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I just bought a banjo. and was wondering if it's okay to use a regular guitar capo on a banjo. It may be a stupid question.... but I just don't want to screw up my banjo after having it for like 3 hours.
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It won't damage your banjo, but it may not work that well. Capos are designed to fit the radius and width of a specific instrument's fretboard. I've got 3. One that is totally flat for classical guitars, one that is slightly curved for steel-string acoustics, and one that is a little more radically curved for electric guitars. A guitar capo may not apply even pressure to all the strings on your banjo, which could cause some string to not ring out properly, or some to be pulled sharp.
It won't damage your banjo, but it may not work that well. Capos are designed to fit the radius and width of a specific instrument's fretboard. I've got 3. One that is totally flat for classical guitars, one that is slightly curved for steel-string acoustics, and one that is a little more radically curved for electric guitars. A guitar capo may not apply even pressure to all the strings on your banjo, which could cause some string to not ring out properly, or some to be pulled sharp.
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