Monday, July 04, 2005

Well, The One On The Right Was On The Left And The One In The Middle Was On The Right And The One On The Left Was In The Middle
Still not on vacation, just in case anyone was wondering.

There's a fascinating debate all over the internet about guitars and handedness. Specifically, relating to lefties, like myself--and Paul Simon, Neil Young, David Byrne, Joe Strummer, a bunch of jazz guys and who knows who all else--who play(ed), or in my case, attempt to play, "right-handed." It seems there isn't really such a thing as a right-handed guitar, according to many. It's just a question of where you want to employ your dominant hand. Some people want to do more fretwork with their good hand, so they strum with their right. Some say that means you sacrifice picking agility on the strings, but not necessarily. There is no rule that lefties have to play flipped over guitars. Some lefties like to play with an actual "left-handed" guitar, some play with a right-handed guitar upside-down, some play with a right-handed guitar upside-down with the strings right side up, some just do it the "normal" way. I've always been very ambidextrous. I write and throw lefty, but bat and kick righty. I have a set of lefty golf clubs, but they don't feel natural to me. I can't get lefty scissors to work at all! I hold coffee mugs in either hand. I've held and fiddled around with lefty guitars and they don't feel right to me. (Get it?)

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