• From: North East England
  • Registered: 2008-10-26
  • Posts: 207

Topic: strings & Capo?

Hiya Chordians

                       Just a quick question,answers on a postcard to the Village idjit lol

Can a Capo effect strings after it is taken off or with constant use?(Damage?)

Its ave left  the capo on (probably over tight) and when i took it off the strings sound terrible !!
well just dont sound the same!

Cheers Micky cool

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  • From: Georgia
  • Registered: 2007-07-09
  • Posts: 381

Re: strings & Capo?

Sometimes if a capo is left on for a while it can pull the strings out of tune when it's taken off. Just give em a tune up and they should be fine.

  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: strings & Capo?

Also if you leave the capo on too long it can create indentions on the back of the neck. I would suggest removing the capo from the fretboard when you're not playing.

And, tune your guitar without the capo. Place the capo on your guitar in a manner that requires no additional tuning. There's a "sweet spot" on each fret and it might take a little exploring to find it.

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  • From: New Zealand
  • Registered: 2009-04-05
  • Posts: 37

Re: strings & Capo?

micky the mooch wrote:

Hiya Chordians

                       Just a quick question,answers on a postcard to the Village idjit lol

Can a Capo effect strings after it is taken off or with constant use?(Damage?)

Its ave left  the capo on (probably over tight) and when i took it off the strings sound terrible !!
well just dont sound the same!

Cheers Micky cool

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