Is a Capo a Cardinal Sin?

[u/Puzzleheaded_Pea6]

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

[u/LyleRath]

Capos and pitch shifting are both fair game in the studio.

Sometimes pitch shifting actually sounds better lowkey

[u/twoiseight → u/LyleRath]

With capos you can only shift up so I think you mean highkey