Recent content by BillyCWalrus

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    Lefty beginner - learn left or right?

    I'm wondering why the hell I get an email today, for an almost year old discussion. What is the problem Talk Bass?!?
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    Owning 5+ basses is like owning a dog

    Yeah I gotta get me one of those “phase” things you’re talking about.
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    Owning 5+ basses is like owning a dog

    This is when I realize that sometimes it sucks to be a lefty.
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    Left handers playing right hand?

    Yes, sorry I didn't see this before I posted my opinion. I basically said the same thing. The hand that requires the most skill and timing would be the rhythm hand, left for lefties and right for righties...normally anyhow. Lord knows there's always exceptions.
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    Left handers playing right hand?

    This is interesting. I am a lefty with 6 basses—all left handed. I read an article recently (maybe it was a YouTube video) that stated that, for a lefty, the hard part isn’t fretting. The hard part is the rhythm hand (a lefty’s left hand). It is harder to pick (pluck, thumb, strum, whatever)...