Will I play better using a left handed guitar?

Question

I'm a lefty but I play using a regular right hand guitar set-up like a right hand guitar.

Would I be faster and more accurate if I figured out how to play again but switching it up?

I haven't been playing for an imense amount of time, but I already have three guitars! 2 acoustics and 1 electric. I always thought a left handed guitar would be expensive. Maybe they had to be custom made or they were just rare. But if it's beneficial to start learning on the other hand, that would be cool. I could play a song and then switch it up with the next song! lol

Answer 1

It depends on how long you have been playing. I wouldnt try relearning guitar after years of playing, but if you are just learning, definitely play a left handed guitar.

Answer 2

There are two schools of thought. Here is mine: If the left hand is your dominant hand, then you should really want to put it where all the action is. It takes quite a bit more dexterity to finger chords than it does to strum or even fingerpick. Guitarists like Ritchie Blackmore are left handed, but they play guitar in the classic style. I will not say right hand dominant style, because I truly believe that your dominant hand ought to be up on the fingerboard. On the other hand. If you absolutely have to play with your left hand down by the soundhole, buy a guitar that has been set up that way. All this involves is replacing the neck nut and saddle, and reversing the strings. If you don't replace the neck nut and saddle, you are going to get some serious buzzing, and if you don't reverse the strings, you may end up with some carpal tunnell syndrome, although a few guitarists have actually learned to play this way. Spen some time with a friend's guitar and see how it feels. There is no left handed Piano, very very few left handed violins (the bow just gets in the way) and no brass or woodwinds set up for left handed players. If you have normal dexterity in both hands it really doesn't matter which way you decide to play, but left dominant players mostly claim that they do get an advantage by having their left hand up where you make the chords. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

I am a lefty like you.When I was about 16 I started to learn to play the guitar.The only guitar available was an acoustic one that belonged to my brother who was R.H. and the guitar was set up as such.
I therfore had a choice, either restring the guitar everytime I wanted to use it or learn to play it righthanded.I did the latter.

The answer to your question is no.Having learnt to play L.H. already,stick with it and just keep on practing scales to a metronome to build up your speed and accuracy.

As left handers,our left hand is stronger than our right and this will be an advantage to you when you have to hold down chords,especially barre chords which sometimes require a lot of strength .


Hoped this helped bro.


P.S.There are no shortcuts to becoming an accomplished guitarist.The secret if there is any is practice,practice,practice!!!

Answer 4

I don't think you need a special guitar, you just reverse the order of the strings. It worked for Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix. And before Paul could reverse the strings permanently (he borrowed a guitar), he learned the chords upside-down!

Answer 5

Absolutely!
Righ hand guitars are made for right handers because that's their strong hand. The strong hand needs to be able to move very fast over the strings, and you're not able to do that if you're left handed.

Answer 6

Maybe, have you ever played left handed? Play the way that feels best.

Answer 7

it'd be hard at first to switch but if you practiced with a left handed guitar you'd probably be better

Answer 8

Probably not..I was in same situation..I tried changing but,went back to playing right handed again..

Answer 9

i don't think so. i'm a lefty but i started right handed. i've tried playing left handed since and it didn't really help any..

Answer 10

try a left handed guitar first...c if it's better..
and then decide...