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midnight View Member Profile	Sep 9 2008, 10:13 PM
Sep 9 2008, 10:13 PM	GMC:er Posts: 160 Joined: 11-June 08 From: California	I'm right handed but play lefty. I could not get my left hand to work on the fretboard. I couldn't even really get my fingers down on 4 frets...chords were about impossible. It sucks because I'm so limited in my selection of guitars. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

wrk View Member Profile	Sep 9 2008, 11:58 PM
Sep 9 2008, 11:58 PM	Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 1.027 Joined: 19-June 06 From: Paris/France (..used to be german)	I'm left handed and play right handed guitars ... At the end both hands have to be in good shape ... one needs more work, but i think it doesn't matter if it's the fretting or picking hand. Piano player don't really have this choice and they manage it as well ... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- www.musiclearningtools.net www.youtube.com/AndyVeil

Bogdan Radovic View Member Profile	Sep 10 2008, 12:20 AM
Sep 10 2008, 12:20 AM	Bass & Beginner Instructor Posts: 15.614 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	This is very interesting info you are posting guys, thanks!! I really wondered about this and didn't have a clue right handed players were doing the same thing too (reversing and doing the fretwork with primary hand) Now I'm really interested in benefits of such approach in playing...Strong and weak points...Better fretting hand coordination , dexterity , speed ? Harder to learn fast picking with the right hand ? Basically how it compares to the other way around approach ... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net Check out my lessons and my instructor board. Check out my beginner guitar lessons course! ; Take a bass course now!

Fsgdjv View Member Profile	Sep 10 2008, 12:39 AM
Sep 10 2008, 12:39 AM	GMC:er Posts: 1.255 Joined: 12-April 07	Dan Swanö is left handed, but plays right handed guitars. Only, he plays them upside down. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Practice Agenda

Chief Brody View Member Profile	Sep 10 2008, 01:38 AM
Sep 10 2008, 01:38 AM	GMC:er Posts: 78 Joined: 10-January 08 From: Gifu, Japan	Wow, i went to sleep soon after i posted this expecting only a couple of replies but this has turned into a really interesting discussion! Well i can't really talk about the "benefits" of playing right-handed as opposed to left-handed but i will say that initially i found strumming/picking to be where most of my errors were coming from and my fretting wasn't really something i had to be concerned about, it was pretty much always simple. So i had to spend a bit of time doing strumming exercises to get that up to a good level. Speed training i feel helped considerably in improving my right hand ability. All that time doing scale runs at increasing speeds definitely increased the fine control in that hand and as a consequence my playing improved also. So i'd be tempted to say that there's no real disadvantage in playing the opposite way to your natural handedness, but perhaps initially you need to pay more attention to the strumming/picking hand and invest some time in technique exercises so as to prevent developing a sloppy style of play. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

midnight View Member Profile	Sep 10 2008, 03:14 AM
Sep 10 2008, 03:14 AM	GMC:er Posts: 160 Joined: 11-June 08 From: California	Yeah, One hand is going to need more work than the other no matter what, be it the picking or the fretting hand. I'd say if you can play right handed, even if it takes more work, do it. It sucks being a lefty and having less to choose from, instrument wise. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Bedlam View Member Profile	Sep 10 2008, 01:26 PM
Sep 10 2008, 01:26 PM	GMC:er Posts: 244 Joined: 4-September 07 From: TX, USA	QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Sep 9 2008, 01:25 PM) I think that is pretty cool what you do. Jimi Hendrix was right handed but he played lefty guitars, so that is similar in a way. I had no idea... thanks for sharing! QUOTE (midnight @ Sep 9 2008, 04:13 PM) I'm right handed but play lefty. I could not get my left hand to work on the fretboard. I couldn't even really get my fingers down on 4 frets...chords were about impossible. It sucks because I'm so limited in my selection of guitars. Thanks for posting this! I haven't heard of many people from this perspective. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Scott Gentzen View Member Profile	Sep 10 2008, 02:23 PM
Sep 10 2008, 02:23 PM	GMC:er Posts: 683 Joined: 16-January 07 From: Centreville, VA, USA	QUOTE (Jose Mena @ Sep 9 2008, 04:18 PM) I am confused now, I though Hendrix played right handed guitars flipped because he was left handed. He was actually right handed? No. Hendrix was left handed and played that way with flipped righty guitars. I'm left handed, and play right handed, but want to play a left handed guitar flipped. I think I'm confused now. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: ESP Semi-Hollow Eclipse, 1984 Ibanez Roadstar RS440, Peavey T-60, Daisy Rock Rock Candy Custom Amps: Peavey Transformer 112, Epiphone Valve Jr head with custom 2x12 cab Pedals: Boss TU-2, Budda Bud-Wah, Chuck Collins Harmonic Percolator clone

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