The Beatles Bible - Topic: Lefty makes it right

...ontherun on Lefty makes it right

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:54:20 +0100

MKR said

Duke_of_Kirkaldy said BTW, I always thought that, unless it's totally symmetrical, restringing a righty guitar so a lefty can play it looked rather retarded. For one, the pick guard's purpose is completely defeated. And I could never figure out why Jimi Hendrix never went and bought an actual lefty guitar once he had more than enough funds to do so.

Personally everytime i see a photo or a clip of Jimi playing, i think of how cool he and his whole setup looks.

I'll tell you why people did it. It's a guess on my part, but i can't imagine ...

Von Bontee on Lefty makes it right

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:54:41 +0100

Yeah, left-handed guitars were pretty scarce when Hendrix was learning, and even after he made it big time. Also, Hendrix found that he liked having the Stratocaster's tone and volume control knobs right underneath his picking hand so he could manipulate them while playing, if desired.

MKR on Lefty makes it right

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:12:11 +0100

Duke_of_Kirkaldy said BTW, I always thought that, unless it's totally symmetrical, restringing a righty guitar so a lefty can play it looked rather retarded. For one, the pick guard's purpose is completely defeated. And I could never figure out why Jimi Hendrix never went and bought an actual lefty guitar once he had more than enough funds to do so.

Personally everytime i see a photo or a clip of Jimi playing, i think of how cool he and his whole setup looks.

I'll tell you why people did it. It's a guess on my part, but i can't imagine i'm far ...

Duke_of_Kirkaldy on Lefty makes it right

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:14:50 +0100

MKR said
simple. strumming and picking speed. It IS advantageous to use your dominant hand as the picking hand.

I too am a natural lefty who has learned to play the guitar as a righty and i can totally 'feel' that i have limited myself in this regard. I actually have an easier time playing the lead on All my loving over John's rhythm because of the strumming speed. I actually learned how i did because i was young and didn't know any better (didn't know you could get left handed guitars and never even thought about stringing one backwards).

Now obviously some ...

linkjws on Lefty makes it right

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:39:54 +0100

mr. Sun king coming together said
Whenever I see this topic, I always think, "Why is there a thread about Phil Mickelson on here… oh, it's about the drums."

this. Well done. hahah

mr. Sun king coming together on Lefty makes it right

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:11:25 +0100

Whenever I see this topic, I always think, "Why is there a thread about Phil Mickelson on here… oh, it's about the drums."

linkjws on Lefty makes it right

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:13:33 +0100

Von Bontee said
I can't imagine why they would manufacture drumkits especially for right-or-left handed people. Wouldn't every drummer want to set their own kit up according to their own preference, with the snare right HERE and the ride cymbal just HERE and so forth?

That's always my thought as well. I figured it was all universal and where ever you put it made it "Left Handed" or "Right Handed". Maybe Ringo played a "right handed" kit because no one at the time had their drum set oriented for left handed players? So just out of convenience he got used ...

Von Bontee on Lefty makes it right

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:54:08 +0100

I can't imagine why they would manufacture drumkits especially for right-or-left handed people. Wouldn't every drummer want to set their own kit up according to their own preference, with the snare right HERE and the ride cymbal just HERE and so forth?

MKR on Lefty makes it right

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:06:21 +0100

Duke_of_Kirkaldy said
I don't know about drums, but as a lefty myself who learned to play the guitar right-handed, I just never saw the point of me playing the instrument the other way. How is strumming with your dominant hand and fingering with your less dominant hand more advantageous? Of course, there are a lot of items that are generally southpaw-modified that I call into question -- like the can opener. Does it really make a difference which hand you turn the crank with and which you hold the clamp?

simple. strumming and picking speed. It IS advantageous to ...

Duke_of_Kirkaldy on Lefty makes it right

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:47:38 +0100

I don't know about drums, but as a lefty myself who learned to play the guitar right-handed, I just never saw the point of me playing the instrument the other way. How is strumming with your dominant hand and fingering with your less dominant hand more advantageous? Of course, there are a lot of items that are generally southpaw-modified that I call into question -- like the can opener. Does it really make a difference which hand you turn the crank with and which you hold the clamp?

meanmistermustard on Lefty makes it right

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:05:56 +0100

Paul is left handed so i presume he is a lefty; there are stories of Ringo coming back to his set and finding Paul had been playing them, no idea if that means he had moved the drumsticks & raised the seat or changed the layout.

Into the Sky with Diamonds on Lefty makes it right

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:41:59 +0100

I don't know anything about the drums - couldn't a lefty turn things around to make it a lefty set-up?

Or maybe it's cool to get a different sound by leaving it set up for a righty?

(P.S. didn't realize Ringo was lefty)

unknown on Lefty makes it right

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:08:53 +0100

mithveaen said

I can recognize Ringo drums in no Beatles and Ringo songs

So you can't recognize his drums? Or do you mean you only can when it's not a Beatles/Beatle's song?

mithveaen on Lefty makes it right

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:11:26 +0100

Honestly I can't tell from a lefty to a right drummer... but I can recognize Ringo drums in no Beatles and Ringo songs

...ontherun on Lefty makes it right

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:19:56 +0100

Not so much with the Ringo love? Or stupid thread? Ok. Likely the one that makes me sad for me. Stupid thread!