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String Guitar Capo
Is it ok to tune your guitar while it has a capo on? Could it hurt the strings? Guitar? Capo?
i have played guitar and used capos for more than 35 years, and i have never hurt the strings or the guitar by tuning (more accurately fine-tuning) the guitar with a capo on...nor have i heard of damage from anyone else.
of course, you'd want to have the guitar tuned before you start using the capo. if you tune with the capo on, once the capo is removed the guitar will most likely be out of tune, because the capo inhibits the capability of having equal tension on both side of it to some degree.
loosen the tension of the capo if you find when you put it on a tuned guitar and it pulls the guitar out of tune if your capo has that capability. if you capo is non-adjustable you might try putting the capo directly on top of the fret and see if it is more in tune that way.
if that doesn't do it, you'll have to make those small adjustments tuning-wise. this is alright for the studio, but can eat up precious time on stage.
since adjustable capos have to be readjusted for the different thickness in lower and higher positions on the neck, i use a non-adjustable capo over the fret, even though it is less comfortable than having it behind the fret. hey, but it's in tune and it's fast.
i use both kind of capos in the studio, but always tune and re-tune between takes.
again, never any damage to the strings or the guitar.
Faking 12 String Guitar
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