On electric guitars, the controls will be backwards as well. Also, on almost all acoustic guitars, the bracing is non-symmetrical. The bridge needs to be changed to make the lower strings longer than the top strings for correct intonation. ![]() The nut has to be changed to accommodate the string widths. Being able to do both is just crazy, but there are a few who can.Īltering a right-handed guitar to play left-handed involves several things. Being “mix-handed” or ambidextrous is even better. Some guitarists like Paul McCartney play both genuine left-handed instruments and also right-handed instruments adapted for left-handed playing. They either have a real left-handed guitar or have right handed guitars altered for a left handed player. They put the strings in the regular order for a left-handed player, with the low E string on the top of the neck. Guitarists who choose to do this pick with their left hand. Let’s look at some facts about playing left handed guitar with normal stringing. Not all left-handed guitarists play a left handed guitar or a left handed guitar strung left handed (Say that 5 times fast). So how were they able to achieve success despite not being right-handed?. With about 10-12 percent of the population being left-handed, how many of those are guitarists? How many of those work hard and actually pursue guitar, much less become successful? Among those who have made a name for themselves are Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman, Paul McCartney, Kurt Cobain, Paul Simon and many more. Truly, it’s about your gifting and rehearsal discipline. When it comes to left handed guitar playing, some people say the techniques like sweeping, finger style, or other difficult picking motions become easier. One of the pros to being left-handed is that science says left-handed people have better skills when using their left hand versus a right-hand person using his right hand. It seems that companies only make a limited number of the lefties while there’s more than enough for those who prefer their right hand. ![]() Mainly because, while there are plenty of left handed guitar players, there are not as many options to play as you might prefer. Being left-handed isn’t a problem at all, it’s just you have to decide which way you’re going to approach it. Others stick with the left handed guitar and that’s cool too. There are some left-handed students who choose to learn on a right-handed guitar and do just fine with it. We’re not born with the choice of having our left or right hand be dominant, but we do get to choose which guitar we play.
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