Excuse me: Before you start to begin debating about how spiders and other arachnids should have eight legs, let me remind you it's not relevant here. For one thing, we're not talking about a real arachnid. We're talking about a VERY flexible tuning implement for guitarists that is now available. Forget having a set of full and partial capos and get yourself a Creative Tunings SpiderCapo (or two or more as you wish) to explore various tunings without ever having to turn a tuning knob again.

If you get to know the SpiderCapo, you'll find the reason why it's named as it is. It bears an innovative design that only presses on the strings that you want to be depressed. Now you might ask me this question: "Aren't partial capos supposed to do that?" Partial capos can only do that to a limited extent PLUS they can only press on strings in a sequential manner giving you limited configurations such as "222000" and others. The SpiderCapo allows configurations impossible on regular that you might fancy such as "020202" or "020022". If you want to be get crazier tunings without having to turn a tuning gear or manipulate that drop-shift lever, you can have two or more SpiderCapos, one on each fret of your choice to give you something like a "577555" configuration (you should have guessed by now that this is an A minor chord in a guitar with standard tuning). The point is that just like a spider with a highly versatile limb span, the SpiderCapo gives you a lot of leeway for tuning. Not only does it offer versatility in tuning, the SpiderCapo can be fitted in various guitars such as acoustic steel-stringed folk guitars, concert classical guitars, flamenco guitars, electric guitars, bass guitars, and even banjos or bouzokis thanks to this device being highly adjustable.

The SpiderCapo lists at 39.95 USD. Shipping options and cost vary depending on location (US or international). Take note that if you will be using a SpiderCapo on either a classical guitar, banjo, or bouzouki, you have to indicate it in your order as SpiderCapos for the mentioned instruments have different configurations. Having such virtually limitless possibilities, it's no wonder that the Creative Tunings SpiderCapo won Best In Show at Summer NAMM 2009.