A question from one of our readers:

“I am looking to buy a capo but I don’t know what the differences between acoustic and electric capos.”

The short of it is that there is no difference between electric and acoustic capos. As you well know there is quite a difference between acoustic and electric guitars but when it comes to using a capo it would be hard to go wrong. Once you find something you like you can use it playing some blue grass or blues around a camp fire or rocking out while plugged into your stack.

That being said one thing to consider may be the shape of the neck. Some guitars have a very flat neck while other have “C” or “V” shaped necks. This could make a difference if the capo you chose has a notch that that neck indexes into. This won’t be a huge issue if your guitar is a fairly standard model.

Another issue that may be worth thinking about is the gage of your strings. If you use really heavy strings you may want a go with a capo that has slightly stronger clamping power. If on the other hand you use supper light gage strings any capo should do you fine.

So, all and all don’t worry about if you need specially an “acoustic guitar capo” or an “electric guitar capo” instead be thinking about what you like to use and if it works you will be fine.