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Capo for a nylon string guitar
Is there a special capo for nylon string guitars? I'm asking for another player
In my church group. Thanks for any help. |
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Capo for a nylon string guitar
I use a Shubb 12 string capo. Works great on my 2" fretboard nylon strings. You can find on Amazon.
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Yes there is a different capo. I use the planet waves capo.
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If the fretboard is flat or radiused it will make a difference, likewise if the fingerboard is wider than some capos, especially up the neck.
I don't like non-adjustable spring capos on any guitar, adjustability is better. |
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I use a non adjustable ugly orange spring type, upside down on the second fret, as a Foote capo. It works fine on my classical , which I use more in a folk sense. This makes it quick to go into and out of a dropped tuning. It is wide enough to capo the entire fretboard if I want.
With nylon strings you don't need much force anyway.
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Shubb make a capo for classical guitar. I have one, it works well.
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I ordered a Classical Capo for my wife to use on her classical, Think it was a Dunlop trigger capo. A Kyser 12-string capo will also work.
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Here ya go!
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A true classical has a 2" wide fretboard that is flat (no radius). It needs a similarly flat and wide capo.
These days, you see a lot of crossovers that do actually have a radiused fretboard. In those cases, you would need a radiused capo like you would use on a steel-string acoustic.
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Although I seldom use it, I have a Planet Waves NS Classical that works well. As others have noted, for a traditional classical you need a capo that's wider and has a flatter radius than you'll typically use on a steel string.
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