Last week, I played a show and all was going well. Crowd was into it and we are playing pretty goodw as a group. We finished a song to end the first set and I grab the capo to put it back on my headstock, it slipped out of my hand and landed on the concrete floor and the capo exploded. The spring came dislodged and all the tension it provided is gone. The spring came dislodged and the capo was useless. Luckily, I only had one more song to perform that uses and capo and I was able to borrow it from my band mate.
Making the switch
Was thinking about using cradle style capos instead of the Kyser spring loaded ones. I liked the aspect of being able to move my capo above the nut when I’m not using it; easy access and storage. I saw that Billy Strings does the same thing and it made sense. I found out that he uses Elliot Capos and I’m sure they make a fine capo but I’m not going to spend 200+ dollars on one. Settled on the D’Addario cradle capo and so far so good. I noticed that my intonation with this capo is better than with the Kyser.
Ditch the Kyser capo?
I won’t be ditching my Kyser capos. I love them and for the amount of guitars I have, they are more economical than the cradle capos. I will be using the D’Addario for my upcoming shows and the Kyser will be the backup. The biggest lesson is to always have a backup!
Note: I was able to fix my Kyser capo after comparing it with my others.
