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  1. G_5000 G_5000 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 12:21am)

    ok, so I've never played a guitar before and decided that since i live in ohio id like to learn how to over our awesome winter months. The problem I'm having is that i don't know if i should buy a right handed or a left handed guitar.

    i do most things left handed ex: throw a football, baseball, and golf. however things i do right handed are eat and write.

    i went to a guitar store today to hold a few of them and what i realized is that with my right hand i feel most comfortable strumming AND on the neck of the guitar, my left hand, neither. this seems like such a stupid question and that i should know what kind of guitar i need but i honestly have no clue. HALP!!!
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 12:24am) in reply to G_5000

    cut off your left hand obv
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 12:26am) in reply to curiousgeorge

    A or B?

    A. Tony Iommi & Jimi Hendrix

    or

    B. Jimmy Page & Ritchie Blacmore
  4. G_5000 G_5000 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 12:30am) in reply to coolhandkev

    B imo
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 12:47am) in reply to G_5000

    I write and eat and play pool left handed, everything else is right handed. Including the way I play guitar. Since you don't play and aren't used to holding one, you should play however you pick it up and hold it naturally. If the neck's to your left, you're a righty and vice versa.
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 12:51am) in reply to cdmalgee

    might i suggest you take up the drums instead?
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 12:53am) in reply to nastysmell

    Epiphone les Paul... Cheap, good sound, and looks awesome
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 12:53am) in reply to nastysmell

     
    Originally Posted by nastysmell View Post

    might i suggest you take up the drums instead?

    haha yeah and the next thread will be asking what side of the kit should he place his high hat
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 12:55am) in reply to nastysmell

    Ps, I'm left-handed and play guitar "right-handed"... There is more action with the left hand on the frets, never understood this
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 2:59am) in reply to s1nnr

    flying V
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 3:08am) in reply to G_5000

     
    Originally Posted by G_5000 View Post

    i do most things left handed ex: throw a football, baseball, and golf. however things i do right handed are eat and write.


    We are complete opposites. I throw a ball, bat, golf and play guitar right handed. I eat and write left handed. My guess is that you would play guitar left handed if that is how you throw a ball and bat etc
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 4:18am) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

    Play with the hand that you jerk off with, otherwise you'll get confused.
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 4:59am) in reply to coolhandkev

     
    Originally Posted by coolhandkev View Post

    A or B?

    A. Tony Iommi & Jimi Hendrix

    or

    B. Jimmy Page & Ritchie Blacmore

    Technical fail Kev. Jimi played a righ handed guitar upside down iirc.
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 5:29am) in reply to SICKTIGHT311

     
    Originally Posted by SICKTIGHT311 View Post

    Play with the hand that you jerk off with, otherwise you'll get confused.


    truer words have never been written

    thanks for all the advice/replies
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 4:30pm) in reply to Z-Fresh

     
    Originally Posted by Z-Fresh View Post

    Technical fail Kev. Jimi played a righ handed guitar upside down iirc.

    haha good point and you've actually cracked the riddle for OP I think.

    OP get a lefty or righty guitar and just flip it upside down and switch the strings and either will work.
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 4:40pm) in reply to coolhandkev

    thanks for the thread. it's the perfect spot for my question. i got this guitar about 7 years ago when the GF and i went on a game show. it's never been out of the box but i want to starting learning how to play.



    is this something that i should keep in the box and sell it down the road for big bucks? or is it a great learner guitar since i won't really be playing for anyone but myself?
     
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 5:02pm) in reply to SoCalDrew

    I'd search around for that online and get an idea for the demand of it. Kiss is tough because they literally have EVERYTHING Kiss as a product so it's tough to know which is rare and which is just another Kiss product.

    Personally I'd hang onto that for awhile because I'm sure there will be a point in time that it's in demand (there is a ton of demand for Kiss stuff in general) down the road. You can get a decent starter guitar for a few hundred dollars.
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 6:55pm) in reply to coolhandkev

    I'm left handed. I do everything left handed except play guitar. My grandpa gave me one of his guitars when I was 13 and I just started playing. It was right handed. Nobody told me I could flip it upside down. I wish I had learned left handed. Play with your dominant hand. You think all the action is on your fret hand. Strumming/Picking is where you need your dominant hand if you are going to play guitar in a conventional manner.
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 7:23pm) in reply to SICKTIGHT311

     
    Originally Posted by SICKTIGHT311 View Post

    Play with the hand that you jerk off with, otherwise you'll get confused.


    pretty epic advice. true.
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 7:59pm) in reply to s1nnr

     
    Originally Posted by s1nnr View Post

    Epiphone les Paul... Cheap, good sound, and looks awesome

    Agree. Just got one a few months ago (Epi LP 100) and I'm very happy with the value for a very, very low price. (I got one used from Guitar Center and only paid $120.) Plays awesome.

    Edit: Oh, yeah. Strum right-handed, fret left-handed. EZ game.
    Edited By: 2Slick4u Nov 20th, 2011 at 08:00 PM
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 8:28pm) in reply to 2Slick4u

    fender squier is also a cheap guitar, but good for the money. Bought mine 10 years ago as my first guitar and it was a good guitar for me for few years
    Edited By: P0KERDUUDE Nov 20th, 2011 at 08:28 PM
     
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    Nov 20th, 2011 (11/20/2011 10:12pm) in reply to P0KERDUUDE

    as someone who sold guitars, I will give you the advice I gave to anyone coming in who felt they could probably go either left or right handed...learn to play guitar right handed. If you stick with it and decide to buy more guitars in the future, this will give you infinitely more choices of guitars to buy down the road. Walk in to your average guitar store and you'll see right handed guitars outnumber left handed guitars by 10 to 1 or more. You don't want to have to select from 5 guitars when you could pick from 200.

    As for make and model, I agree on the Epiphone Les Paul. Great sound, durable and reasonably priced.

    Note: This is assuming you want to play anything resembling rock. if you are thinking of playing classical it's a whole different thing. Blues you might want to go with a Squire Strat. Country you could probably get either and be fine.
     
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    Nov 21st, 2011 (11/21/2011 1:19am) in reply to killingbird

    i've played most types and i prefer ESP's personally but the consensus is always les paul, strat, etc...they always seem to get good reviews
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    Nov 21st, 2011 (11/21/2011 3:42am) in reply to Exterminate U

    +1 for the epiphones you can also check out rondomusic.net they have an in house branch called Agile which are very well made beginner guitars for pretty good prices. They used to have a shop in NJ but then went online only. Stuff is made in Korea but really pretty good quality for the price. also, the guitar you should get is dependent on the music you're in to. ephione/les paul are a pretty good standard tho, strats for more bluesy stuff, esp/ltd for metal. if i had a choice I'd get a prs those things are awesome and so versatile
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    Nov 21st, 2011 (11/21/2011 3:51am) in reply to bgro

    if you've never played guitar before...learn right handed.

    the guitar world is definitely a right handed dominated industry. it's extremely difficult to find left handed models of many guitars. if you've never played before holding te guitar either way is going to feel awkward...so just do yourself a favor and learn right handed
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    Nov 21st, 2011 (11/21/2011 6:04am) in reply to Gags30

    I would use whichever hand you have more dexterity as your strumming hand. The fretwork takes less skill than picking/strumming.

    As for choosing the guitar itself, go with whatever guitar has the action that makes it easier to make chords. This is the single most frustrating part of learning, it's hard, and the easier you make it the more you'll enjoy it and play more.

    gl
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    Nov 21st, 2011 (11/21/2011 1:51pm) in reply to userid363

    op I'm assuming you're going electric? let us know as acoustic guitars are way different.
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    Nov 21st, 2011 (11/21/2011 3:15pm) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

     
    Originally Posted by zeppelinzoso16 View Post

    We are complete opposites. I throw a ball, bat, golf and play guitar right handed. I eat and write left handed.

    I'm starting to understand why some guys throw like women.
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