Questions tagged [lefties]
For questions relating to left-handed playing techniques, or playing on left-handed instruments. Most often with reference to guitars.
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What path should I embark on as a new left handed guitar player
Probably 20-25 years ago I bought an electric guitar but did not put forth the effort to learn much. At the time the internet was fairly not as advanced as it is now. I don't even remember if ...
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semi-hollow guitar conversion to left handed
Left-handed player here. I am wondering how feasible it would be to convert a right-handed semi-hollow guitar (ES-335 style) to left-handed. As I see it the key aspects are the nut and the bridge.
I ...
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Should a right handed child hold a guitar left-handedly [duplicate]
Going to try and distil this down to one question!
Background:
My 9yo daughter is interested in music, and and at the moment rock guitar. We have loads of guitars and ukes around from me and her mum ...
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What do I need to do to make a left-handed guitar right-handed?
I know the title probably sounds psychotic.
My brother (leftie) got a left handed guitar around a year and a half ago from a family friend. He decided it wasn't for him and switched the strings to ...
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Left-handed tremolo on a right-handed Jazzmaster
I've developed the habit of having the trem bar under my wrist and pressing down on it with my wrist when playing my Mexican Fender Jazzmaster. The trem bar runs at a 45° angle across the strings and ...
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Play right handed guitar upside down strung same way as a right handed guitar but I’m also right handed
I Play right handed guitar upside down strung same way as a right handed guitar but I’m right handed.
I’ve been playing this way for about 8/9 years I first played a left hand guitar left handed but ...
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Teaching a left-handed drummer on a right-handed kit?
After several months, a drum student of mine still seems naturally to lead with the left, despite practising on a right handed set up kit. It was at my suggestion. I'm at the point where I'm ...
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Difficulties with Stradella Bass System on Accordion
I have this piano accordion, a small accordion, 3 registers, 80 basses. However, I'm not able to get any technical help from anyone experienced or to go to musical school, so I'm trying to learn it by ...
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Right handed drummer on left handed drum set?
I have a two-part question.
Is there any advantage playing a left handed drum set if I'm a right handed drummer?
And we all know about famous left handeds drummers playing right handed drum sets, ...
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Query about setting up a guitar
I have recently bought LTD AC 10E left handed. It came with a set of 10s and it is tuned half step down. Now I mostly tune standard B or C and use a higher gauge. So if I put a set of 12s on this ...
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Lefty retraining to play guitar right handed
So I started playing guitar about a year ago. I started playing left handed with a pretty cheap Mainstreet guitar. I've gotten halfway decent with it, but now I see how expensive some left handed ...
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Re-string Electric Guitar In Reverse For Left-Handed (Lefty)
I got this right-handed Yamaha electric guitar but I'm a lefty.
If I simply re-string it in reverse string order, will it have the right sound straight away?
I read that for acoustic guitars, you ...
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Designing a machine to play left hand notes in a piano for someone who lost his hand
I have a friend who lost his left hand in an accident. He is a good piano player and can play good music with his right hand. I want to build a robotic machine which will be able to play notes played ...
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Should i play left handed or right handed guitar? [duplicate]
i've been playing the guitar for about 5-6 months now.
Guitar was always something i wanted to learn but always put up for something else, but finally at the age of 27 i decided i should start.
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Switching Handedness on Guitar
Long story short, a few years back my dad had a Black Sabbath-style accident with a car door that took off one of the digits on the ring finger of his fretting hand. He occasionally picks up my ...
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Pros and cons of matched vs. traditional grip for lefties
There's a wonderful thread What are the pros and cons of Traditional Grip vs. Matched Grip for snare and drumset?. Are any of the points mentioned there different in the case of a leftie?
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