DIY Guitar Capo

by DanishMaker

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Intro: DIY Guitar Capo

This is a easy tip for guitar players if they dont have a Capo or if they forgot it at home! :-)

STEP 1: You Will Need

You will need:

- A Guitar
- A rubberband
- A pencil/marker/fork - just someshing hard that dont break.

STEP 2: Step 1

Place the marker where you want the Capo to be.

STEP 3: Step 2

Put the rubber twice, and put it around the first end of the marker.

STEP 4: Final Step

Now put it over the other end of the marker.

STEP 5: Done!

Now you are done! I hope you liked this tip. Check my profile for more! Bye! :-)

16 Comments

Tcyates07 3 years ago

Two thing you want to be careful about with this DIY Capo Is 1) Do NOT use a metal pen or something that will scratch your strings because you may end up snapping a string if you damage it, and 2) If it is not tight enough it will make a horrible metallic sound because it is not pressing the strings down hard enough (the sound is because the string is vibrating against the fret) so yeah just keep that in mind.

goldenDolphin 5 years ago

awesome! i've been looking for a DIY capo for a while, this is perfect!

mambooo 6 years ago

Great idea. I was thinking a way to make a DIY solution while I wait my capo come from mail, but all my ideas were much more complex. Perfect!

Metalmann67 6 years ago

That was an old trick we used in the 50's and 60's, before there were many music stores. Some guitarists would just whittle a branch to shape or use an old pencil.

pokeplay200 7 years ago

thanks a lot! this really works with a hollow pen tube and when placed further up the chosen fret!(reduces buzz)

:)

fredfow3 8 years ago

Use a hollow plastic pen tube (remove out the pen part), it should bend just enough to follow the curve of the fretboard, helping with keeping intonation and reducing buzz.

LachlanP2 7 years ago

thanks this worked a lot better

MicheleB90 7 years ago

Worked great! Now I can practice while I wait for the capo to come in the mail.

ShadyS5 8 years ago

dude!! great idea!!

hanamiaecho 8 years ago

it buzzes on some of the strings but overall it works!

nell137 9 years ago

I've seen lots of musicians use lots of different hacks, but never saw it done like this. So simple, genius!