What's Capo in Italian?

[bigcohoona]

Doesn't "Capo" Sound Italian!

New problem. I rely heavily on regular and cut capo's for quite a few songs. I just tried them on my new S2 Singlecut and it is pushing it terribly out of tune.

I've never had this problem with my LP, Taylor, McPherson, or Fernandes..

This Pattern Regular neck is close to my LP so I'm somewhat confused. Any tips, tricks, or otherwise?

I've got PRS 10's on there.. should I get 11's?

Thanks for the help.. this is by far my favorite electric I've ever played and this would place an enormous roadblock to performing with it.

~C

 

[László]

Capo is Italian and it means "head." Figuratively, when you use a capo, you're moving the headstock function.

The word also means end, top and boss. End and top seem to also apply.

i have no problem using capos on my PRSes. I've never seen anyone else with the problem in many years on PRS forums.

you shouldn't have to change string gauges at all. Something's gotta be wrong with the capo or the way it's being set up. I have Shubb capos for each of my PRSes, and have never encountered an issue in 24 years of playing PRS.

 

[nosidamde]

This thread reminds me of one of my favorite Capos, or Caporegime, Paulie Gualtieri.

He always threw up those devil horns. :evil:

 

[Goldfixer]

I have found that although my Keyser capo is excellent on my Taylor 916, it's terrible on my PRSi, I use a G 7th on them

 

[shinksma]

I have found that although my Keyser capo is excellent on my Taylor 916, it's terrible on my PRSi, I use a G 7th on them

I use Kyser capos, but I find I have to mount them as close to the fret being capoed as possible, otherwise the guitar tends to go a bit sharp. For whatever reason, the spring on them just a little too strong for PRSi for casual slap-in-on anywhere.

Which G 7th capo do you use? I've been meaning to try one out, but there seems to be more than one model.

 

[bigcohoona]

Looks like I never pressed the "Post Reply" button on my reply this morning, lol!

Thanks for the Italian lesson!

After some more diligent web surfing it seems that the Klyson capo's don't work all that stellar on Electric guitars (Like shinksma pointed out).

Looks like the G7 and Shubb are the order of the day for electrics. Makes sense that not being able to adjust the tension would have a greater effect on the fatter neck profile of my SC.

Thanks everyone... that should be a relatively cheap fix.

What particular models of those brands do you all have?

Thanks!

~C

 

[Mikegarveyblues]

Capo is Italian and it means "head." Figuratively, when you use a capo, you're moving the headstock function.

The word also means end, top and boss. End and top seem to also apply.

i have no problem using capos on my PRSes. I've never seen anyone else with the problem in many years on PRS forums.

you shouldn't have to change string gauges at all. Something's gotta be wrong with the capo or the way it's being set up. I have Shubb capos for each of my PRSes, and have never encountered an issue in 24 years of playing PRS.

This!^^^

You need a new capo.

I've had issues with some types of capos on various guitars that either wind up being too loose to hold the strings down or too tight which results in the issues you are having. You also run the risk of having the wire cut into the frets. Not good!

You need a good quality capo that allows a finer adjustment. I also use a Schubb one and it works great with all my guitars.

 

[Maertl513]

I purchased that 7th Capo 2 years ago:

G7th Performance II Acoustic​

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Occasionaly I use it on my electrics and my nylon string guitar. I´m quite satisfied with the performance.

 

[DISTORT6]

This thread reminds me of one of my favorite Capos, or Caporegime, Paulie Gualtieri.

He always threw up those devil horns. :evil:

As an Italian-American from Northern New Jersey, I approve this post.

 

[bigcohoona]

As an Italian-American from Northern New Jersey, I approve this post.

Too funny!

 

[ADP]

To answer the original question: a capo in Italian is called a "capotasto". The English word "capo" is just short for this. "Capo" does mean "head" but it's really only used figuratively. The normal word is "testa". The most common use of the word "capo" is indeed to mean "boss". "Tasto" means "key" on keyboards (both musical and computer) and "fret" on stringed instruments so a "tastiera" is both a keyboard and a fingerboard.