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Ricardo
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Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC
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RE: Capo (in reply to Guest)
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ORIGINAL: Staghound Seems that almost all guitar masters use a capo,If only on the first fret. Paco de lucia , Paco Pena, Vicente, etc. Juan serrano usually plays solo without one. A capo certainly makes the guitar easier to play than the open position, thus helping stretch and speed,SO how many guitarists are addicted to using a capo( when not using it to accompany a singer) . Sensible answers, and not a specific number would be appreciated. I dont' feel it helps much at all with playing easier. The main reason is because the flamenco players normally think of functioning falsetas in accompanying contexts. The secondary reason is simply the sound of the guitar, it brighten things up to move higher, lower position is darker. I have used capo position in live setting to avoid feedback issues with the full band (for instrumental tunes). The absolute last reason to use it would be ease of play. Probably you need to check your guitar's set up if you find capo 1 orders of magnitude better feeling than open. High nut, high bone, bent neck etc can all be culprits. Ricardo
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