Capo woes

bloodandtears

I have been playing along with Marillion songs lately, and a lot of the stuff requires capos. I have a few including a Kyser which was my latest purchase.

My problem is string bends, the string doesn't return to its natural resting position, suggesting the capo isn't tight enough??

Typically when capo'd at the 2nd fret, a 5th fret semi-tone bend results in the string being out of line.

Should I buy a G7? Is this normal behaviour??

Help??

viz

I've never used a capo and have always assumed that most capo music doesn't involve bends, but if the strings are returning to a sharp position, perhaps stretch them all first then tune down till they're in tune? 

ICBM

It's very difficult to get it to work with big bends. Just for once I would say the Kyser isn't the best for this - even if you fit it in the proper place right behind the fret crown, I doubt it will produce enough force to stop the string moving - although a semi-tone bend is fairly small, I think I do that and get away with it.

If putting it there doesn't work, you probably want a Shubb or a G7th (original) fitted actually on the fret crown itself and done up really tight. The downside is that this might mark the frets.

I apologise if I was part of the decision to buy a Kyser…