lefty upside down

[Bp-Plickner]

Hey

Rhode Island's in the USA? I thought we got expelled a long time ago 
As a fellow Ocean Stater, welcome to a great place to get your tube amp fix.

This place has an awesome knowledge base offered by some great folks!

Enjoy

[simonallaway]

Beautiful colour scheme on that Strat  I'm a sucker for flamed/birdseye maple too!

[Bp-Plickner]

I got lucky with that neck. It's a beauty. I got it from Warmoth some time ago. It's a good one.

[simonallaway]

It looks to be strung for a right-hander...do you play it right-handed?

[Bp-Plickner]

I play lefty upside down. It took me 30 years to to put together a lefty Strat strung righty. I didn't know what I was missing. What a comfortable guitar with the tummy cut on the correct side 

Peace

[simonallaway]

Oh cool! I saw Doyle Bramhall play in the same 'configuration'. Crazy to watch, especially when string bending, but a great sound. At least you still get to pick up ANYONE'S guitar and jam. My son recently started playing and he battled with the decision of which way to go when he realised he was a left-handed player.

[Bp-Plickner]

Like you said I can pick up most guitars and play. Many years ago when I had more brain activity I could play both ways and  they do sound different. But these days keeping up with with one way is about all I can handle. Bending strings is much easier because you pull the string instead of push.

If you keep a look out you will see lefty strats out there, much easier to find then gibson's and usually less money. It's a lot harder to intone an upside down SG then a Strat because the strat bridge has a lot more travel on the saddles than a gibson bridge.

Sound's like you will be having a good time with your son passing on your experience and learning from him as well.

Peace

This is the travelling topic, it keeps moving around :iroc:

[simonallaway]

Bending strings is much easier because you pull the string instead of push.

That's interesting. I've never thought of it like that, but now that I do it makes sense. I'm used to pulling a C of an open A chord, and that feels natural. I can try on my son's strat. We got him a lefty Squier which actually sounds and plays like it cost 10 times more than it did.

Sound's like you will be having a good time with your son passing on your experience and learning from him as well.

It's definitely interesting. Trying to give him the fundamentals and let him take it from there