Timeline for Right-handed newbie with dodgy left index finger tip (knuckle) - What to do?
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| Feb 19, 2016 at 9:22 | comment | added | Andy | As well as Django, look for Graham Oliver - a guitarist with metal band Saxon - he lost the end of his same finger decades ago and it didn't stop him... (I've heard him say he uses it fine for barre chords, and uses his other three fingers more to compensate). I think I would stay with the right hander for at least six months to give it a fair trial... You could always reverse the strings to "try out" leftie playing later (this affects setup and tuning accuracy though) | |
| Feb 19, 2016 at 5:20 | answer | added | Rockin Cowboy | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 18, 2016 at 21:55 | comment | added | Ryan Kinal | Just a word of encouragement: Django Reinhardt, one of the greatest Jazz guitarists of all time, had his left hand almost entirely disabled in a fire when he was young. He had little to know mobility in his ring and pinky fingers. It prompted him to create his own style, which is still emulated and admired today. | |
| Feb 18, 2016 at 20:04 | comment | added | Laurence | You'll find it harder to achieve standard guitar technique if your LH can't do all the usual things. If you go left-handed some picking techniques may need modifing. Great things have been achieved by guitarists considerably more handicapped than you! But there's no virtue in overcoming obstacles that can be easily avoided. I suggest you give left-handed a try. | |
| Feb 18, 2016 at 19:42 | comment | added | r lo | In my experience I had a student who was left-handed and trying to play right-handed because he didn't have a left-handed guitar. He was a beginner and it was more difficult to learn. But if you are looking to play basic chords, it may be worth a try if the finger in cooperating. But don't give up. | |
| Feb 18, 2016 at 19:14 | answer | added | amalgamate | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Feb 18, 2016 at 18:52 | history | asked | marcusstarnes | CC BY-SA 3.0 |