RA - ARGH GUITAR

Posted by RhysAndrews on Jan. 16, 2007, 4:42 a.m.

One of my most hated features about myself is the fact that I'm a frigging lefty. It really angers me. And usually I'm proud that I bend the other way… in terms of handedness. But in the case of looking for an electric guitar that fits my price range and my handedness.. It really pisses me off.

I'm in a huge rush to gather up money so I can hurry up, get an electric guitar, so I can jam with my band. At the moment I have a beautiful left-handed acoustic, handcrafted and all - but it has nothing volume-wise against the other instruments.

So - I originally wanted a Gibson Les Paul. Problem? It's 3,500 grand - and that's just right-handed. For a LEFT HANDED Gibson LP it's frigging 5,000!! That's awful. So… I've finally reduced myself to accepting maybe a cheapish Epiphone Les Paul 100 - 500 dollars left-handed. Problem? They apparently break easily. Epiphone isn't too good with strength from what I've been told - so I look at the range of guitars available left-handed… I tell ya, there's almost nothing available. I'm seeing all these amazing deals on second-hand Gibsons going away on Ebay, but they're all frigging right-handed. By the way, this is my dream guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9imuLRcCEI

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Comments

RhysAndrews 17 years, 11 months ago

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Simplest answer in the world. Buy a right handed guitar and string it upside down like Hendrix did. He was a lefty and only ever used right-handed guitars.
Are you kidding!? Firstly, all the tone/volume knobs get in the way of your arm, plus the lead goes UP. The guitar would look ugly with me playing it right handed - and finally, the reason I'm buying my own electric is because I can't borrow anyone else's because they're all right-handed. Oh and also - the cutaway would be on the wrong side, as would the pick-safety-thingo… and it's stupid.

-Rhys

OBELISK 17 years, 11 months ago

You're left-handed? FREAK!

Jk. Seems kinda hard being one. They should make guitars for lefties.

RhysAndrews 17 years, 11 months ago

… They do.