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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I am a lefty and I was given this advice too, don't do it. You will never become an advanced guitarist by switching hands because you may fret well put you strumming will feel awkward and IMO your accuracy at hitting strings is more important then fretting. Most teachers can teach you to play left handed or at least any worth his salt. Keep in mind the greatest guitarist of all time Jimi Hendrix played a righty backwards but he still played left handed. Kurt Cobain and Tommi Iomi are a couple more good lefties. You should not have to compromise just because you are left handed, you will pay more for guitars however. Cheers fellow backwards player.  |
Sure, if he's becoming the next Jimi or Iommi, than go lefty if it's that important to be the best (although Im guessing those goes would be guitar gods no matter what they played with) . But if you just want to play for the fun of it, it definitely is easier in a lot of ways.
I think a lot of lefties have dexterity in their right hands these days because they use a mouse with their right (at least I do). I'm admittedly no guitar superstar, but I found the change fairly simple. My strumming is definitely not the biggest issue, ha.