OK, what are cowboy chords, and why would someone not want to be a cowboy?
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So.... I used a capo last night!
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Your basic first position, open string chords. Though they may be played up the neck as well. Basically, not barre chords or power chords or other non-open string chords played beyond the third fret or so.
I just took delivery of a Kaiser partial capo.
I have to return it,though.
It won't work on my sixer's neck.
The bottom pad is not long enough for it to stay on.
I then ordered a Spider bass capo XXL.
There is a riff that I do that requires a droning low C.
And I don't want to do a inaccurate tuner change guess.
No. This is not me.
I have to return it,though.
It won't work on my sixer's neck.
The bottom pad is not long enough for it to stay on.
I then ordered a Spider bass capo XXL.
There is a riff that I do that requires a droning low C.
And I don't want to do a inaccurate tuner change guess.
No. This is not me.
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My Spider capo is coming Wednesday.
One thing many don't seem to realize about this capo on a bass.
You can use it to get harmonics that regular bass tunings can't give you!
And you can use less than all the "feet"
One thing many don't seem to realize about this capo on a bass.
You can use it to get harmonics that regular bass tunings can't give you!
And you can use less than all the "feet"
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For instance:On my six stringer I get the natural harmonics for BEADGC tuning.(Look at the bottom diagram for six string bass)
Now.
If I had a capo at the fourth fret of my sixer Eb,I would have a whole new set of natural harmonics to use.
They would be based on a Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Cb,E tuning
This looks great.
From how I get it you can set it to only press down some strings as well, essentially giving you alternate open tunings without having to tune your bass differently as well.
Is this correct?
In that case I got to get one for my 5 string, which I tune F#1 to D3 (2 half steps above standard E tuning).
Opens a whole lot of new possibilities, whereas I wouldn't have much use of a traditional capo that covers all strings.
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Right!
That vid showed me all I needed to know about the Spider in the first few seconds.
First thing I am going to experiment with when I get it is an open Bm tuning, with the capo just pressing down the E and D string on the second fret (my 5 string is tuned F#1 to D3, 2 half steps above standard E tuning).
Since my bass is a 5 string and the Spider bass capo XXL has 6 "fingers", is it possible to detach one of "fingers" from the capo?
Yes.The one I ordered shows eight strings.You can remove the extra "fingers"
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Absolutely:
- Unscrew the knob until it comes off
- Remove the moveable endpiece and as many fingers as you like
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Back in the day when playing with a cut capo (on rhythm guitar) sometime used two capos. First time expect fish eyes from the guys....Thanks for the tip! Really cool concept, but looking creepy af.
You can always do that without a capo. You just fret the string and pluck while "fretting" the harmonic with the right hand.
As an example...
Jaco would shorten the string with his right hand pinky to get any harmonic note he needed.
