Just a lefty guitarist messing with your head

[Happy Jack]

Seen at a beer festival this afternoon  ...

 

[Piers_Williamson]

Had the beer got into your camera Jack?  Has someone lefty just randomly asked for their maker's transfers be put on upside down, or was it a luthier's vengeance?

[Piers_Williamson]

I think I just figured out how to do this...

 

[Happy Jack]

10 hours ago, Piers_Williamson said:

Has someone lefty just randomly asked for their maker's transfers be put on upside down, or was it a luthier's vengeance?

 

I reckon the guy knew exactly what he was doing. I had a beer with him in the Green Room and he has a wicked sense of humour. 

[Happy Jack]

Incidentally, the headstock logo on two of those guitars tags back to https://southpawguitars.com/

 

They're sure as hell not cheap, but they do lefty basses too.

 

[LeftyJ]

Fender did this on their 1990s USA Hendrix Tribute Strat. Which is a pretty faithful 1968 lefty Strat replica, with the upper strap button on the wrong side so righties can pretend to be Jimi. Of course, Fender being Fender, ironically there was no ACTUAL lefty 1968 Strat reissue available for actual lefties at the time 

 

[Piers_Williamson]

2 minutes ago, LeftyJ said:

Fender did this on their 1990s USA Hendrix Tribute Strat. Which is a pretty faithful 1968 lefty Strat replica, with the upper strap button on the wrong side so righties can pretend to be Jimi. Of course, Fender being Fender, ironically there was no ACTUAL lefty 1968 Strat reissue available for actual lefties at the time 

 

 

You would have noted that my Precision is a Lefty pretending to be a Righty...... 

[LeftyJ]

3 hours ago, Piers_Williamson said:

 

You would have noted that my Precision is a Lefty pretending to be a Righty...... 

I have, but the picture I posted is very much real, and not mirrorred 

 

It's a 1997 Fender Jimi Hendrix Tribute Strat and it is genuinely a lefty guitar for righties. The rear of the headstock is normal, except for the upside-down serial number. 

 

Edited July 28, 2024 by LeftyJ

[Mykesbass]

7 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

Fender did this on their 1990s USA Hendrix Tribute Strat. Which is a pretty faithful 1968 lefty Strat replica, with the upper strap button on the wrong side so righties can pretend to be Jimi. Of course, Fender being Fender, ironically there was no ACTUAL lefty 1968 Strat reissue available for actual lefties at the time 

 

They have a habit of doing that - no lefty Kurt Cobain signature Mustang when that first came out.

Edited July 28, 2024 by Mykesbass

[police squad]

So he learned by flipping a righty over. Same as Mr Lee Pomeroy, Eddie Wheeler from Vanity Fair too

[Hellzero]

And Jimmy Haslip who simply took a righty (sixer) bass and played it as a lefty with everything reversed.

[LeftyJ]

2 hours ago, police squad said:

So he learned by flipping a righty over. Same as Mr Lee Pomeroy, Eddie Wheeler from Vanity Fair too

Thickest string is at the top when played lefty on the guitars @Happy Jack posted, so it would appear only the decal is mirrorred and everything else is 100% lefty. 

Edited July 29, 2024 by LeftyJ

[BassTractor]

On 28/07/2024 at 10:34, Happy Jack said:

Incidentally, the headstock logo on two of those guitars tags back to https://southpawguitars.com/

 

They're sure as hell not cheap, but they do lefty basses too.

 

I think we're talking about "Croydon's own":   Feline Guitars' lefty series called Southpaw:
https://felineguitars.com/pages/southpaw-felines-left-handed-guitars
Some of those have that logo and those mirrored decals.

 

 

Edited July 29, 2024 by BassTractor

[police squad]

1 hour ago, LeftyJ said:

Thickest string is at the top when played lefty on the guitars @Happy Jack posted, so it would appear only the decal is mirrorred and everything else is 100% lefty. 

how did I miss that!!