Welcome to Left Hand Guitar
A site dedicated to left hand guitars and lefty basses. A site dedicated to 'sinister' guitar players. It is well known that many of the best guitarists are left-handed, yet many of the best guitars are difficult to find as left-handed models. Yes, left-handers are said to make more creative musicians than their right-handed counterparts. Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Albert King, Tony Iommi, Kurt Cobain. Not always the fastest, or most technical guitar players, but certainly some of the most genre-defining and original. Hear some of these guitar legends talking about being left-handed.
Playing guitar when you are left handed Today, left-handed guitars are very easy to source, and there is a wealth of information on playing left-handed. This was not always the case of course, and some of the worlds left-handed legends have been forced to improvise with right handed instruments, often developing their own distinctive style in the process.
Left hand bass Left handed bass guitars are more available than ever before, especially when ordered online. This is a comparatively new phenomenon however; for a very long time, left-handed bass players have been limited to relatively few models.
Teaching a left handed child Does a child need to learn on a left handed guitar, or can they learn the basics on a right handed one? Acoustic or electric? What's the best way to learn?
Starting out as a left hand guitarist The 'right' guitar - Lessons for lefties - Learning at home. Is being left handed a disadvantage when learning to play the guitar?
