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Capo on a long scale


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[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1506219419' post='3377134']
I've never thought of that! As others have suggested, it should be fine if it's only a couple of frets maximum. Those first couple of frets are a few inches though so they'll go a long way. String gauge will obviously play a part in the end result.
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I think I am going to give it a shot.

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A 34" neck capoed on the second fret will give a scale length of about 30.3". Intonation should be fine, it's no different to just tuning down a tone but only playing from the second fret upwards.

There's a handy online fret/scale calculator here - [url="http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/fretcalc/jscrptclc.htm"]http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/fretcalc/jscrptclc.htm[/url]

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Using the same strings, as folks above say, the tension will be lower and so you might get a bit of fret buzz. Also, the string tension difference will, actually, affect the intonation a small amount, but which of course you can adjust.

Scale-wise, it is as ikay above says.

Main thing is just try it - should broadly work fine :)

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[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1506246672' post='3377243']
Using the same strings, as folks above say, the tension will be lower and so you might get a bit of fret buzz. Also, the string tension difference will, actually, affect the intonation a small amount, but which of course you can adjust.

Scale-wise, it is as ikay above says.

Main thing is just try it - should broadly work fine :)
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You may also need to slacken your truss rod a tad for the same reason but, again, just try it first. Might be perfectly playable whatever.

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