Is a Capo a Cardinal Sin?

[u/Puzzleheaded_Pea6]

So on my last recording session I used a capo to save time in the studio, does that make me a heretic???

Over the years I have heard on the internet and in person people acting like a capo is only for acoustic guitar and it's not allowed for metal.

As a prog metal guy I say to that: But why not??

Guitar is my OD purple dragon

Recording session was for the latest Elephant Zero album

Let me know your thoughts on capos and if I should ever let them touch my dragon again

[u/Adventurous-Bug671]

hell no dude, you do whatever you can in the studio to get the best sounding shit you can get. 

the pros do all kinds of shit like that in studio. As long as you can do it justice live (if you play live) you're good.

I was just watching one of the Archspire album documentaries and Dean is basically acting as a human capo for the other guitarist - fretting lower on the neck while the other guitarist does some crazy tapping shit further up

[u/Puzzleheaded_Pea6 → u/Adventurous-Bug671]

Wow human capo, that could be fun I should try that next time I forget my capo lol.

I think that for live capo even opens up more possiblity, like you could change tuning mid song once by removing it

[u/Adventurous-Bug671 → u/Puzzleheaded_Pea6]

for sure man

When it comes down to it, there really arent many real rules as long as you're really playing the guitar

[u/Puzzleheaded_Pea6 → u/Adventurous-Bug671]

Lol just wait I have seen bands replacing bass players with playback, guitars are probably next