It is not uncommon to see a player jamming away in an acoustic set using a capo but a sight that is uncommon is capo electric guitar playing. Why is this? I would say it is the combination of two things, a stylistic preference and that the majority of musicians that need a capo for a quick key change are singer song writers with a single interment, an acoustic guitar.

This doesn’t mean that capo electric guitar musicians have it wrong. In fact I would say it is quite the contrary. Music is about personal expression and using and capo on an electric guitar could very well fit into some ones niche quite well.

If anyone can find a youtube video of people playing electric guitar and using a capo let us know and I will post the link.