Capo plays a B note for any capo position at or below the seventh fret), and thus a performer does not need to adjust for or relearn the entire fretboard as they might with retuning. The scale length of the strings of an instrument affects the timbre of the strings, and thus the use of a capo may alter the tone of the instrument. Musicians also use capos to bring a guitar tuned below standard up to standard tuning. Manufacturers sometimes recommend tuning a twelve-string guitar a whole-step or more below standard to offset the additional stress of the additional strings.
Touch guitar interactions with plectrums and fingers can all be mimicked digitally: in some cases, fret spacing and relationships can also be customized. Touch guitar The touch guitar is a musical instrument of the guitar family which has either been designed or adapted to use a fretboard-tapping playing style. Although "Touch Guitar" was registered as a trademark by musician and instrument designer Markus Reuter in the late 2000s, the term has been used formally or informally for a variety of instruments since the 1950s. The touch-style playing technique has been traced back to a variety of sources and players (including Merle Travis)