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I never meant a capo as a bad thing, even though when I first started playing we always called them "cheaters". I came to the realization that, as you said, it's just another tool to be used. Sorta like I could never understand seeing a player tuning down a half-step and then capoing up one fret to sing and play. Or, the difference between an A flat and G sharp. Maybe it's because I have zero knowledge of music theory....oh well, more mysteries of the world.I don't view using a capo as a crutch or a bad thing, I view it as just another tool that can bring depth and different resonance to a particular cord, like if you're playing a cowboy C cord and then have a second guitar with a capo on the third fret and play the A finger positions. Another thing that is sometimes used is Nashville tuning, that involves replacing the wound E, A, D and G strings on a six-string guitar with lighter gauge strings to allow tuning an octave higher than standard. This is usually achieved by using one string from each of the six courses of a twelve-string set, using the higher string for those courses tuned in octaves.
Just wow!