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Permalink Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire on July 16, 2011 at 7:16am

DAMN.... NO FAIR...... OK I give up! I'm beat Down...

 

My Hero used a capo... But I did see his concert in Dallas before his death...

 

SRV, BB and Joe Cocker....on the stage together....

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on July 16, 2011 at 8:40am

Jimmie Vaughan is a big fan of em too.  Most old school players are seasoned with em, great way to bring your instrument into a different register, why would anyone disparage em, theyre great.

 

Work awesome in two guitar lineups too, especially with less accomplished players who just thrash it out - two big loud electric guitars can quickly and easily become a muddy, middly mess... why not shift one to a higher register? do you often see 2 cellos in a string quartet?

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Permalink Reply by Mark Bliss on July 16, 2011 at 7:21pm

Some consider them "cheaters" but I for one have seen many a respectable and talented player not only use them, but install/move them mid song to great effect.

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Permalink Reply by Dobrohobo Brown on July 17, 2011 at 12:19pm

I thought part of playing the blues was there are no rules

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Permalink Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire on July 17, 2011 at 12:49pm

Yea, But some things look stupid as hell... so I guess a capo that doesn't look stupid or like a cheater just might fit the bill.... of course a capo on a 3 string would be something to see! And considering I can't even play makes me have the blues... maybe a capo would fix that...

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on July 17, 2011 at 2:50pm

I don't like that rule!  I am an occasional capo user.  It is a tool and a handy tool.

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Permalink Reply by j bone on July 17, 2011 at 4:36pm

ya - i have heard capos called "cheaters" also - in my experience those people either didn't play guitar, or they hadn't ever used a capo / or played in another key- they simply didn't understand their use, which is to change the tuning of your instrument without having to retune the whole git. - 1 sec. from E tuning to G tuning to A tuning with capo - or retune manually each time and possibly kill the momentum of the show - 

a capo is like a keyless chuck on a drill -                         i have also heard slides called "cheaters" - hahaha!   whatever 

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on July 17, 2011 at 5:55pm

Ry Cooder, Steve Earle, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash... capo, capo, capo, capo, capo!!!!! Some kinda conspiracy...

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Permalink Reply by Jeff "Sweet T" Tinsley on July 17, 2011 at 6:33pm

Well, I guess I might as well join in. The video I posted a couple of weeks ago (Bordering On Tuneful/Song For Austin) was played on a 20" scale 3 string with a capo on the 3rd fret. That song isn't blues, but almost everything else I do is, and I always use a capo on that particular instrument.

I hope that doesn't come across as "snippy". I don't mean it to be negative at all.

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Permalink Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on July 17, 2011 at 9:29pm

Hi Jeff.

No. Not in a quartet, but one of the most beautiful pieces of music on earth (and maybe any other planet) is the Schubert C major quintet, which very definitely has two cellos.

All the best.

John (ex-viola player)

Jef Long said:

Jimmie Vaughan is a big fan of em too.  Most old school players are seasoned with em, great way to bring your instrument into a different register, why would anyone disparage em, theyre great.

 

Work awesome in two guitar lineups too, especially with less accomplished players who just thrash it out - two big loud electric guitars can quickly and easily become a muddy, middly mess... why not shift one to a higher register? do you often see 2 cellos in a string quartet?

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on July 17, 2011 at 9:52pm

The "No Capo" rule applies only to jazz..it's a definite no-no to use a capo at a jazz gig...remember the lyrics from Sultans of Swing?...."...check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords..."

 

For all other genres it's fine...

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Permalink Reply by Seaman Jay on July 17, 2011 at 10:02pm

You failed already at "the blues should NEVER", bro.

Well, probably 7 bar blues won't be a runner, but AFAIK there were no rules like "standard blues tuning" or "thou shalt not use a capo for it is a devils own contraption and a slap in the face of our Lord, B.B. King."

 

OTOH - quite an interesting discussion, but - is it some kind of a holy war? "Capists" vs. "Retuners"?

Like "C extension" vs "5th string" vs "purists" among the upright bass players? ;-)

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