Left Handed guitar selection

xtremehardy388

One of the guys I work with (and longtime high school friend) recently mentioned wanting to learn guitar. He's left-handed and I have all right-handed guitars. We went to guitar center and didn't see ONE left-handed guitar on display! He like the sound of mine (basic Fender starter acoustic) but wants to try other ones. The second closest guitar center is about 45 minutes away (not that far of a drive) but a little out of our way. Any ideas on when/if GC will get lefties in or do they typically not have lefties out on diplay

mccreadyisgod

It seems like every GC I've ever been in had a couple lefty instruments in-store. It's usually two electrics, one or two acoustics, and a bass or two. I generally find them near the used guitars or the basses. I pay attention to these things, because I have two kids and they're both lefties.

The models they tend to have on display are generally pretty basic models, so if he's looking for a beginner set, that's probably a good bet. The harder ones to find are the nicer, $1,000+ range.

I can tell you that Martin recently started to produce left-handed Little Martin guitars, which are a pretty good buy. They may be more expensive than your friend is looking for, but I bought one for my kids and I've been pretty pleased. Probably won't find one on the floor at GC, but you could order one through their website (presuming they don't go bankrupt first).

DewieCox

If he's starting from scratch, have him learn righty.

xtremehardy388

DewieCox said:

If he's starting from scratch, have him learn righty.

Thing is, he's ambidextrous but left feels more comfortable for him.

JustaPJFan

xtremehardy388 said:

DewieCox said:

If he's starting from scratch, have him learn righty.

Thing is, he's ambidextrous but left feels more comfortable for him.

Same was for me. I play left too.