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Location: south east Michigan | Until about a year ago I had little use for either. Now I am finding that songs that where just out of vocal reach before (Ticket to Ride & Let It Be) are do-able by just tuning down one step.
And I'm equally suprised at how by just bringing the capo up a fret or two I can bring the vocals up out of the mud.
I play "Mrs. Brown" capoed up 4 frets. For one chord I have to bar at the 10th fret. Don't attempt this with any guitar with a box back! Only Ovations can ring true that far up the neck. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Adjusting the medication levels of your male hormone replacement therapy might achieve similar results.
(However, I'm not a medical professional) |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
(However, I'm not a medical professional) How about a medicated professional? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ...was knocked back to amature ranks for attending a NarcAnon meeting. Currently training to regain Pro-status by skipping steps 2-12. (Two at a time) |
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Location: south east Michigan | Adjusting the medication levels of your male hormone replacement therapy might achieve similar results. Jeez...If it makes the song better, why not?
Fortunatly, I don't use the "capo scale" to measure my manhood. A 12" ruler is much more useful....barely. ;) |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ...don't need a Mic stand, huh?
If you had been Glen Cambell, Ovations wouldn't have even gotten a start. |
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Location: SoCal | Now that's a visual I didn't need! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Really?
Is the use of a capo a knock on the guitar? |
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Location: SoCal | No, it was the visual of Glen Campbell not needing a mic stand.
Regarding capos, I have one on almost every guitar. I love capos and use them whenever needed. I ain't a purist in that regard. |
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Location: closely held secret | I'm picturing a capo. 
I'm picturing a capo. 
I'm picturing a capo. 
I'm picturing a capo. 
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | "....Uh, let me just raise my Mic a bit...." |
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Location: closely held secret | ...uh, Jeff, I may be wrong, but I think 'ol Glen's gesturing to you... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Ya know, at his age I'm glad he can keep something up....
...cause I was gonna suggest an alternative placement for his capo :eek:
Violá back on topic :D |
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Location: Evansville,IN | Would rather see someone use a capo, than watch those kids come in my local guitar emporium to practice their brand of drop D tuning for 2-3 hours every Saturday. :D
I have heard that a pair of Vise-Grips on certain parts of the anatomy will raise the voice an octave. Frankie Valli reportedly had several pairs. :D |
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Location: East Tennessee | I've tuned down 1-2 steps for years. It not only keeps many songs within my limited vocal range, it is A LOT LESS strain on the guitar.
You would have thought Glen could afford a strap.
I still like him, but I don't want him to sign any of my guitar tops. :D |
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Location: NJ | I played with a guy that tuned down a half step and it drove me crazy. I always thought I was out of tune. |
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Location: south east Michigan | You would have thought Glen could afford a strap.
I believe that he's holding out for the OFC strap. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | His arms are going to get pretty tired if he's holding out for the strap. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Only in the OFC can a post go from;
Capos to Anatomy to guitar straps.
Ya gotta love it.
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Location: Evansville,IN | We seem to be a very diverse group of people, at least we are imaginative. Just goes to show we are always thinking. :D :D |
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Location: Omaha | Back ON TOPIC (...sorry...);
I've found (with one of my Larrivees) that tuning down to D and putting on a set of D'Addario J18's (.14 - .59) even improves the tone capoed at the 2nd fret to bring it back up to standard 'E' - those heavy cables really add some tone (or is it 'mojo'?) - so I'm gonna try it on my L777, too.
And with the built in tuner, doing some drop D (drop 'C' actually) is really easy, and will sound incredible! :cool: |
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Location: NJ | I've always been a "ConcertPitch" kinda guy and never subscribed to "TuningDown" ('cept for DoubleDrop D). My philosophy's always been "if y'cant hit the note . . don't sing the song" (been pretty successful thusfar . . but some of those Joni Mitchell songs are a real "pain in the nut" :-)
I'm a blantant purp at using the capo tho, but not for "singing" purposes . . . really just to get the needed phrasing or to facilitate chord shapes while singing . . . I'm actually a pretty shitty "guitarist" . . . . |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Cliff, I assume you were blessed as a tenor? |
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Location: NJ | Y'got me, Stephen . . . .
. . . I'm all over the place . . . |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I hate you.....2 notes, just 2 notes higher in my vocal range and I could damn near sing anything I wanted. Instead........
I do have a wonderful falsetto tho.....Timy Tim watch out! |
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Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Did you mean "Tiny Tim" ???
http://www.tinytim.org/memorabilia/memorabilia22.html
He was a real peach him and his baby sized uke...
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Thanks AB....
You have both shamed and corrected me.
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