im just about to buy my first guitar and im left handed so does it matter what type of guitar i buy?
2006-11-16 06:56:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Pick up a brush, If youre strumming hand is youre right hand then buy a left handed one, if its your left hand then by a right handed one, I'm a right handed, Left handed guitar player and have been playing 2 years, 13 years of age, reccommended acoustic songs to learn that are really easy
I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
get the tabs from www.911tabs.com
2006-11-16 07:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by Jamie Donnelly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you go out and buy a guitar work out which style is best for you. Just because you are left-handed, doesn't mean you will naturally play the guitar left-handed as well.
Find a good tutor who has experience in teaching left-handed and right-handed players. If they are any good, they will have both types of guitars available for you to have a few lessons on each before going any further. The tutor will be able to pick up which is best for you. Then you can go off and do whatever you like - comfortably!
Left-handed guitars are easily found today in most music shops and generally cost no more than standard guitars.
2006-11-16 14:25:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok Christi Hendrix, the main problem you will run into when you are playing a guitar backwords is the nut. That is the thing that the strings run through on their way to the tuning keys. You may have to flip the nut if you want to play a right handed guitar left handed, you will see what I mean when you try to string it, on most electric guitars flipping the nut may not be that hard. I am not sure what your acoustic electic will be like. Take it to somebody who knows a lot about guitars or a music store if you have this problem. If you are just learning to play the guitar you could always try to learn right handed, some of the best guitar players I know are left handed and play the instrument right handed. Remember the guitar is going to feel akward either way you play it when you are first learning.
2016-03-28 22:40:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just buy a left handed guitar, I've got one there's loads of different styles that are left handed
2006-11-16 06:59:14 · answer #4 · answered by Rhapsody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, get a left handed guitar, it makes a difference, just ask Sir Paul
2006-11-16 08:21:38 · answer #5 · answered by Bruce L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is in the order of the strings, they will be backwards. If you want to find a way of learning it that way, more power to you. But if you want to play with the low E string on top, is easier because all the chords would be mirror images of right handed chords. The only famous guitarist I know of playing it backwards was Jimi Hendrix. And however innovating he sounded, he still had 'some' limitations, playing full chords, although they were good. But you know what I mean...it's just different.
2006-11-16 07:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Might help if you got a left-handed model. But some lefties feel fine playign a rightie guitar. Try both at the store....
2006-11-16 06:58:12 · answer #7 · answered by Fonzie T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really, but there are left handed guitars to make it easier to learn and play
2006-11-16 06:58:45 · answer #8 · answered by beardedredhead7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes when you buy the guitar the strings have to be restrung to accompany you being left handed my son had the same problem
2006-11-16 06:58:10 · answer #9 · answered by kayme42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its doesnt im left handed and i play violin viola guitar and clarinet you just have to work a bit harder at it if you want you can change to play it left handed but you dont have to
2006-11-16 07:06:11 · answer #10 · answered by raindrop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋