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  • tony286
    lurker
    • Aug 2002
    • 57021
    #1

    A question for the guitarists

    I have played left handed for over 40 yrs. I want to switch to playing right handed. Im tired of seeing great guitars on craigslist I can't get or to walk into a music store and they have 100 guitars and two left handed. Also figure its a good brain strengthening exercise.
    Im going to buy a cheap right handed guitar and I figure go back to good old Mel Bay. Playing old paint and jingle bells doesn't excite me but I figure its the best way to get the hand coordination. Your thoughts?
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    • lock
      Confirmed User
      • Jul 2003
      • 5065
      #2
      Hendrix strung a right handed fender upside down
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        • candyflip
          Carpe Visio
          • Jul 2002
          • 43069
          #3
          Originally posted by lock
          Hendrix strung a right handed fender upside down
          I flew first class to London one time with one of Jimi Hendrix's guitars in the seat next to me.

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            • PR_Glen
              Confirmed User
              • Oct 2006
              • 9058
              #4
              Originally posted by lock
              Hendrix strung a right handed fender upside down
              yeah, that's a workable solution but if you spend good money on a guitar you probably want a pick guard to protect the finish i'm sure.

              changing hands is crazy and ridiculous, however I normally do things the hard way myself so I understand. It wont be anywhere close to the learning curve it took the first time. you already know where your fingers need to be, you already understand rhythm, your ear is there. so its just a matter of coordination and finding the rhythm with your right hand.

              edit:

              we're talking about jerking off right?
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                • tony286
                  lurker
                  • Aug 2002
                  • 57021
                  #5
                  Originally posted by PR_Glen
                  yeah, that's a workable solution but if you spend good money on a guitar you probably want a pick guard to protect the finish i'm sure.

                  changing hands is crazy and ridiculous, however I normally do things the hard way myself so I understand. It wont be anywhere close to the learning curve it took the first time. you already know where your fingers need to be, you already understand rhythm, your ear is there. so its just a matter of coordination and finding the rhythm with your right hand.

                  edit:

                  we're talking about jerking off right?
                  lol Thats what I figure and the reason why Im getting a cheap one to see if I dont get too frustrated. If nothing it will be an interesting mind exercise.

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                    • Tom-LifeSelector
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                      • Sep 2013
                      • 767
                      #6
                      I think there is no secret formula. You have to start it from almost the beginning. Patience and practice, practice, practise...


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                        • sperbonzo
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                          • May 2003
                          • 9750
                          #7
                          That sounds insanely tough to do.... personally I would stay with the stringing upside down idea. Personally I've had plenty of guitars without pickguards and they don't get that scratched up....





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                            • dyna mo
                              just a fucking jerk
                              • Dec 2008
                              • 68184
                              #8
                              i think there are plenty of left-handed guitars to chose from.

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                                • dyna mo
                                  just a fucking jerk
                                  • Dec 2008
                                  • 68184
                                  #9
                                  don't forget to rewind those pickups when you string an electric guitar upside down

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                                    • Tom_PM
                                      Porn Meister
                                      • Feb 2005
                                      • 16443
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by dyna mo
                                      don't forget to rewind those pickups when you string an electric guitar upside down
                                      Depends on if you're in the Northern or Southern hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect

                                      But seriously... good luck on that one! Wish I had some suggestions for you. Practice strumming right now and fingering with your left hand. If you play then you know which fingers you'll be moving for which scales and so forth. You should be able to poke a hole in the fretboard with your left pinky in no time! Or at least make it move!
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                                        • sarettah
                                          see you later, I'm gone
                                          • Oct 2002
                                          • 14318
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by tony286
                                          to walk into a music store and they have 100 guitars and two left handed.
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