Trying to decide between Martin OM-28V & SC OM/PW
Question: First, I have seen, in person, played it a few times, another OM-28V(L) in a store about a thousand miles away from me. This guitar sounds completely different from the one that I just sold. It's still new, has been in the store unsold for quite some time and so has old strings on it, ...
tagged: Lefty Martin Guitar
Jackson tube amps - any good?
Question: I saw a Jackson Tube amp - something that appeared to be on the order of a rack mounted 50w Master vol Marshall head kinda thing. Any one know about these? How do they sound? How are they built? Information is appreciated. Answer: I'm not an amp guru or anything, I just come here to l ...
tagged: Lefty Jackson Guitar
Left handed guitar
Question:My friend has just bought a right handed guitar... is it possible to turn it to a left hand one buy reversingthe strings? ... and what about the bridge? Answer: There is more to it than just reversing the strings... unless what you are looking for is a guitar that keeps shifting its in ...
tagged: Left Hand Guitar Martin
Desperately seeking 3/4 size lefty electric
Question:I'm trying to find a scaled down electric guitar for a 6 year old. She's definitely a lefty and I would prefer to get her an electric as her mom and I both play electric (me - lefty guitar, her - bass). I've searched everywhere on the net and was hoping that someone in this group might ...
tagged: Left Handed Vintage Guitar
Taylor Guitars and neck resets
Question: I ordered and watched the new Taylor video on their new neck design. Basically, I walked away with the impression that, the new design adds one major feature to the existing guitar design: It makes getting a neck reset much easier and less time consuming. This translates to less money ...
tagged: Left Handed Taylor Guitar
Left Handed Guitars Sites?
Question:Does anyone know of any left-handed guitar sites on the web?? Your help is greatly appreciated!! Answer:I'm not aware of any left-handed sites on the web (what in the world would you people talk about?), but next time you're in Chicagoland, be sure to stop at one of the three (?) 'Guit ...
tagged: Left Handed Ovation Guitar
novice classical player
Question: I have played steel string acoustic for a year and electric for a while but I just got a classical guitar for variety. What differences should I expect in playing due to the differences in the way the guitar is made? I'm not talking about how is classical music different so much as wh ...
tagged: Left Handed Jackson Guitar
Playing left-handed
Question: I am a lefty who just bought a right-handed guitar less than a week ago. The reason I decided on playing right-handed is because I used to play the violin and thought that I could transfer some of the fretting skills. After playing for several days, I find it difficult to pick consist ...
tagged: Left Handed Guitar Part
Lefty Guitarist Question HELP
Question: I have a 13 yr old youngster that I want to buy a first guitar for. I'm > planning on buying a strat. This boy is left handed. > The question for you lefty's is, would he be able to play a right handed > guitar if he's just starting out anyway? > The only reason I'm hesitant about buy ...
tagged: Left Handed Guitar Instruction
9-year-old left-handed beginner
Question:My 9yo left-handed son is starting guitar lessons. He is motivated by a strong guitar culture at the summer camp he attends, where guitar is used to accompany spirited sing-alongs, prayer, etc. The style of guitar playing at camp is almost exclusively chords and strumming (i.e., no com ...
tagged: Left Handed Guitar For Beginner
Why do we chord left-handed?
Question:After 4 months of lessons and practice and still struggling with changing chords, the question comes up: Why do right-handers make chords with their left hand when the right hand is supposedly more dexterous? This question is not entirely philosophical, since arthritis in my left hand ...
tagged: Left Handed Guitar Chord
Left Handed Gibson Korina Explorer
Question: I'm desperately trying to locate a left handed gibson korina explorer - pretty much any year as long as it's the full size explorer. Problem is, I've been searching for several weeks now, and I haven't found ANY left hand explorers period! What I was wondering was...is there such a be ...
tagged: Left Handed Gibson Guitar
Baby Taylor left hand conversion possible?
Question:Well, I just got a Baby Taylor (standard woods, spruce/sapele) from a friend. Though I like it I find the 3/4 scale a bit too small but I thought that it has is just the right size for the 10 year old daughter of my girl friend, who might like to learn to play guitar. Unfortunately the ...
tagged: Guitar Left Taylor
Baby Taylor left hand conversion possible?
Question: I just got a Baby Taylor (standard woods, spruce/sapele) from a friend. Though I like it I find the 3/4 scale a bit too small but I thought that it has is just the right size for the 10 year old daughter of my girl friend, who might like to learn to play guitar. Unfortunately the litt ...
tagged: Guitar Hand Left Taylor