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Friday, January 9, 2009

Try Playing the Guitar Left Handed

By Jeffery Collins

So much of what we use on an every day basis is not designed for someone who is left handed. One of those items happens to be a guitar. So yeah, being left haded can have its challenges at times.

Whats very hard to find are left handed guitars, but they are available for purchase. The major manufacturers got smart and started to make left handed guitars but most stores still do now carry them. If you are in the market for a left handed guitar you may how to special order one.

When you see a left handed guitar you will see that it is a mirrored image of a regular right handed guitar. The string are reversed. The downside to buying a left handed guitar is the prices are a little higher.

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.

If you are just learning to play the guitar and are left handed you may have an even tougher time. Left handed guitar teachers tend to be few and far between. If you can find one, you may be required to book your lessons way in advance in order to get lessons.

An alternative would be to find a good dvd or online course designed for left handed players. If you can learn from an online course you will reap many advantages, The online videos don't get tired of explaining the techniques and chords over and over. You can learn how to play at any time, day or night. Your computer doesn't lose patience and doesn't care what time it is.

It is hard learning to play the left handed guitar but you will stand out as a left handed guitarists and you can show others your talent.

Left handed acoustic guitars are available at many online stores and you are not limited anymore. So you are not going to have any trouble find the right one for you.

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