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Originally Posted by parasko
Where are all the abundance of left handed guitars that everyone is mentioning? There are a few specialist lefty stores but they have limited stock. ThatÂ’s about it!
I walk into a store and I never see a lefty Martin D18 or D28 hanging on the wall waiting to be played or bought. Most of the time us lefties are solely reliant on YouTube videos to determine which guitar we want, without having the luxury of knowing what the neck feels like etc. Then, you have to find a store willing to order it for you, and wait months before it arrives...not to mention those wonderful retailers who still charge a lefty tax and act like itÂ’s a burden for them to order one for you.
However, even before you know how to play, you pick up a guitar and you just know which orientation you are comfortable with. I am ambidextrous in a lot of ways but I knew the first time I held a guitar that it was only comfortable to hold in a left handed position. I donÂ’t think leftys should be trying to play right handed with the thought that there will be more guitars available to them down the track...there might not be a down the track and newbies might not stick at it if it doesnÂ’t feel natural to start with.
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I agree with everything you have said. I don't think there is an abundance of left handed available either, but at least as I said before nowadays we can track down at least a couple each from the major players. This is going to sound like bleating (and is!), but in these days where minorities are supported and discrimination is condemned*, lefties get a raw deal. There is still the attitude among some that playing left handed is a defect that needs correcting, the pressure to learn right handed can be perceived a form of bullying, the lack of left handed guitars is an issue, and the aforementioned mark up in price (often 10 per cent) is disgusting. Your last point is very valid. If right handed had been my only option ,it would have made the difficult enough task of learning uncomfortable and unappealing and I would have quit. Surely fellow guitarists would encourage anything that helps others to enjoy it?
*( not to compare the plight of lefties in any way with the awful things that happen in the wider world, just within the context of guitar discussion)