Capos Are Like Extra Packs of Strings
Yes, guitar players, we need to have extra capos. Just like extra packs of strings. And backups for the extras.
Have one in every acoustic guitar case. Have one in your glovebox of your car. Have one separate for practice at home. Just don’t simply survive on one capo. Why?
I learned the hard way when I was just getting started. Aaron Noone and I were hired to play an island party in the Fenton area. I think it might have been our first or second “real” (that means paid) gig as a duo. A pontoon boat had to transport us and our gear to the island where we were performing to an excited crowd celebrating the Michigan/Michigan State Football team seasons.
So we get step up, are about to start, and I realize I had forgotten my capo. Yep. I had hitch a ride on the pontoon boat to get back to my car, drive home, and cause a late start time. (Sorry about that Aaron!) An hour and half later when I arrived with capo in hand, the island partiers were getting antsy. One of them said, “Wait, the hold up was for that clamp thing?”
Yep. The capo is that important to the acoustic player. Keep extras. Everywhere.
