HI folks, any other lefties here?

[Herbal]

What do you play?

I have a l/h stagg which I don't play much
A warwick streamer fretless -ditto-
And a countryman ukulele bass which has become my main instrument, its small and comfy.

I find the ordinary sized basses a bit big for my hands (I've very small hands)and would like to try a short scale at some point, but finding a lefty short scale that a shop actually has in stock, or a one that a company actually makes...

No luck with that so far, I did ses the bill wyman bass, emailed them "sorry not in lefty." was the reply.
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[taylor16]

I'm left-handed. Just go ahead and learn to play a traditional right-handed instrument. It makes more sense to use your dominant hand to fret anyways. My band has two guitarists and all three of us are left-handed and play right-handed instruments.

 

[Herbal]

I'm left-handed. Just go ahead and learn to play a traditional right-handed instrument. It makes more sense to use your dominant hand to fret anyways. My band has two guitarists and all three of us are left-handed and play right-handed instruments.

Tried that & can't do it.
I am just too dominantly lefthanded.
One of the guitars and the drummer in my band are both lefties..

 

[Linnin]

Just get a lefty Hofner. Short scale leftys are scarce. Have you tried an Ibanez Micro? Best of all they are cheap. Check out the Lefty Union.

 

[SirMjac28]

I'm surprised they're still making left handed people I thought they stopped in the 70's

 

[Herbal]

I'm surprised they're still making left handed people I thought they stopped in the 70's

they might have done? I am a 68 model..

Just get a lefty Hofner. Short scale leftys are scarce. Have you tried an Ibanez Micro? Best of all they are cheap. Check out the Lefty Union.

Never tried a hofner, how do they rate.?
I like the ukulele bass I have but in a rock band it can look somewhat out of place.

 

[Linnin]

Never tried a hofner, how do they rate.?

Ever heard of Paul McCartney or The Beatles? I do not like short scales myself, but the Hofner is a very easy bass to play with good tone. I have not played any of the Asian (I think China) made Hofners. Order one and find out.

Sam Ash has the Ibanez Micros for $199.

 

[nerkoids]

Eastwood makes a few lefties as well. There's also the option, if you're up for it, to modify one of those cheap SX or Harley Benton P Basses you can order online and upgrade the pickups and tuners.

 

[Herbal]

Ever heard of Paul McCartney or The Beatles?

Nope.. never heard of them are they any good?
I am in England so will look them up see what prices they go for here. thanks.

 

[Herbal]

Eastwood makes a few lefties as well. There's also the option, if you're up for it, to modify one of those cheap SX or Harley Benton P Basses you can order online and upgrade the pickups and tuners.

the eastwoods look nice
Thing is I do like to try before I buy, spend £400 on a bass, play it and hate it. 400 quid down the drain.

 

[jmlee]

This is looking increasingly sinister....

 

[nerkoids]

the eastwoods look nice
Thing is I do like to try before I buy, spend £400 on a bass, play it and hate it. 400 quid down the drain.

You wouldn't be spending 400 pounds on bass in the examples I've given you.

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Thomann have a great return policy, and they're fast. Even their entry-level Harley Benton models are highly regarded, with some claiming they barely need upgrading. Their in-stock short-scaler:

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[Herbal]

The Hofners I imagine I would get sneering comments like "Who d'you think you are, Paul McCartney?"

 

[Zeke65]

I'm a 65 year old lefty who started playing last year. Bought and inexpensive Ibanez GSR200BL, and thru on a set of Chrome flats. For the price, this is a great starter bass.

 

[Herbal]

Here is my babybass.

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

Fellow lefty here. The best site for lefty-specific info: LeftyBassist.com • Index page There's a 29.75" scale Danelectro up for sale there right now: LeftyBassist.com • View topic - Danelectro Longhorn w/case, mint

Like you I play primarily acoustic, although my main player is a full-scale Dean acoustic. As someone suggested above, I tried playing righty for two years. It was a fun exercise, but I eventually sold my righties and switched back to lefty. I find my rhythm is in my dominant hand. I wouldn't recommend switching.

I also second the suggestion for Thomann. I ordered a guitar from them to me here in the states and it arrived quickly and without issue. I hear shipping to UK is even quicker.

Good luck!

 

[southpaw723]

Lefty here, I use a jazz bass

 

[Creeper2]

I'm a lefty that plays righty. Just the ridiculous cost of a left handed bass made the move to playing righty a much cheaper choice. It's an evil practice selling the same model bass for double and sometimes even triple the price of a right handed model

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

ridiculous cost of a left handed bass . . . double and sometimes even triple the price of a right handed model

Really? In the last two years I've bought (excluding shipping and tax):

Dean EABC -- $200 (new -- Adirondack Guitar)
G&L L2000 Tribute -- $400 (used -- Guitar Center)
Squier P/J -- $160 (used -- eBay)
Hohner B2B -- $300 (used -- NJ Guitar and Bass)
Sire V7 -- $350 (new, B-stock -- Thomann)

You might be able to put together a collection like that in righty for cheaper, but you'd have to work at it.

Lefty premiums that I've seen (where they exist at all) seem to max out at $50 or 15%. I wouldn't call that "ridiculous" in light of the retooling and going against muscle memory required to produce a lefty. Sure, our options are more limited and our waits a little longer, but the lefties I know would probably refuse on principle to pay even a 50% premium.

 

[Rattlehead1971]

I'm a lefty as well. I play a Schecter Omen Extreme 4 model. Schecter has a very good selection of left handed basses.