Lefties!!!

[Jag]

Hey, since I know theres not alot of us southpaw guitarist out there, just wanted to see how many and what gear you play.

I have - Mexi-strat, American Strat, Ovation, and a Lag nylon all lefty, and for amps- Fender Cyber Delux, G-dec, and a Fishman Loudbox, And a MARSHALL 2266 w/Avatar212 :shredder

[Kyle]

I am a lefty, I was however, not silly enough to learn to play an instrument requiring the use of both hands to play guitar. I play G&L, Carvins, and boogie stuff with assorted pedals and an incoming custom 7 string.

[Papus]

I've got about half a dozen RH strats all of them set up LH (like Hendrix - I find it much more economical to buy RH strats).
There's just something wrong and unnatural about the appearance of most LH guitars...
I also own a LH SG, mainly because LH Les Paul's look stupid whereas the symmetry of the SG looks ok in a LH version.
2061x, dimed :)

[surlybastard]

I've got a Gibby LP and an Ibanez RG470. Amp wise I run them through a 2266, Blackstar HT-5, Epiphone Valve Jr and this old 50's 5 watt combo built by some company in Ontario, Canada. I run a custom made 2x12 cab with Eminence Governor/Wizard combo

[camnegrete]

Lefty, butI play right handed. I know, i've gone to the dark side, what can you do? Anyways, Got a 2266C and Vox AC15 with JJ EL84's and a whole lot of pedals. Epiphone Les Paul Custom, Fender Strat and Ibanez Artcore.

[surlybastard]

Lefty, butI play right handed. I know, i've gone to the dark side, what can you do? Anyways, Got a 2266C and Vox AC15 with JJ EL84's and a whole lot of pedals. Epiphone Les Paul Custom, Fender Strat and Ibanez Artcore.

It's not the dark side dude. You know what I'd give to be able to walk into a pawn shop and have that experience where you pickup a beater and it sounds and plays awesome? I often wish I could go back and learn to play righty just because of how easy it makes things. Unfortunately when I picked it up I didn't have any foresight. Ahh well

[SteveD]

Gar Moore was also a lefty who played right handed.

[surlybastard]

Gar Moore was also a lefty who played right handed.

Being Canadian I've gotta mention Rik Emmett of Triumph as being another one of those :)

[Jag]

Yeah but lets not forget those who are lefty, Mcartney, Iommi, and Hendrix.

[SteveD]

Don't forget Chris George who is right handed but learned to play left handed.

[surfnorthwest]

Don't forget Chris George who is right handed but learned to play left handed.

What I never heard of anyone doing that before.

[surlybastard]

Don't forget Chris George who is right handed but learned to play left handed.

My god why? I have never heard that in my life.

He's a great player so more power to him

[SteveD]

I'm lying.

[Jag]

It amazes me how us lefties are kinda like lepers, I tried to get a Blackmore Strat left handed from Fender and nope, cant do it, but theyll make a Hendrix model for righties with a left handed neck. I know Gibson even made the Iommi model available to right handers. And I know it comes down to the almighty dollar, alot more righties buying then lefties....But at least we know that when we buy a lefty from GC or wherever it aint been buggered around with and abused by hundreds of little rugrats! LMAO!

[Papus]

It amazes me how us lefties are kinda like lepers, I tried to get a Blackmore Strat left handed from Fender and nope, cant do it, but theyll make a Hendrix model for righties with a left handed neck. I know Gibson even made the Iommi model available to right handers. And I know it comes down to the almighty dollar, alot more righties buying then lefties....But at least we know that when we buy a lefty from GC or wherever it aint been buggered around with and abused by hundreds of little rugrats! LMAO!

You could go Hendrix-style and just buy a right-handed Blackmore strat and set up the bridge for left-handed intonation, get a left-handed nut and move the strap knob onto the other horn.

Or you could build the Blackmore strat fairly easily:
Left-handed 1970's reissue in white with large headstock, bullet truss rod and three-bolt neck.
A pair of black Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pounders in positions 1 & 3.
Remove the pole pieces from the middle pickup and put a black pickup cover on it with the pole piece holes filled in, set it as low as possible into the body.
Wire the middle dummy coil direct to the volume knob, check the polarity so that it acts as a hum-cancelling coil in tandem with the Seymour Duncans.
You'll also need to install a 3-way pickup selector and wire it like so:
1) Bridge
2) Bridge + Neck
3) Neck
Get some black knobs and tremelo end-piece, scallop the neck and you're done!