Lefties should learn to play right handed

[surfmaster]

Interesting. Were they any good? What style?

I'd think that classical, or any conventional fingerpicking style, with thumb playing bass and fingers treble/melody, would be out. Flatpicking shouldn't be much different though.

How about chording - I'd think some of the conventional righty chords wouldn't be feasible upside down on the neck.

The upside would be, that for a person with determination and innovation, new styles could be invented that righties couldn't emulate.

have we all forgotten about dick dale? when leo fender gave him his new guitar the stratocaster dale didnt know what to think of it and started playing it upside down and leo fender fell on the floor laughing. dick countinues to play with an upside down right hand strat with the strings strung regularly so high e is on top and low e on bottem. dale learned the chords upside down and he created a very innovative style of guitar playing called surf.

 

[SteveK]

As another lefty playing righty, it makes more sense to me to have the dominant hand on the fretboard. The only things I do righty are playing guitar, drums etc. and throwing a Frisbee. (And I have NO idea why I throw a Frisbee with my right arm?!?)

A little point to ponder...
If the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body....then lefty's are the only ones in their right minds!

 

[Krakit]

John Linell from They Might Be Giants plays a lefty Fender Jazz bass upsidedown!

Such kidders!



Carl

 

[beezelbubba]

Lefties should be smothered at birth!