Better with capo?

In my limited experience (honestly, I use a capo rarely-to-never), my guitar sounds better without a capo than with it. The open strings ring better, and there's added depth to the sound. To my ears, the guitar sounds 'thin' when I use a capo.

But I'm not the one you should listen to on this...

seagullplayer,  it may just be the flavor that song called for.  The capo'd sound of the guitar may have fit the song better so then the guitar sounds better cuz a lot of things are relative.

I've noticed that generally speaking, the more you fret a guitar with a capo (more meaning the higher up the neck) the thinner is sounds like @sleigh, said.

But, thinner is not always a bad thing.  I use a capo quite often for 3 reasons:

First for making some songs easier to play cuz of weird key. 

2nd to fit my vocal range whilst being easier to play (this is more necessary for me on stage where I cannot afford to have a song be difficult or even super challenging to play while I'm leading the vocals as well). 

3rd, sometimes, the song itself just sounds better with the capo on cuz that slightly thinner tone just "fits" better.

Just some thoughts.  Think of it this way, if the song sounds better with the capo on, and you obviously need or prefer a capo on for that song anyways, that's a bonus win-win scenario!  Nothing wrong with that! 

to elaborate:
I play an acoustic rendition of Frampton's Show Me The Way in G formations at the 7th fret..On Amber,
I just love the tinkling

I have a few capos and I usually have one sitting on the headstocks of the 3 guitars I play regularly (Martine, Siggy and Amber)
Since the guitars are all tuned different,( Standard, 1/2 Step down and full step down), I may need to use a capo to stay in pitch when swapping guitars looking for the most appropriate tone..

Another nice thing, in MY mind, about capos is the improved action. A fret is usually lower than the nut slots, for obvious reasons. Capoed at 2ed fret, a guitar can feel like it just got a pro setup.

While it might not ring as well as open, the lower action lets one play notes faster with less flubs
...and for me playability is the thing...

Also:
I prefer to play a Song with the original chord formations that I learned and use capo to transpose to my vocal range.. When transposing to another key you OFTEN loose the dynamism of the music. You will see this in any song in G that used Em, when you transpose to C.. the bass on the 5th string lacks the oomph of a 6th string.

.me wanders off mumbling Jim Henson's Follow Me lyrics...


Every day the world begins again
Sunny skies or rain
Come and follow me
Every sunrise shows me more and more
So much to explore
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