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Topic: 8 string reso capo? What is out there? |
Pat Haley
From:
Walker, LA USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 6:21 am |
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I have a 8 string being built by Gregg McKenna. I have a Flux capo for the 6 string and although I do not use it very much it seems to work well. Is there a 8 string capo that anyone would suggest?
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Don McGregor
From:
Memphis, Tennessee
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 7:17 am
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Depends on what your string spacing is. The strings on my National D8 Console have a measurement of only 2-1/8" at the nut, and a Beard capo I have is 2-1/2". Works fine up till about the 7th fret, where the strings begin to be too far apart.
The 8 string console I have recently built has a wider string spacing, and the capo will not work at all.
Find out what the string spacing will be on your McKenna.
I will say the Beard lends itself well to doing a partial capo of the strings, leaving one or more open on either the bass of treble side. I find this to be a fun thing to experiment with. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 8:06 am
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What does Mr. McKenna say about this issue?
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James Inkster
From:
Ukee, BC
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 9:03 am
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I'm using the new beard wave capo with my 8-string (beard/goldtone) reso.
It works quite well -- much better tone than the original Beard, I find.
I'd assume the string spacing is similar to your 8-string... |
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Eugene Cole
From:
near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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