I saw Jimmy Gaudreau use a capo on his mandolin at a bluegrass festival. It sounded great. It's a tool. Use it for a certain sound or effect but not because you're too lazy to learn to play in Bb or B. Monroe style players play out of closed positions anyway even when they don't have to, right?
If I had a mandolin in GDGD and needed to play a tune in AEAE, I'd slap a capo on (if I could find one) rather than spend 5-10 minutes retuning. I use one with mandola, octave mandolin and mandocello. On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 5:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I really think you have to be a butt-kicking good player to get away with > using a capo, so good that > no one questions it. That wouldn't be me. > > Clyde Clevenger > Just My Opinion, But It's Right > Salem, Oregon > Old Circle > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Taterbugmando" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=.
