deefstes wrote:
Oh, and epic face there Bob! ? Looks like an interesting application of capos. Would have liked to see this.
camba wrote:
The one nearest the headstock is a regular capo, at the 2nd fret going across all 6 strings. The brass capo is at the 4th fret and is a Shubb partial capo and depresses FIVE strings. The guitar is in regular tuning for that number.
This partial capo, fitted so as to cover string 1-5, and with a regular capo at the 2nd fret creates an effect similar (but not identical) to drop D tuning - though the open 6th and 4th are now both at F#. So when I play a D shape (which is now F#) I have a nice bass note on the 6th string.
BUT remember the guitar is not in a slack key tuning. So the moment I fret the 6th string everything behaves as if the guitar is still in regular tuning. So I can play a regular G shape (now B because I'm effectively capoed at 4th fret) and still use all the little fills you get with that shape. I have access to barre chords as if the guitar is regularly tuned
It's ALMOST the best of both words. I say "ALMOST" because you can't play the regular E and Em shapes unless you can find a way to fret the 6th string in line with the partial capo.
