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10-24-2007, 12:23 AM
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probably a silly question, but are there any issues or things that would stop me from putting a left handed neck on a right handed guitar?
just wondering, as i'm starting a project and think it'd look pretty badass. |
10-24-2007, 12:36 AM
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10-24-2007, 08:32 AM
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The best balance is usually attained when the horn button is located very nearly parallel to the 12 fret.
Keep in mind that the body of the bass has a right and left orientation. Ignoring that orientation may create a condition that puts the control knobs in the way of your forearm while playing.
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10-24-2007, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by pkr2  Actually, there is at least one problem that will be hard to work around. The instrument will really suffer from neck dive due to the strap button being relocated to the shorter horn.
The best balance is usually attained when the horn button is located very nearly parallel to the 12 fret.
Keep in mind that the body of the bass has a right and left orientation. Ignoring that orientation may create a condition that puts the control knobs in the way of your forearm while playing. | Dude... |
10-24-2007, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by pkr2 Actually, there is at least one problem that will be hard to work around. The instrument will really suffer from neck dive due to the strap button being relocated to the shorter horn.
The best balance is usually attained when the horn button is located very nearly parallel to the 12 fret.
Keep in mind that the body of the bass has a right and left orientation. Ignoring that orientation may create a condition that puts the control knobs in the way of your forearm while playing. | I think what the OP is trying to say is ''what would happen if he puts a left handed neck in his right handed guitar?'' just to make it look ala Hendrix...
you got it all wrong...
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10-24-2007, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Trevorus Just make sure the nut is oriented properly. Shouldn't be any problems | Yeah, there won't be any problems at all. And regarding the nut, get a new one made, dont just flip the old one, or your intonation will be thrown completely off cos the witness point of the nut would have moved back by the width of the nut.
If you know what i mean.
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10-24-2007, 11:38 AM
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10-24-2007, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by choo5 probably a silly question, but are there any issues or things that would stop me from putting a left handed neck on a right handed guitar?
just wondering, as i'm starting a project and think it'd look pretty badass. | Now I'm starting to doubt my own sanity. lol
Are you going to play the bass left handed, with the E string on top, or play it right handed with the E string at the bottom?
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10-24-2007, 12:24 PM
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He's essentially just gonna have a reversed headstock. Everything else, for all practical purposes will be right-handed. |
10-24-2007, 07:52 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO USA | | | The only issue that I can think of is the string posts.
With a conventional orientation, the E string post is closest to the nut, so that when the string is wound down to the bottom of the post, the break angle of the string behind the nut is maximized and thus the best witness point on the nut.
Of course, this only matters with the open strings and can be easily dealt with using a bar-style string retainer. |
10-24-2007, 07:57 PM
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10-26-2007, 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Chasarms The only issue that I can think of is the string posts.
With a conventional orientation, the E string post is closest to the nut, so that when the string is wound down to the bottom of the post, the break angle of the string behind the nut is maximized and thus the best witness point on the nut.
Of course, this only matters with the open strings and can be easily dealt with using a bar-style string retainer. | Won't be a problem. Instead of the E and A strings having a proper break angle and the D and G strings requiring retainers, it'll be the other way around, D and G will have good break angles due to their proximity to the nut, and the E and A strings will get the retainer.
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10-27-2007, 04:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southampton | | | Doesn't Tim Commerford do this on his BEAD jazz's? I personally can't imagine a problem with it. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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