Great video Matt! I had the pleasure of running into Donál Lunny and noticed he used one of the old style elastic (Dunlop?) capos - far more low tech than the roller capos. A thought for old guys like me. :-) The neck of his zouk seemed to have seen some wear from it. 😊
This is no chord sharing with a friend and a pint, this is master class. Will put the kettle on. Thank you Matt, indeed Aminor is a b... without a capo.
Good idea letting that D course ring when in Em. Liked it a lot. Still, since you also argue for using a capo, have you tried out a Quick Draw capo? I'm at best an intermediate myself, but having watched zouki maestro Cyril O'Donoghue live and guitar wizard Tim Edey in videos, how they move the capo so fast and effortlessly to change keys mid-strumming, I simply had to get both a zouki capo and a guitar capo. It takes pratice, surely, but the reward is -- ahemm -- so rewarding. Your thoughts on that, Matt?
Cyril and Tim are monsters! I’ve tried a LOT of capos, including the quick draw. On my instrument it just doesn’t give me what I need in terms of consistent pressure. I like capos where you can adjust the pressure (I use a Paige) because it takes different pressure on the 2nd fret than the 7th. On a different instrument (longer neck? Lighter strings?) the quick draw clearly works great, but for me it doesn’t. So I labor on with one capo position per tune set! :)
@@MattHeatonMusicForKids I see your point, Matt. At first, I struggled quite a lot with the Quick Draw tension. It seemed there was no way I could avoid one or more strings buzzing, regardless how I tightened or loosened the eye screw. My solution was to go physical. I unstrapped the capo, took a mallet and a very blunt chisel and carefully knocked an indentation or groove for the thickest strings to run through. It worked excellently. No more buzzing, and I can go far up the neck without thwarting the internal tuning much. But of course, it isn't perfect for, say, 8th fret capoing. So, thanks for the tip on Paige! Must check it out.
@@lochlannlads2392 also, FWIW I use a Paige banjo capo because my zouk neck has little or no radius. the banjo one seems to work better, especially higher up.
I tried many Quick Draws and tried to adjust them but could never get consistent pressure. I changed to a fixed Shubb old brass capo and bingo. Huge difference. I like the idea of ease of movement of the Quick Draw but consistent pressure with no buzz is more important. To each his/her own. 😃👍
Great video Matt! I had the pleasure of running into Donál Lunny and noticed he used one of the old style elastic (Dunlop?) capos - far more low tech than the roller capos. A thought for old guys like me. :-) The neck of his zouk seemed to have seen some wear from it. 😊
This is no chord sharing with a friend and a pint, this is master class.
Will put the kettle on.
Thank you Matt, indeed Aminor is a b... without a capo.
Thanks for these videos. I would love to see some tab for these progressions/positions!
Good idea letting that D course ring when in Em. Liked it a lot. Still, since you also argue for using a capo, have you tried out a Quick Draw capo? I'm at best an intermediate myself, but having watched zouki maestro Cyril O'Donoghue live and guitar wizard Tim Edey in videos, how they move the capo so fast and effortlessly to change keys mid-strumming, I simply had to get both a zouki capo and a guitar capo. It takes pratice, surely, but the reward is -- ahemm -- so rewarding. Your thoughts on that, Matt?
Cyril and Tim are monsters! I’ve tried a LOT of capos, including the quick draw. On my instrument it just doesn’t give me what I need in terms of consistent pressure. I like capos where you can adjust the pressure (I use a Paige) because it takes different pressure on the 2nd fret than the 7th. On a different instrument (longer neck? Lighter strings?) the quick draw clearly works great, but for me it doesn’t. So I labor on with one capo position per tune set! :)
@@MattHeatonMusicForKids I see your point, Matt. At first, I struggled quite a lot with the Quick Draw tension. It seemed there was no way I could avoid one or more strings buzzing, regardless how I tightened or loosened the eye screw. My solution was to go physical. I unstrapped the capo, took a mallet and a very blunt chisel and carefully knocked an indentation or groove for the thickest strings to run through. It worked excellently. No more buzzing, and I can go far up the neck without thwarting the internal tuning much. But of course, it isn't perfect for, say, 8th fret capoing. So, thanks for the tip on Paige! Must check it out.
@@lochlannlads2392 also, FWIW I use a Paige banjo capo because my zouk neck has little or no radius. the banjo one seems to work better, especially higher up.
I tried many Quick Draws and tried to adjust them but could never get consistent pressure. I changed to a fixed Shubb old brass capo and bingo. Huge difference. I like the idea of ease of movement of the Quick Draw but consistent pressure with no buzz is more important. To each his/her own. 😃👍