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Anyone use one? I'm thinking of getting one to emulate DADGAD, so is it effective in that regard?

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  • droflufdrofluf Frets: 3144
    I don't but thought that they affected adjacent frets so I'm not sure how that would work? However I've been wrong before. Many times =)
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  • droflufdrofluf Frets: 3144
    P.S. Your post has set me thinking; if it does work I could use something similar to get DADGAD to emulate standard tuning
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  • BigLicks67BigLicks67 Frets: 763
    drofluf said:
    P.S. Your post has set me thinking; if it does work I could use something similar to get DADGAD to emulate standard tuning
    How would it work?
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    BigLicks67 said:
    Anyone use one? I'm thinking of getting one to emulate DADGAD, so is it effective in that regard?
    No, because it doesn't change the intervals between the strings.

    All they do is allow you to use a few different open chord shapes, eg capo'ing 1-5 at the second fret and allowing you to play a D shape (which is now E) with the bottom E string open. But as soon as you fret any of the un-capo'd strings you're back to standard tuning.

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  • paganskinspaganskins Frets: 273
    ICBM said:
    BigLicks67 said:
    Anyone use one? I'm thinking of getting one to emulate DADGAD, so is it effective in that regard?
    No, because it doesn't change the intervals between the strings.

    All they do is allow you to use a few different open chord shapes, eg capo'ing 1-5 at the second fret and allowing you to play a D shape (which is now E) with the bottom E string open. But as soon as you fret any of the un-capo'd strings you're back to standard tuning.
    @ICBM is spot on, it's like a third hand holding a chord down for you in standard tuning.

    Spider capo would give you most options but the Esus or Amaj type would be the most useful and user friendly to begin with.

    Just found this index of partial capo types.
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  • droflufdrofluf Frets: 3144
    BigLicks67 said:
    drofluf said:
    P.S. Your post has set me thinking; if it does work I could use something similar to get DADGAD to emulate standard tuning
    How would it work?
    It wouldn't :( I hadn't thought it through. Like I said I get things wrong =)

    Thanks @ICBM and @paganskins for clarifying
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  • BigLicks67BigLicks67 Frets: 763
    Just found this on the Shubb website, so no shortcuts for me. : <

    http://www.shubb.com/partial/dadgad.html

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  • droflufdrofluf Frets: 3144
    BigLicks67 said:
    Just found this on the Shubb website, so no shortcuts for me. : <

    http://www.shubb.com/partial/dadgad.html

    Then the only possible solution must be a new guitar to keep in DADGAD =)
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  • BigLicks67BigLicks67 Frets: 763
    drofluf said:
    BigLicks67 said:
    Just found this on the Shubb website, so no shortcuts for me. : <

    http://www.shubb.com/partial/dadgad.html

    Then the only possible solution must be a new guitar to keep in DADGAD =)
    I do have a guitar permanently tuned to DADFAD (open D) so I can go from Bob Dylan to Pierre Bensusan in one semitone. 
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  • ToneControlToneControl Frets: 11438
    I have some
    They are very useful for boosting creativity - you can create some new compositions from the resulting tunings

    The DADGAD-ish one is interesting, but of course as mentioned, it only allows a few DADGAD-style chords

    You can get a spider capo, which allows almost anything, but I didn't find it too useful
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  • ToneControlToneControl Frets: 11438
    drofluf said:
    P.S. Your post has set me thinking; if it does work I could use something similar to get DADGAD to emulate standard tuning
    How would it work?
    https://youtu.be/bmwlgSyyhlY?t=92
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  • Creed_ClicksCreed_Clicks Frets: 1255
    I have one, which capos 3 frets . It's great. Can be useful for creative puposes, and on the second fret is DADGAD style, You can capo the A,D,G string or upside down capo the B,G,D. I prefer using it on the A,D,G.
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