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The Lefty Union... Revived!
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MysticBoo said:I haven't seen too many upcharged Schecters, actually, so it sort-of counts as another good lefty bass manufacturer.
That, and Schecter has more readily-available lefty basses on the internet than any other brand, except Fender.
Go Schecter!
Oh, yeah... you have a PM
MysticBoo, I stand corrected. I'm very pleased with my Schecter bass and they do have a number of choices when it comes to lefties. Thanks for giving Schecter the props they deserve.
EBMM might upcharge for lefties (boo!) but at least they make em. Fender do make some good lefties, but you can't get a 5er J IIRC.
LeftyJack said:
I'm a proud owner of a Stiletto Custom-4, and hopefully, a few more Schecters in the future
Lefty Union Members - there is now a "Show Us" thread over in Basses - get your photos out and proudly display your southpawed beauties!
MysticBoo said:I'm a proud owner of a Stiletto Custom-4, and hopefully, a few more Schecters in the future
I've been gasing for a studio-5 for a while now.
Bump. When I first took up bass, my dad got me a "left-handed" bass to start off on. My pluckin was right on time, but I just couldn't get my right hand to finger the fretboard properly. After a month of strugglin, I switched to a righty bass (the true left-handed bass IMO) and never looked back.
I've heard that Sting and John Pattitucci felt the same way.
I've heard that Sting and John Pattitucci felt the same way.
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You should, Scott.
One of the nice side benefits of being lefty is that very few people ask if they can play your bass!
One of the nice side benefits of being lefty is that very few people ask if they can play your bass!
I very much agree with you on the benefits of being lefty and playing a "normal" righty bass. I can do a whole lot more work with my faster, more accurate hand on the fretboard where more of the real basswork is being done. I also learned to put my left thumb to work after seeing Tommy Emmanuel thumb a lot of bass notes on his acoustic guitar.
hbarcat said:
see, I feel exactly the opposite... fretting has never been a problem for me, it's the picking/plucking that is more challenging. So I'm glad my sinister
hand handles those duties...
I guess its like anything, really, the way you learn first off will affect how you play for most of your life.
I probably should have been encouraged to learn righty, because there are so many more instruments to choose from. I can't really just pull a bass down off the racks at the music store and play away. Meh.
If I were to be giving advice to lefties who are wanting to start playing, I would probably suggest they learn righty.
I probably should have been encouraged to learn righty, because there are so many more instruments to choose from. I can't really just pull a bass down off the racks at the music store and play away. Meh.
If I were to be giving advice to lefties who are wanting to start playing, I would probably suggest they learn righty.
