Nice video. I've been playing guitar left-handed since 2009. I have to agree with the learning guitar from a righty thing, with the necks being a mirror image. But I've been in situations where there were a few students in a lesson, and the chairs had to be arranged in a certain way so that other people wouldn't be bumping elbows with me or hitting headstocks. Also, my first guitar teacher found it hard to write "left-handed chord diagrams" for me (luckily, I had already learned most of the basic chords from a DVD that came with my guitar.) Also whenever i had a new instructor, I'd have to tell them about the guitar being left-handed or they'd say things like "you're playing it upside down" You're right in mentioning that us lefties aren't tempted by certain guitars because, well, we can't have them as they don't make them in left-handed models. I play drums right-handed as well. 😃
Sounds like we’ve had similar experiences playing lefty. I’ve never had my instructors right chords or scales for left handed. They always just did it right handed. I got so used to it early on that seeing things written out for left looks weird 🤣 Thanks for watching and appreciate your comment 👍
They don't make a left-handed telecaster in any colour except blond. ....So I bought a sea foam green Sawtooth telecaster and completelty changed everything to Fender parts. Only issue was the guitar was metric and the Fender parts are imperial so there was some work involved. Now I have a Sea Foam Green Frankencaster that has the raw sound of a Telecaster but the super light body of the Sawtooth. I'm happy with it.
Awesome! Yeah, the differences in metric and imperial parts can be a bit problematic sometimes. Glad you were ultimately able to get a Tele in the color you wanted 👍
You forgot the option that some of us take which is to play a right-handed guitar in the left-handed position but it is not restrung for left-handedness (early Hendrix).
Kurt Cobain is not really a good example because Kurt Cobain was right-handed but played guitar left-handed by choice. Mononeon is the same thing. He's right-handed, but plays bass left handed strung right-handed. The whole aspect of left handed instruments being harder to find makes sense considering only 5% of the world population is left handed.
Oh yeah, there are definitely instances where a lefty costs a bit more, but I also see less of it than I used to. What would you/did you get on your ESP Custom Shop?
Unless you buy sight unseen left handed guitars are still very hard to find. Albeit much easier than in the old days. I wish I had attempted to learn right handed, unfortunately that ship sailed many years ago. And, you forgot Elliot Easton from the cars.
It’s true it’s still pretty hard if you’re not buying sight unseen. I’ve had mostly good luck buying new guitars online/sight unseen. It’s definitely much more common these days. Even for right handed players. Do you buy online or do you stick to playing it in person first? Thanks for adding Elliot Easton to the list 👍
When you buy a left handed electric guitar it's been on the wall for two year, 400 people have already test driven it and all the plastic covers are worn off. If you buy a right hand it's brand new in the box.
Yeah, lefty guitars in a store do seem to have been there for a long time and show plenty of use. I have generally gotten mine online from places I trust partly for that reason. Those have been new. Thanks for watching 👍
Nice video.
I've been playing guitar left-handed since 2009.
I have to agree with the learning guitar from a righty thing, with the necks being a mirror image. But I've been in situations where there were a few students in a lesson, and the chairs had to be arranged in a certain way so that other people wouldn't be bumping elbows with me or hitting headstocks.
Also, my first guitar teacher found it hard to write "left-handed chord diagrams" for me (luckily, I had already learned most of the basic chords from a DVD that came with my guitar.) Also whenever i had a new instructor, I'd have to tell them about the guitar being left-handed or they'd say things like "you're playing it upside down"
You're right in mentioning that us lefties aren't tempted by certain guitars because, well, we can't have them as they don't make them in left-handed models.
I play drums right-handed as well. 😃
Sounds like we’ve had similar experiences playing lefty. I’ve never had my instructors right chords or scales for left handed. They always just did it right handed. I got so used to it early on that seeing things written out for left looks weird 🤣 Thanks for watching and appreciate your comment 👍
They don't make a left-handed telecaster in any colour except blond. ....So I bought a sea foam green Sawtooth telecaster and completelty changed everything to Fender parts. Only issue was the guitar was metric and the Fender parts are imperial so there was some work involved. Now I have a Sea Foam Green Frankencaster that has the raw sound of a Telecaster but the super light body of the Sawtooth. I'm happy with it.
Awesome! Yeah, the differences in metric and imperial parts can be a bit problematic sometimes. Glad you were ultimately able to get a Tele in the color you wanted 👍
You forgot the option that some of us take which is to play a right-handed guitar in the left-handed position but it is not restrung for left-handedness (early Hendrix).
Kurt Cobain is not really a good example because Kurt Cobain was right-handed but played guitar left-handed by choice. Mononeon is the same thing. He's right-handed, but plays bass left handed strung right-handed. The whole aspect of left handed instruments being harder to find makes sense considering only 5% of the world population is left handed.
One exception: ESp has a 150 buck upcharge for a custom shop lefty.
Oh yeah, there are definitely instances where a lefty costs a bit more, but I also see less of it than I used to. What would you/did you get on your ESP Custom Shop?
Unless you buy sight unseen left handed guitars are still very hard to find. Albeit much easier than in the old days. I wish I had attempted to learn right handed, unfortunately that ship sailed many years ago. And, you forgot Elliot Easton from the cars.
It’s true it’s still pretty hard if you’re not buying sight unseen. I’ve had mostly good luck buying new guitars online/sight unseen. It’s definitely much more common these days. Even for right handed players. Do you buy online or do you stick to playing it in person first?
Thanks for adding Elliot Easton to the list 👍
@@DadRockAndGuitars I bought a Epi 335 online. It's probably a safer bet now than it use to be.
@@gypsydavy708 Nice! Very cool guitar 👍
You forgot Babyface, he's an R&B singer. He plays guitar left handed.
Cool, didn’t know he was left handed! Thanks for adding your the list of lefties 👍
When you buy a left handed electric guitar it's been on the wall for two year, 400 people have already test driven it and all the plastic covers are worn off. If you buy a right hand it's brand new in the box.
Yeah, lefty guitars in a store do seem to have been there for a long time and show plenty of use. I have generally gotten mine online from places I trust partly for that reason. Those have been new.
Thanks for watching 👍