Members Bernie P. Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 I came across this capo at the BHO.It looks like a great idea ! http://www.spidercapo.com/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 A very good idea indeed ! But for $50 with shipping ? That's pretty steep. I wouldn't pay any more than $30 for it, and even that would be a stretch. If you switched tunings three or four times a gig, I can see how it might be worth the bucks, but otherwise, that's a lot of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernie P. Posted January 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 If you buy 1-3 (40 each) ship is free.Four or more would add 10 shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 If you buy 1-3 (40 each) ship is free.Four or more would add 10 shipping. Guess I misread that part. I thought that they shipped for free if you bought ten or more. Still, $40 is pretty steep for a capo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 That is really cool. It allows for the possibility of fretting behind the capo! Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dthraco Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Clever and well presented on a clean website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitar_goob Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 It would be interesting to know how easy it is to move up and down the neck. When I use a capo, I would rather have speed than a slow operation. On the other hand, for those performers who use an insane amount of capos (I saw a guy play with 5 once) for their tunes, it might be just the ticket. The most I've used is 2 - normal and a shortcut. One thing I definitely remember about 5 capo guy is you had plenty of time to catch a nap inbetween his gazillion capo switches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiFeStArTs@40 Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 I don't know... for me (a noob) getting into some alternate tunings am finding there's so many other things or possibilities to learn on a guitar either in standard or alternate, that I don't think I'd get real use out of it. Maybe in 20 years when I run out of the millions of other possiblities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WBigsby Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 A+Mine just came in the mail today, and I am in LOVE with it. It's the kind of guitar tool that really sparks the imagination, and i'm playing in styles I would have never imagined! It's awesome, and it's also time for me to hit the porch and get back to experimenting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 I came across this capo at the BHO.It looks like a great idea ! http://www.spidercapo.com/index.html I like the idea of individual string capos a lot but I don't like the nasty look of those spikey levers... Maybe it's just 'cause I saw Spellbound at an impressionable age. I had a pal back in the 70s who had a whole collection of those cheap little strap and tooth Dunlops that he'd cut out in a variety of configurations. I use partial capoing with my Dunlop C clamp style capo frequently in a couple of positions and it can be pretty cool -- but at a certain point, I start getting the Joni Mitchell syndrome -- kind of losing myself in all those 'tunings'... (I frequently play full open D tuning, drop D bass, DADGAD, and various partial capo configurations)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jandrew Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 I've had a third-hand capo for years, and now I have one of these, which is definitely superior. However, my most used alternate "tuning" is Esus (simulated dadgad), for which my modified schubb is simpler to use. However, if anyone has any interesting spider-capo tunings (and or tabs utilizing them), I'd love to hear from them. cheers, andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarist21 Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 But for $50 with shipping ? Its on MF for $30, FWIW. Wonder what the main differences are between the Spider Capo and this guy: http://www.thirdhandcapo.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members S~R~O Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 Haven't tried the Spider capo yet, though the 3rd hand is lots of fun.As someone else pointed out MF has them cheaper than $50 http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Creative-Tunings-SpiderCapo?sku=582977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WBigsby Posted July 9, 2010 Members Share Posted July 9, 2010 A+ Mine just came in the mail today, and I am in LOVE with it. It's the kind of guitar tool that really sparks the imagination, and i'm playing in styles I would have never imagined! It's awesome, and it's also time for me to hit the porch and get back to experimenting! Ok.. now that I've had it for a week, I learn that it would really be ideal to have 2 or even 3 of them. The options are rather limited when you can only capo string combinations over one fret. I've gotten some open tunings with adding a full capo to it, but that's about it. It truly didn't take long for the novelty to wear off. I'd like to still give the design an A+ over the Thirdhand, but the concept turns out to be rather lackluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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