Finding a left hand guitar
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LadyInTears
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whoa that is so cool man.
and yea, they do stock left handed models
and yea, they do stock left handed models
hmm are u left handed in the first place? or you need a lefty cos your right side has trouble cos of the thumb?
Do u use a pick when strumming with your right hand? It's hard to tell if it'll catch on the strings.. maybe a pic of you in a strumming position?
looks like a pretty small hand too, female (i better not have guessed wrong, if not sorry!!) so u'd wanna get a smaller guitar as well just to make it more fuss free for yourself
Do u use a pick when strumming with your right hand? It's hard to tell if it'll catch on the strings.. maybe a pic of you in a strumming position?
looks like a pretty small hand too, female (i better not have guessed wrong, if not sorry!!) so u'd wanna get a smaller guitar as well just to make it more fuss free for yourself
yea,i am left handed,my right hand totally useless,cant write with pen and the movement very weird also because of the extra thumb so even if i play with left hand,i may have problems with the extra finger causing problems and things like difficulty in pressing for a chord i guess? =((
yea,i am left handed,my right hand totally useless,cant write with pen and the movement very weird also because of the extra thumb so even if i play with left hand,i may have problems with the extra finger causing problems and things like difficulty in pressing for a chord i guess? =(( My bone structure is different i guess, i cant do the strumming position with my right hand and also,if i hold a pick with my right hand, my thumb will touch and press down on the string first.. tomorrow i going to see some guitars and try out and i update here =)). if really cannot,then no choice already. Go do other things
Ps for the above extra post,i dunnoe how to delete
Ps for the above extra post,i dunnoe how to delete
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so wierd,go in shop tell the person i have extra finger.lol.i going tampines mall yamaha to see,they do sell right?lefty acoustic price but whats the price since i guess lefty is more expensive? hopefully my right hand flexibility is still okay to make a chord,like so wierd,it just don't want to go to a certain position and i have to force.lol.
If its a righty guitar,the chord just play upside down right??
Now im trying to think positive. the first ever extra finger guitarist.?lol
If its a righty guitar,the chord just play upside down right??
Now im trying to think positive. the first ever extra finger guitarist.?lol
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Innuendo
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i love the blues, and way back I’ve read of a guitarist with 12 fingers. couldn’t remember the name so googled... Hound Dog Taylor. his extra digit was on the pinky side though and he played right-handed. interesting: “Supposedly he downsized to 11 fingers one night when, in the midst of some fancy drinking, he used a straight razor to cut off the spare on his right hand.” (sorry for the gruesome trivia.)
a month back, there was some dude selling a lefty Cort electric guitar for about 180-200 (?). in the B&S section. not sure if still available though.
if you’re learning the lefty way, i’m not sure if “upside-down” is the correct term. more like “mirror image” i think. so when it comes to tutorial videos (like on youtube), you can flip the vid (or any image) horizontally and presto, it’s lefty. but if you’re playing lefty with right-handed stringing, then it’s “upside-down”. like albert king and elizabeth cotten. am i making sense? lol
personally, I believe you can play, so go ahead and get the guitar. good luck and update
a month back, there was some dude selling a lefty Cort electric guitar for about 180-200 (?). in the B&S section. not sure if still available though.
if you’re learning the lefty way, i’m not sure if “upside-down” is the correct term. more like “mirror image” i think. so when it comes to tutorial videos (like on youtube), you can flip the vid (or any image) horizontally and presto, it’s lefty. but if you’re playing lefty with right-handed stringing, then it’s “upside-down”. like albert king and elizabeth cotten. am i making sense? lol
personally, I believe you can play, so go ahead and get the guitar. good luck and update
bought a normal righty guitar from yamaha..at there,i realise that i can also hold the pick with my extra finger =)
will upload some pictures soon
This is the guitar i bought by the way,
http://www.luthermusic.com/category/guitars_acoustic/yamaha-fg-700ms
will upload some pictures soon
This is the guitar i bought by the way,
http://www.luthermusic.com/category/guitars_acoustic/yamaha-fg-700ms
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relinquish69
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you had the change the nut first right? or was that meant to be a left handed model? anyways congratulations on your purchase!
i post the picture up tonight..
The staff very very friendly to me...yerp,i can play the guitar in normal way is in right handed which i only found out that i can also hold the pick with my extra finger =)..this is wierd though.lol..
Because my right hand is weaker and if i buy a left guitar, i think for me, making chords require the stronger and frequently used hand rather than the weaker hand...
I'm taking vocal lessons now at echo music. will be taking either guitar or sing-guitar soon. Around two more years to NS so want to make use of this time =)
The staff very very friendly to me...yerp,i can play the guitar in normal way is in right handed which i only found out that i can also hold the pick with my extra finger =)..this is wierd though.lol..
Because my right hand is weaker and if i buy a left guitar, i think for me, making chords require the stronger and frequently used hand rather than the weaker hand...
I'm taking vocal lessons now at echo music. will be taking either guitar or sing-guitar soon. Around two more years to NS so want to make use of this time =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iknn-kwGpCg
Just trying out. Sorry if there is alot buzzing sound and pauses,i still new. Now for the bass string i use my extra thumb to pluck de =D
So yea, i guess i didnt made the wrong decision to get a normal handed guitar just because i got extra thumb on right hand because my right hand not my main hand also,if use left guitar,cfm cannot press chord
Just trying out. Sorry if there is alot buzzing sound and pauses,i still new. Now for the bass string i use my extra thumb to pluck de =D
So yea, i guess i didnt made the wrong decision to get a normal handed guitar just because i got extra thumb on right hand because my right hand not my main hand also,if use left guitar,cfm cannot press chord
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