icastle Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 As promised - a left handed discussion thread. Same rules apply here as they do to all other forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Thank you! Great to have this I think. Lets hope we can have some interesting conversations here. Certainly makes it easier to find other southpaws to share musings, ask particular questions and even show off instruments. I queried the Editor of Bass Player magazine recently about the lack of models being produced by bass manufacturers for lefties and he said it was a subject worthy of an article in a future issue of the mag. Are there any particular basses or models not currently lefthanded that you would like to see put in production and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I really wish Kubicki had made Leftys. Mainly because of Sean Malone from Cynic. Edited March 11, 2013 by Dread Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) how come Fender make lefty MIM J's but not P's? Edited March 11, 2013 by PaulWarning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 [quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1363032096' post='2007394'] Thank you! Great to have this I think. Lets hope we can have some interesting conversations here. Certainly makes it easier to find other southpaws to share musings, ask particular questions and even show off instruments. I queried the Editor of Bass Player magazine recently about the lack of models being produced by bass manufacturers for lefties and he said it was a subject worthy of an article in a future issue of the mag. Are there any particular basses or models not currently lefthanded that you would like to see put in production and why? [/quote] yea a lefty aerodyne Jazz bass , why?? Cos they look fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 [quote name='Dread Bass' timestamp='1363036296' post='2007486'] I really wish Kubicki had made Leftys. Mainly because of Sean Malone from Cynic. [/quote] Up here in Glasgow area, seeing a brand of bass, left or right-hand could be an event. Never saw a Kubicki in the flesh to even try upside down. Were they graphite necks like Steinberger, Status, Vigier etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1363036745' post='2007494'] how come Fender make lefty MIM J's but not P's? [/quote] Strange. I wish Fender Japan would make a lefty Mustang bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 [quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1363039977' post='2007561'] yea a lefty aerodyne Jazz bass , why?? Cos they look fantastic [/quote] Actually, I saw one on ebay a while back. It was coming from Japan though so try a search for international sellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I actually can't think of any,now I have a L/H Thunderbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetBlue Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 [quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1363032096' post='2007394'] I queried the Editor of Bass Player magazine recently about the lack of models being produced by bass manufacturers for lefties and he said it was a subject worthy of an article in a future issue of the mag. [/quote] Funnily enough, I queried Joel over the recent absence of the 'Lefty Available?' line in some recent reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 [quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1363079387' post='2007879'] Funnily enough, I queried Joel over the recent absence of the 'Lefty Available?' line in some recent reviews. [/quote] part of the problem is that althought 13% of the population are lefty's I would say at least half of them learn right handed because right handed guitars are more readily available, a vicious circle I suppose I'm always a bit mystified as to why we play the way we do given that whatever handedness we are, in our case the left hand is the one with most dexterity, logic would dictate that would be the hand we use for the fingering of the fret board. Wonder if there's any right handed people that play left handed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetBlue Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1363082144' post='2007941'] Wonder if there's any right handed people that play left handed? [/quote] Me lol - see the 'A Lefty Lament...' thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1363082144' post='2007941'] Wonder if there's any right handed people that play left handed? [/quote] Me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) Im one of those lefties who play with the bass strung for a right hander, ie. upside down. Its useful in that I can pick up right hand basses instore, flip them over and have a try. The downside is when I get any lefty instrument I have to reverse the nut and sometimes the bridge saddles. At the moment I only have one right hand bass, an Aria fretless. The rest are all lefties. Easier for balance, neck access and not interfering with the controls mid tune. A symmetrical bodied bass works best for just flipping like a Hofner Violin or Gibson EB/SG bass. Edited March 12, 2013 by sblueplanet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 [quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1363089084' post='2008134'] Me lol - see the 'A Lefty Lament...' thread. [/quote] [quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1363093981' post='2008263'] Me. [/quote] Yes I thought there might be, but why? and if it's because naturally held it left handed, do you do other stuff left handed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetBlue Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1363096307' post='2008348'] Yes I thought there might be, but why? and if it's because naturally held it left handed, do you do other stuff left handed [/quote] Only archery so far. My excuse is that I was a brass player when I was a kid and 'fingering' the notes with my right hand is now engrained in my noggin. I have tried rightie when I was a teenager and now with my kid's guitars and I just can't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 The first time I picked up a guitar I naturally held it left handed and I naturally picked out bass lines and started playing them, so bass it was for me. Tried right handed briefly but couldn't do it so stayed left handed. I do most things left handed. But only yesterday, I scanned the www for available L/H basses and if you're not after a bottom of the range model or want something that doesn't look like a Fender you're stuffed, as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonin-in-the boneyard Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 [quote name='Dread Bass' timestamp='1363036296' post='2007486'] I really wish Kubicki had made Leftys. Mainly because of Sean Malone from Cynic. [/quote] Lefty Kubicki that would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1363096307' post='2008348'] Yes I thought there might be, but why? and if it's because naturally held it left handed, do you do other stuff left handed [/quote] I can't even hold a R/H instrument,let alone play one.Just feels totally wrong.Everything else,I'm predominantly right handed.I believe Jimi Hendrix had the same issue.Good job the guitar teacher at my school never taught him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Just bought a L/H Overwater Classic J, the Tanglewood one. I've got to wait a few days before it arrives, but when it does, I'll post my impressions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Sterling by Musicman have finally made a lefty Ray34 in natural with all maple neck. Now if only they would include a lefty SB14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Can't seem to find the new "lefty basses for sale" thread anywhere?, only looked on the mobile site not the full version tho' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 [quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1363297291' post='2011348'] Can't seem to find the new "lefty basses for sale" thread anywhere?, only looked on the mobile site not the full version tho' [/quote] Its there, after you click on the Basses For Sale link. Nothing posted yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I would buy a Gary Willis sig Ibanez. Probably the only sig bass i would consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 [quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1363303463' post='2011462'] Its there, after you click on the Basses For Sale link. Nothing posted yet. [/quote]blind fool... Cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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