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I have an acoustic guitar. a Slightly used Seagul, solid cedar top, rosewood back and sides, laminated. It's lovely. I adore it. But I also need an ESP electric guitar like one of my guitar heroes... and then amps... But it has to be left handed, so it will have to be customized and I'll have to wait years.
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I was trying to learn my acoustic guitar and was attempting to follow the instructional dvd's instructions on tuning, and snapped one of the strings, and I have a replacement string for it, but I have no idea how to change them out...
Can anyone give me a simple walkthru on that?
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Synesthesia, left-handed guitars are a regular feature at any guitar store. My local Guitar Center has literally dozens of left-handed electric guitars and basses on display, from all of the major guitar manufacturers. If you have $100 to burn, go in and grab a left-handed Squier... although keep in mind that you will soon want something better (read: more expensive). Posts: 1321 | Registered: Sep 1999
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I'm going to save up for an expensive one and learn the basics on my Seagull. I want to learn blues, folk, jazz, and METAL and FUNK.
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My dad is left-handed, and taught himself to play a regular guitar. He finds that it is easier for him than for many of his friends to do the really difficult chords and fancy fingerwork-- because, of course, he's using his dominant hand to do it, and his right hand is only doing pick/strum work.
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quote:Originally posted by Tarrsk: Synesthesia, left-handed guitars are a regular feature at any guitar store. My local Guitar Center has literally dozens of left-handed electric guitars and basses on display, from all of the major guitar manufacturers. If you have $100 to burn, go in and grab a left-handed Squier... although keep in mind that you will soon want something better (read: more expensive).
Burn being the appropriate verb. A Squier is an expensive form of fire kindling, do yourself a favor and don't go there unless you must. You will regret it if you get a Squire.
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quote:Originally posted by Tarrsk: Synesthesia, left-handed guitars are a regular feature at any guitar store. My local Guitar Center has literally dozens of left-handed electric guitars and basses on display, from all of the major guitar manufacturers. If you have $100 to burn, go in and grab a left-handed Squier... although keep in mind that you will soon want something better (read: more expensive).
Burn being the appropriate verb. A Squier is an expensive form of fire kindling, do yourself a favor and don't go there unless you must. You will regret it if you get a Squire.
edit: You can also check into just stringing a right handed electric upside down. You would need to look around for a guitar that could be set up that way, and you would have to rearange the saddles if they are individually weighted. Then you could adjust the nut by having the store either add or remove shims from it. This stuff aside, then the electronics and stock will be upside down, but there are guitars which might accomodate all those changes nevertheless...
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As long as the neck doesn't warp. I have to play left handed because my left hand cannot reach all of the strings to fret because of the surgery I had when I was a kid. It's working out great too. But I wonder if i'll be able to finger pick. Right now I am trying to learn chords and will have to start following this useful book's advice.
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