There is an 11 yr old I know who plays left handed with a right hand guitar although she is right handed. Is this a major problem?
2007-08-10 13:53:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Other - Music
Jimi took a regular RH guitar, and turned it over, stringing it LH. He couldn't at the time find a LH guitar. His big E string was still on the top, like most people play.
Mark Knoffler of Dire Straits is LH, but plays a normal RH guitar. What this does for him is put his dominant hand on the fret board, which makes total sense to me, since there are more things to do there, more notes to hit, and more things to do with those notes.
I think what your friend is doing makes total sense, particularly with what Knoffler does. Also, if the big strings are on the bottom, she then has more power with her fingers to press the strings. That will help by not making her spend too much time re-interpreting chord diagrams. Also, when she wants to test out a guitar later, deciding if she wants to buy it, it will already be set up right for her. I kind of wish I had started learning that way, but I am not going back to ground zero.
But the advantage Knoffler had there, is your right hand is more suited for doing rhythm, since it is controlled by your left, and more analytical, brain, as I understand the reason for how guitars are normally played.
If it works for your friend, that is great. I have often wondered.
2007-08-10 14:19:55 · answer #1 · answered by Max W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really because she can flip the guitar around to make it a left handed guitar. Jimi Hendrixs I believe played like that but I can be wrng of that. Anyway it will be fine just more work in learning how to play it since its on a right handed guitar
2007-08-10 14:09:03 · answer #2 · answered by punkrockerforever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm left handed but learned to play right handed. It doesn't matter really.
There are several people I know who sound really good but break just about every rule there is.
2007-08-10 18:33:47 · answer #3 · answered by Lorenzo H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, the guitar is built so that you can string it for either a right handed or left handed player.the spacing of the strings will be the same either way.my brother is left handed and i am right handed ,we have the same guitars only strung accordingly.they are the same.
2007-08-10 14:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by arstinnett2000 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jimi hendrix did that and it didnt work out to bad
2007-08-10 13:57:09 · answer #5 · answered by Mountain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, not if she's comfortable with it, though you should rearrange the strings.
2007-08-10 13:56:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
um not really she just learned wrong. very wrong
2007-08-10 13:57:36 · answer #7 · answered by ♥Rayyhol♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋