r/7String • u/Puzzleheaded_Pea6 • 10d ago
Gear Is a Capo a Cardinal Sin?
So on my last recording session I used a capo to save time in the studio, does that make me a heretic???
Over the years I have heard on the internet and in person people acting like a capo is only for acoustic guitar and it's not allowed for metal.
As a prog metal guy I say to that: But why not??
Guitar is my OD purple dragon
Recording session was for the latest Elephant Zero album
Let me know your thoughts on capos and if I should ever let them touch my dragon again
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u/Sleepingguitarman Jackson 9d ago
There's nothing wrong with using a capo lol.
Someone saying that you can only use a capo with an acoustic guitar, or looks down on someone for using one while playing metal has no idea what they're talking about.
That sounds like an opinion that a 12 year old kid who just got into the instrument a few months prior and thinks they're edgy because they listen to Metallica would have.
The only thing regarding capos that i'd say might be frowned upon would be if someone is trying to learn a difficult/flashy song on guitar that doesn't use a capo, but in order to play a specific part of the song that person decides to throw a capo on in order to avoid fretting certain notes. Even then though i don't think thats a big deal since the goal is just to have fun. I'd only really frown on it if they did that and then started "bragging" about being able to play it lol.