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I'm sure this depends on what styles/genres you prefer playing. When I stopped playing electric out and became a at-home-alone-practicer/player and went all acoustic and after 5or6 years of working a lot on old jazz standards on my electrics I've mostly been working on old traditional music coming from the Appalachian mountains, old Irish tunes well Old everything lol
I use a capo a lot, I really like the guitar tones capoed anywhere from 2nd to 5th fret especially. I like the open notes, pulloffs and hammerons, slides that can be achieved only by having open notes. These aren't possible when not using a capo playing a closed note in a Eflat or rather sharp and flat chord positions with no open notes.
Never was into using full barr chords or power chords or rock even playing electric but then these chord shapes weren't used in old classic country, /new orleans/western swing and blues my likings but it sure has been enjoyable to get back to my beginnings for I had missed a lot in playing old traditionals on an acoustic.
Love the stories told in old mountain music. Hell I love everything old because I’m old. No Country For Old Men nowadays but
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