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Ever find yourself wondering “what is the best guitar capo?” The Kyser Capo is the first capo I ever owned, and it is still one of the best. This is a very important tool for beginning guitar players because it drastically expands your ability to play along with your favorite songs while you still have a fairly limited chord vocabulary. I find that if I can get my guitar students to the point where they can strum chords along with their favorite songs, things really tend to take off from there. This is a great tool to aid you in doing that. 

If you haven’t yet acquired the ability to play bar chords no the guitar, there will still be plenty of limitations as to what songs you can strum along with, but the Kyser capo will still be a great help while you work on strengthening that grip and fine-tuning your finger placement.

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What do you think is the best guitar capo? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

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Wes Freeman is private guitar lesson teacher in the Atlanta metro area of Georgia. He teaches lessons primarily in the cities of Lilburn, Snellville, Marietta, Decatur, and Brookhaven. Learn more about taking lessons with Wes on his Lessons page.

EXP by D’Addario are my strings of choice for my acoustic playing. Guitar string preference seems to vary pretty widely from one player to another, and if you’re playing a lot, you probably need to change your strings fairly frequently. I would recommend once a month if you play for more than 30 minutes a day. If you’re changing your guitar strings that frequently, it would be a good idea to rotate the brand you use to see if you have a preference for one over the others. Many beginner and intermediate players might not be able to tell much of a difference, but over time your tastes might lean one way or another.

I find these to be the best because my guitar does not have a particularly strong low range, and the slightly darker tone that these produce helps to balance the bright timbre of my instrument. They are a high-quality guitar string and, while they shouldn’t break your budget, the quality is reflected in the price.

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What brand of guitar strings do you prefer? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

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Wes Freeman is private guitar lesson teacher in the Atlanta metro area of Georgia. He teaches lessons primarily in the cities of Lilburn, Snellville, Marietta, Decatur, and Brookhaven. Learn more about taking lessons with Wes on his Lessons page.