easily pickable?
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in the last 30 seconds of this interview, Gord implies admiration for those who play 'open'
i guess if it were to obtain different voicings, then i'd almost rather see a bunch of guitars on stage that have a variation of alternate tunings
it's pretty cool and dry at nights up here even in summer, and the guitar in a cool cottage or around a campfire was something we would never want to put any more stress on the neck by diddling with capos (i call them vices, lol) ...and especially 12 string guitars!
if someone started playing in G and it was too low then we move to A or jump to C or D ...man, those 4 key signatures alone can take you far and a the guys with the mouth organs would usually be able to join in
don't misread me, the capo s a great tool for learners with small hands who can't afford to move through a 1/4 or 1/2 guitar (a tenor?)...i also like how guys will quickly clamp on a combo of two capos and achieve a drop D tuning (like EMR) without having to wait for them to actually drop the D
more on the pros side, check out SFAWN and the staggering of one guitar with capo + 2 in G and the lead with capo + 7 in C ...lovely stuff