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Lefties why didn't you start playing a righty?

#321
As I remember it, when you first start learning to play the instrument, the plucking hand is doing most of the work and the fretting hand is just clamping the string to the fret. For this reason some left handed learners would prefer to go to the trouble of finding a left handed instrument as they feel they have better plucking control with the left hand.
 
#322
GreyBeard said:
As I remember it, when you first start learning to play the instrument, the plucking hand is doing most of the work and the fretting hand is just clamping the string to the fret. For this reason some left handed learners would prefer to go to the trouble of finding a left handed instrument as they feel they have better plucking control with the left hand.
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+1 Brother, Thankyou for having common sense. I had thought for a moment that many of people here have lost their mind!
 
#323
Brad Johnson said:
Then you couldn't have picked a much stranger way to make that point than by starting with this:

"If you think about it though, so are right handed people. We kinda use both hands for almost everything".
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Ok, let me rephrase: If you think about it though, so are right handed people who want it. I kinda use both hands for almost everything.

Good enough for ya? :)
 
#324
gottawalk said:
+1. ...and I don't think anyone even commented about my left-handed typewriter!:bawl:
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Dude, that's just strange. :p

GreyBeard said:
As I remember it, when you first start learning to play the instrument, the plucking hand is doing most of the work and the fretting hand is just clamping the string to the fret. For this reason some left handed learners would prefer to go to the trouble of finding a left handed instrument as they feel they have better plucking control with the left hand.
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SGT. Pepper said:
+1 Brother, Thankyou for having common sense. I had thought for a moment that many of people here have lost their mind!
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That's exactly what I was saying a few pages back when someone asked me why the dominant hand is normally used for plucking:

Mysticboo said:
Consider a fast fingerstyle bass line - your fretting fingers may only be working with a few notes in a common area of the fretboard, but your plucking hand is busy following the beat with continuous string plucking.

In a sense, the plucking hand gets more of a workout; even if the motions seem somewhat simple, they're more intense and repetitive. It becomes a question of strength, stamina, and endurance (among other things) when you consider what the plucking hand does.

On a violin, the movement of a bow requires a great degree of stability and control, which the dominant hand is naturally good at delivering. That's why it's so easy to take for granted the work your dominant hand performs - it seems so easy and natural, we might question why the other hand shouldn't do it instead!
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This thread really is going in loops now. :hmm:
 
#325
RLK said:
Didn't aim "generalizing" at anyone. Sorry if it seemed that way. Just was conceding a little point to morf before taking a fun jab at his four word responses.




Your english is better than you think. I made up "scientificalized" to keep from sounding too serious. And yes, though I've seen it spelled bothways, technically it's "rebutting".



Yes, we all can describe anecdotal experiences with left/right handed people of various capabilities, but that's hardly "scientificalized" research.

Here's another link to an article debunking some myths about "creative lefties".
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No apology needed man! If anything, I'm sorry for making fun of your funny word :)

While it isn't scientific, my first hand experience with people who have natural tendencies when it comes to handedness is certainly enough for me to believe it.

Thanks for the link. I've also never completely adhered to the myth that lefties tend to be more artistic. And I love how they took 'Rocky Balboa' as an example of this theory that left-handedness gives you a fighting advantage!

I agree with the others that this thread is going nowhere. The OP really was a bad Frankenstein to this monster of a thread, and I hate being compelled to check it out everytime I log in just to see if there've been any developments, and eventually being disappointed. I just don't see any moderator closing it, due to the lack of mudslinging and general animosity that one would usually find in 'Played a X bass yesterday...wasn't impressed' threads. I'd say let's just let it die off (or not...your choice ;) )
 
#336
Because some people are "left dominant" and are very uncomfortable playing right handed.

In my personal case, I am right handed but due to a birth defect of my left hand I have to play lefthanded.

This has also given me insight to what lefties have to put up with....... nevermind I don't want to start ranting today! :rollno:
 
#338
Because at 15 I didn't know there was difference.

I bought an SG style bass from an old guy across the street and started playing it upside down. I had no idea which was was "right". After a few weeks he invited me over to show me some songs and he said "Hey you're a lefty" and re-strung the bass. Yes I do wish at that time he would have said "Hey, turn that around the right way", then I would have an amzing array of basses to choose from now. I've tried several times to learn to play righty but I'm just to far into it as a lefty.

Oh yea, the kicker is, I'm right-handed. I have always done everything right handed. I have know idea why I picked that bass up and started playing lefty.
 
#339
I went the other way on this one, I am left handed or at least I was till about 12 years ago. I started playing bass right handed because the music store didn't have any lefties. At that time I didn't care I just wanted a bass, I felt that I could use my dominate hand to fret better or earlier than I would have if I started as a lefty. Now here I am 12 years later: I like the way I play, and I am ambidexterous. I can even write with both hands now. My grandfather always told me god gave you two hands so use em, though I think he was talking about boxing, It makes sense to use both hands as much as possible. try switching hands with everything you do, why the hell not
 

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