capo on fifth fret-how does it sound to you?

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From yeti on 4/8/2016 9:54:46 AM

I've been using my Martin Gross capo for a year now and finally got around to record something with it. Boy, does it alter the tone. It doesn't sound like a Weissenborn to me, more like a slide hapsichord. I like the tone, having used the Beard before but even on the 2nd fret it totally changes the character of the guitar. Thoughts?

Here's the recording, my '25 style one with a Singer playing his Guild flat top, recorded with a Calrec MK IV microphone (yum)

https://youtu.be/SLdZxPg6g4M

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	Buzz Turner says: 4/8/2016 10:38:35 AM Sounds good to me! Because of the scale length change you've just added a shorter-scale Weiss to your collection. For years I avoided capos and then a friend of mine introduced me to the idea that a capo can help you find where a song wants to live. Nice work thanks for posting.
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