Beginner Advice Lefty or Righty (not what u think, special situation - need advice)

[ijustwanna]

Big Update:

Woohoo... So my dad's friend stopped over with one of his right handed bass and so it turns out it's not a big deal at all. AND I feel way more comfortable playing right handed.

He even gave me some beginner lessons, and I was a natural.. Haha, maybe a little over confident, but I LOVED it. It's such a different feeling making music out of nothing.

Anyway so I think I've about decided on a bass to start out with.. Can you guys check my thread in the bass section and give me some feedback if possible:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showth...94#post5929494

All that's left is an amp which I've yet to research. I'm too excited..

Thanks for the great advice guys, you've made my life a ton easier.

Cheers,

Bryan

[Martin Bormann]

Originally Posted by mutedeity

Well the reason is as I have said to you that he is already leaning towards playing lefthanded and said he is more comfortable that way. It's like saying to a parent whose child holds their pencil with their left hand that there is no reason for them not to learn to write with their right hand. If he is more comfortable playing left handed, which it seems to be the case, he should probably pursue playing left handed.

As I said in my last post, I don't think it's necessarily a good idea to play with his strings upside down on a right handed bass. I have seen it done though, including slap and pop. But as I said he should probably at the most have the nut reversed if he is going to insist on a right handed bass and string it backwards.

I would also reverse the polarity of the pickups too if I were to play upside down.