u/BehindTheMindIAm

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Any left-handed players who regret learning left-hand?

Earlier today I contacted a store asking them if they flip a classical guitar for me. He said they can and are happy to do so but since I am new at learning guitar, it would be better to just learn the right -handed way, and he went on to give me more reasons such as

1.) You won't be able to pick up a strangers guitar and play some songs
(I'm left handed in a right handed world, we have learnt to use right handed things in a left handed way)

2.) There already is difficulty for both hands even if you play with dominant hand
(this one just made zero sense to me)

3.) You will have a hard time learning/reading tabs
(?????)

4.) Many left-handed people who choose to learn lefty guitar regret it later
(okay fair but still not a good enough reason for me)

So do we have any people here who learnt left-handed and regret it?

Also, what is it exactly with guitar players and pressuring us left-handed people into playing with our weak hand/arm, I do not understand this obsession..almost all sources I read online, they all are saying "just play right-handed"..but its like, well why don't you play left-handed then?..it's not like there's absolutely no way for us to play left-handed, there are ways yet these people still insist that left-handed people play the right handed way..i just don't understand the reasoning at all..

(i want to play fingerstyle exclusively if that matters)

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u/BehindTheMindIAm — 8 hours ago

Is Bothners Good With Flipping Guitars?

I'm left-handed looking to get started with learning the guitar.
I have looked at getting a classical and an acoustic and have settled with getting a classical. My problem is that I can't find any left-handed classical guitars so I am left with the option of having one flipped at a music shop. I am planning on getting the Yamaha C40

My question is does anyone know how good Bothners is with flipping a guitar properly or knows any other place that can do it?

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u/BehindTheMindIAm — 15 hours ago