Friday, November 28, 2008

Guitar Playing as a Lefty

By Jeffery Collins

So much of what we do on a daily basis we do right handed. In fact products are designed for right handed people. But some are not, such as the guitar.

Today more than ever before, left handed guitars are flying off shelves due to creation of these guitars by major manufacturers. Even though most stores will not carry guitars for left handed people, they can be ordered pretty quick.

See the guitar is a mirrored image of what the regular guitar looks like. The neck is a little different and the strings are reversed. The only con to the left handed guitars is the price. Since it is custom made, the price will be fairly higher than the regular guitars.

Until recent times it was rather difficult to find a decent left hand guitar, and certainly difficult to find one that you really liked and that suited your playing style. However checking many online stores now will reveal more choices than ever.

There is a small concern concerning left handed players. If you do not know how to play the guitar I must say that there are few guitar teachers who teach playing left handed. So if you find one book your lessons quick because they tend to book fast.

Some players often start off by watching a dvd course or some other course online for left handed players. If you learn from courses online there will be some advantages. The courses on video or online never get tired of teaching you the same things over and over. Plus you don't have to pay them a lot of money to do so. So the videos will never lose patience with you.

Even though there seems to be obsticles with playing left handed, it is worth the fight. You will stand out from other guitar players and you can one day teach another person how to play left handed and make some serious money.

Left handed acoustic guitars are now widely available and you aren't just limited to a few choices either. That means you should have no trouble finding the guitar that is right for you. - 16747

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