Kyser capos

[jsgksu]

http://www.kysermusical.com/dropd.htm

[mangold]

There is a cutout on the part of the capo that presses the strings above the Low E string, so the capo does not push the Low E string down. So, if you capo on two, it's like Drop D up a whole step.

Hope that makes sense...

that doesnt make sense to me. the cutout holds the strigns? strings above the low E? capo on 2? i thought drop d meant down a whole step?
sorry, it just makes no sense to me and i am damn curious now.

The capo is cut off so it only covers A through high E... which puts your guitar into drop D when you capo on 2. but i dont really see the purpose of it because as soon as you fret anything on low e your back to standard

[GuitarGuy305]

There is a cutout on the part of the capo that presses the strings above the Low E string, so the capo does not push the Low E string down. So, if you capo on two, it's like Drop D up a whole step.

Hope that makes sense...

that doesnt make sense to me. the cutout holds the strigns? strings above the low E? capo on 2? i thought drop d meant down a whole step?
sorry, it just makes no sense to me and i am damn curious now.

The capo is cut off so it only covers A through high E... which puts your guitar into drop D when you capo on 2. but i dont really see the purpose of it because as soon as you fret anything on low e your back to standard

I should have posted this earlier, but here is a pic of the capo on a guitar:



You can see the cutout above the Low E string, so the Low E string is not pressed down by the capo.

[Davey45]

Has anyone ever had their Kyser capo break? I had one of the regular ones and the spring snapped in half. I think thats kind of odd it broke so easily (i only had it for around a year) and they offer a lifetime warrenty.

[Tranman66]

There is a cutout on the part of the capo that presses the strings above the Low E string, so the capo does not push the Low E string down. So, if you capo on two, it's like Drop D up a whole step.

Hope that makes sense...

that doesnt make sense to me. the cutout holds the strigns? strings above the low E? capo on 2? i thought drop d meant down a whole step?
sorry, it just makes no sense to me and i am damn curious now.

The capo is cut off so it only covers A through high E... which puts your guitar into drop D when you capo on 2. but i dont really see the purpose of it because as soon as you fret anything on low e your back to standard

yeah it doesnt make sense to me either. its only drop d when you hit the open string, if you fret it, its back in standard like praise said. Why would anyone buy it then?

[Kahn]

There is a cutout on the part of the capo that presses the strings above the Low E string, so the capo does not push the Low E string down. So, if you capo on two, it's like Drop D up a whole step.

Hope that makes sense...

that doesnt make sense to me. the cutout holds the strigns? strings above the low E? capo on 2? i thought drop d meant down a whole step?
sorry, it just makes no sense to me and i am damn curious now.

The capo is cut off so it only covers A through high E... which puts your guitar into drop D when you capo on 2. but i dont really see the purpose of it because as soon as you fret anything on low e your back to standard

yeah it doesnt make sense to me either. its only drop d when you hit the open string, if you fret it, its back in standard like praise said. Why would anyone buy it then?

so you can hit that low E or D

[drakemh]

There is a cutout on the part of the capo that presses the strings above the Low E string, so the capo does not push the Low E string down. So, if you capo on two, it's like Drop D up a whole step.

Hope that makes sense...

that doesnt make sense to me. the cutout holds the strigns? strings above the low E? capo on 2? i thought drop d meant down a whole step?
sorry, it just makes no sense to me and i am damn curious now.

The capo is cut off so it only covers A through high E... which puts your guitar into drop D when you capo on 2. but i dont really see the purpose of it because as soon as you fret anything on low e your back to standard

yeah it doesnt make sense to me either. its only drop d when you hit the open string, if you fret it, its back in standard like praise said. Why would anyone buy it then?

Cause you can have it capoed anywhere on the neck and still have a fat low e whenever you want without retuning.

[ingeo]

More info about the cut capo can be found here

http://www.bos-capos.com/instructions.htm

[littlefriend]

There is a cutout on the part of the capo that presses the strings above the Low E string, so the capo does not push the Low E string down. So, if you capo on two, it's like Drop D up a whole step.

Hope that makes sense...

that doesnt make sense to me. the cutout holds the strigns? strings above the low E? capo on 2? i thought drop d meant down a whole step?
sorry, it just makes no sense to me and i am damn curious now.

The capo is cut off so it only covers A through high E... which puts your guitar into drop D when you capo on 2. but i dont really see the purpose of it because as soon as you fret anything on low e your back to standard

yeah it doesnt make sense to me either. its only drop d when you hit the open string, if you fret it, its back in standard like praise said. Why would anyone buy it then?

Cause you can have it capoed anywhere on the neck and still have a fat low e whenever you want without retuning.

It's still a sham because you can just turn the capo around and leave that low E un-capoed with a standard keyser clamp. Sorry if I offend anyone, but only a fool would buy that capo.

[c_tietze]

I've been using Kyser for years. I even had one broken by a friend who actually hates capos so much he always tries to steal mine and throw it on something hard, like a wall or the ground. Anyway, I sent mine back and I got a free replacement within a week.