I will try all of your suggestions and let you know , I'm a guitar player mostly and play a bit of four string banjo,
I bought the six string to add a different sound to the sessions and it sound great with a capo half way up ,
But with the capo on forth or fifth fret you become limited with the chords as you find yourself having to learn the songs in other keys[transpose]
The great thing about the six string is that your not really learning a different instrument from scratch because you already know how to play it before you even get it because it's played just like the guitar.