Left Handed Electric Guitars
Guitars can really be called as universal musical instruments. That is because these are one of the few musical instruments (played by hand) that are fashioned separately for right handed and left handed people. Drums, keyboards are some other instruments that might be designed differently for different hands. But then drums or a keyboard are played quite differently than a guitar. If you are left handed, you are in the elite minority, but even then you won't have to force yourself to learn how to play a standard (right handed) guitar held in a reverse manner. You have left handed electric guitars as well as left handed bass guitars that can help you be comfortable with the instrument you play.
However, there are several differences between American left handed electric guitars and right handed electric guitars that you should be aware of. These differences are taken from products of guitar brands such as Fender Stratocaster and BC Rich. Here we enlist them.
The Strings of the Guitar
There are two things with the guitar strings that are different in these two types of guitars. The guitar strings-as you know-are of different pitches. This is achieved by making the strings of different thicknesses. Usually, it is the thinner strings that are at the top while the thicker strings are at the bottom. But in guitars meant for left handed people, the order of these strings is reversed. On such a guitar, you would find the thicker strings at the bottom. Another factor about the strings that is different is the length of the strings. Most people don't know that the guitar strings aren't equal in length. The thinner strings are the longer ones. However, when the guitar is made for left handed people, the order of their lengths is reversed. The notable guitar string manufacturer, Dean Markley Inc., uses such distinctions. The Knobs of the Guitar The basic placement of the knobs should be so that they don't come in the way when you are strumming. A right handed guitar held in the left hand will carry this problem. However, a guitar that's made specifically for the left hand will place the knobs on the far portion of the head of the guitar, which keeps them from interfering with the strumming. The Nut of the Guitar Technically, the nut is the part present between the fretboard and mount of the strings, known as the headstock. This is where the strings pass through. Now, the nut has slots of different sizes in order to pass the differently-sized strings. In a left handed guitar, since the strings are reversed, the nut needs to have slot in the reverse direction as well. The Pickguard of the Guitar The pickguard is a protective sheath present on the guitar's body; it protects the guitar's exterior surface from the pick. Its direction is different in left hand electric guitars because these are held in a different way from the right handed ones. Nowadays some guitars come equipped with a switching system-known as S1-which enables people to convert a right handed electric guitar to a left handed one. Despite that, if you are a serious player, getting a specially constructed left handed electric guitar is the best thing to do. Other accessories like amplifiers do not need to be left handed, so sourcing them is quite straightforward. My personal favorite is the Schecter C1 Hellraiser left handed electric guitar.
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