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JohnS
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
My nephew is interested in guitars. He's a lefty and all mine are righty. When I went looking for a lefty I was startled by the premium price. One store clerk (and guitar player, tho not lefty) suggested that my nephew learn to place righty.
What do you lefty players out there think? Push him to learn righty or buy a lefty guitar? What kind of premuim price is normal for a lefty? Same premium for used as well as new, ordered from the factory?
Thanks,
JohnS |
Scott
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
Force him to play right handed?? Sounds a little barbaric, doesn't it?? I would buy a lefty, definatly. That suprises me, about the price. Every lefty I have seen has been the same price as the right handed equivalent. The guitars I'm thinking of are the RG... I wanna say 170 but that could be wrong, and the Jem 555. I know for sure that the Jem is the same as the right handed equivalent... |
Kyle Kruszewski
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
Of course one can always pull a "Jimi" and just set the nut of a righty for left and play it upside down. That may not be the best idea for say, a Les Paul, but an SG, 335, V, or Strat could work.
Then again, you could just have your nephew learn to play both ways a la Michael Angelo and get him one of those double neck Washburn jobies. . . ;) |
Mrs.Wolftone
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
I am left handed, but play right handed. It didn't feel right holding the guitar the other way. I say, have your nepheew sit down with a left and a right-handed guitar (similar style if possible) and see if one way is more comfortable. If he doesn't notice much difference, I say go right handed-it gives him more options in the future when buying guitars.
Mrs.Wolftone |
JohnS
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
Kyle:
An Artist is another one that can go upside down. The biggest problem is having the controls in your armpit.
Mrs. Wolftone:
Right now I've got him using a righty. It's his strumming/picking hand that he doesn't feel good about. I'll get him to try out a lefty soon.
Regarding the premium pricing for a left handed guitar. Is this something you seen with most manufacturers? |
evert jepma
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
John,
What about an acoustic guitar[sans cutaway]
They're easy to adjust for left-hand playing. |
Mrs.Wolftone
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
My picking hand felt awkward when I started, but now is quite good. It took a while, but I think it was worth it.
Prices do seem to be higher for left-handed instruments and also-often limited color options (black, red).
As far as switching a right-handed acoustic to left-handed--depending on the bracing design, you might have problems in the long run.
I still say, go right.
Mrs.Wolftone |
JohnS
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
Evert:
Yeah, an upside down acoustic is probably easier to start out with. But an electric seems more magical to a young guy.
Half the problem with learning an instrument is staying interested in it long enough to develope a love for making music.
I'm no longer the rock 'n roll maniac I was when I started playing guitar...I've mellowed considerably. But I still have 7 times as many electrics as acoustics. |
Mrs.Wolftone
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
Besides potential bracing trouble caused by flipping an acoustic over, the saddle will be angled in the wrong direction, causing the intonation to be off. And the bass end will be thinner on some guitars-depending on the bracing style.
Mrs.Wolftone |
JohnS
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
Thanks Mrs. Wolftone, I forgot about those points. |
mike
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:08 am: | |
i, myself am left handed (almost ambidexterous)but began playing righty because i found that i have more agility with my left hand. nine times out of ten any lefty is ging to find that.
as for the cost of lefty guitars well, you can just expect that. production of lefty guitars leads to a higher per unit cost considering that the rigging involved in making the guitar is substantially different while all the parts may be the same, these are the least expense to a manufacturer while the shaping is the most expensive. but thats just my "left brain" talking, also the accountant in me :) |
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