Buying a Guitar for Left-Handed Players

Left-handed? You have something in common with some of the planet's greatest guitarists: Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Iggy Pop, Albert King, and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) are lefties! The pic shows Jimi Hendrix in action playing his left-handed guitar.

If you have never played guitar before:
We strongly recommend that you learn to play the guitar the way a right-handed person would. Why? Because it's your left hand that is doing the intricate chording on the fingerboard, and since your left hand is your strong and dexterous hand, you have an advantage. Also, most instruction books, songbooks, and music from the internet is written for right-handed players. With most students, this approach works out just fine.

If you have already started playing left-handed:
Playing left-handed can be a difficult habit to break, so you have the option of buying a left-handed guitar. However, your choice of left-handed guitars from the manufacturers is extremely limited in model and color. They are also about 10% more expensive than their right-handed counterparts. At Allegro Music, we stock some beautiful left-handed guitars from top manufacturers.