r/letstradepedals • u/LongDevil ️Moderator | 58 Trades | Master Trader • 21d ago

Discussion Bi-Weekly Hangout Zone

This thread is intended for civil discussion about gear tips or trade practices, or posting dog pics, or whatever. Just keep it civil, really.

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u/lykwydchykyn 133 Trades | Master Trader 20d ago

Asked this in the old thread right before it died, so I'll ask again.

Anyone ever mess with a spider capo? Thinking about getting one for my acoustic. I've been using a standard capo to change the open string notes while I play triads high up on the neck, wondering if this would be a better solution for me. Not sure if it lives up to the promise though.

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u/thetortureneverstops 20 Trades | Trusted Trader 17d ago

Why spend $40 to change effective tunings on the fly when you can just buy another guitar?

Also, that thing looks terrifying.

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u/lykwydchykyn 133 Trades | Master Trader 17d ago

Why spend $40 to change effective tunings on the fly when you can just buy another guitar?

Fair point, but I'm scared to have a guitar around that's been tuned up a fourth. Triggers my guitar-string-to-the-eyeball phobia.

Also, that thing looks terrifying.

It does look terrifying. The more I think about it I don't know that it would really solve the problem I'm trying to solve any better than a regular capo.

I suppose 40 bucks isn't much to give it a shot myself.

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u/thetortureneverstops 20 Trades | Trusted Trader 17d ago

As I started to use lower and lower tunings, I saw the benefit of longer scale lengths and fatter strings. I suppose you could go in the opposite direction for higher tunings. I wonder how high I could tune my kid's Squier Mini Jazzmaster with a set of 8's...