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The biggest problem I see with a kid who's a leftie and given a right handed guitar to play is the kid struggles, loses confidence, thinks they're a dumbass, and goes back to playing the X-Box.
That surely is the primary consideration before cost, choice etc.
If they want to swap over after they've learned, so they can play their mates guitars etc, then that's up to them. But for learning then I say you should just make it as easy as possible for them.
teaching both to left handed players . Bottom line is the teacher is being lazy.
The thing is guitar is difficult anyway ad to that someone playing in away that doesn't feel comfortable so the chance of giving
up is higher. When I teach I tell the student to imagine my playing is the reflection in a mirror and I do the same thing when
explaining things. It's the same with a chord book put it in front of a mirror and the chords become left handed not only that
there are chords for left handers on the internet. Good luck I hope this helps.
Went a friend's house having never picked up a guitar before, instantly felt more comfortable fretting with my right hand.
I play golf / cricket right handed, but can't get my head around playing guitar right handed.
It should be up to the person doing the playing. If they feel more comfortable playing left handed, let them do it.
Most of the issues raised about learning left handed seem to be about choice of guitars. Sure it can be frustrating not having as much choice when buying a guitar. But surely the purpose of the guitar is to play music on it. Not worry about what colours of what model and make may be available at any point. It's a silly reason to push someone to play right handed.
Forcing someone to play in a certain way that doesn't feel comfortable to them is more likely to make them quit. Playing the guitar is supposed to be fun so it sounds counterproductive to me.
@Tannin, you're talking bollocks.
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to
Probably too much a generalisation to be useful other than as something to ponder.
1) whether it's easy or fair to make kids play right handed when they're left handed
2) the implications of playing right or left handed later on
On 1 I would suggest it's definitely not ideal, but there are plenty of famous lefties who play righty, so it's not impossible. Particularly if the player is picking up their first ever instrument then everything they're doing with both hands is entirely new.
On 2, this is where playing righty has a much bigger impact imo. It means having a wide choice of instruments available to buy. It means being able to pick up any random guitar in a friend's house or airbnb and play it. It means being able to trade instruments on the fly with bandmates (this is HUGE imo). And it means less risk of clashing headstocks on stage because everything is pointing the same way.
Worth noting is this is basically the only instrument where this discussion is even entertained. You don't get leftie violins, lefty pianos or lefty saxophones*.
Why limit yourself?
(*I'm aware you can technically get lefty violins and saxes but the market for them is 4 blokes and a whippet)
Robert Fripp and Bob Balch are also left handed right hand guitarists so maybe it's a Robert thing
Ever seen a left-handed violin/viola/cello/bass/piano player ?
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Jeeze, go check out Jimmy Haslip, Eric Gales or Mono Neon if you want your head twisting, tell them they’re doing it wrong
Go learn the guitar left handed for a while. How does it feel in comparison to how it was when you first started?
And if you want to shoot me, come at me bro. I'll use my right handed shotgun to shoot you (I shoot left handed so I'll probably miss...)
Edit: misread your comment sightly. I would say accessibility instead of materialistic though
https://www.sheargoldmusic.co.uk/kawai-announce-new-left-handed-piano/