My son wanted a guitar for his birthday and we looked on guitar guitar..........bloody expensive !
Anyway, he's a beginner and the guy said to spend approx. £150 to see how it goes.
He's also a leftie.
Can anyone offer advice on a) the best guitar to buy in that price range and b) where could he get lessons ?
Also....the guy said there's very few left handed guitars, so he'd be best learning as a right hander. (is that true ?)
Any advice welcomed.
Thank you.
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Thread: Any Guitar players ?
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13-06-2017 12:26 PM #1
Any Guitar players ?
"I don't have any regrets about not moving during my playing career. I was born a Hibee, my dad was a Hibee, I will stay a Hibee and I'll die a Hibee." -Lawrie Reilly
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13-06-2017 12:35 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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13-06-2017 01:21 PM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Jim Deacon do left handed Strat copies at a decent price and to my mind better quality than Fenders 'Squier' entry level models. Maybe worth checking out the second hand market.
(I am assuming it's an electric guitar.)Every gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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13-06-2017 01:46 PM #4
i know quite a few people who make their living from music (teaching, performing or both). A relatively high percentage are left handed and almost all of them play their instruments right handed.
When you start learning an instrument, you train your hands/fingers to do stuff they've never done before and there's no real reason for a beginner to start off with his or her hands inversed.
If a left handed learner (learning right handed) is really struggling, then you can try switching to see if there's an improvement - there rarely is.
However, a left handed person playing right handed who attains a certain level of competence will almost always find themself with an above average weak (ie. left) hand compared to people of the same level.
I've taught bagpipes for over 30 years and have had both left and right handed pupils who have gone on to be excellent players. I've never produced a piper who plays left handed.
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13-06-2017 02:06 PM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteEvery gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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13-06-2017 02:17 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The only reason that I start left handed pupils off right handed is to save them hassel when looking to buy instruments - they'll have a much better choice. There's also the question of getting a shot of someone elses instrument should the occasion arise.
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13-06-2017 03:28 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteEvery gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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13-06-2017 03:33 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteEvery gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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13-06-2017 04:08 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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