Hi Guys,

Just wondering if there is a place here for an old left handed guitar player like me.

Your comments would be strongly appreciated. Thank you very much.

Looking forward to receiving your reply.

 Best wishes from The Netherlands, Joe Davis Jr. 

Hey Joe,

I would also be interested how many have a regular left hand guitar and how many just turned there guitar around like Jimi Hendrix did.

Thank you for your comments. In the earlier days there was no room for left handed guitars.

Lefties were obliged to turn the strings of their guitars since left handed guitars were not produced. Only 10% of the players were/are left handed guitar players.

Nowadays we can buy left handed guitars ( and chord -, scales books )  but not all guitar models are available but 10% higher in price. 

My 1st guitar was a right handed acoustic, which I steung upside down.

Since then every guitar I bought has been a lefty.

I have considered getting a right handed Stratacastor and plating it upside down. My only complaint with my lefty Strat us that the switch and knob gets in the way of my strumming hand.. maybe it would be better with the controls on top?

I have a new student who is a lefty but started with guitar as a right handed guitar player. That was quite a situaiton when we found out - are there any comments or experiences which can be shared on this topic ?

BTW - I totally forgot about this topic here