If you are a guitar music lover who is a part of the 10% of the world s lefty population, this article is  definitely for you. It was in the early 1970 s that guitar manufacturing  was started in an industrial scale. With the growing population of guitar players, the question of left handed guitars arose.  many try playing right handed guitars using their left hand, generally because they do not have access to  well-made left handed guitars. But as you can figure out (or try out yourself) playing a  normal guitar  as a  lefty, is dull. You tend to mix up the notes and end up producing chaotic music  rather than the pleasant tunes that guitars are so popular for, unless you practice genuinely hard.

regardless of whether it is acoustic or electric, selections available for left  handed guitarists is quite limited If you are fortunate, you can find a couple of left handed guitars tucked away  in music stores. You cannot blame salesman for this, because in a typical community, a customer  looking for a left handed guitar will turn up solely once in a blue moon.

different try reversing the strings of right handed guitars, but that  affects the tone of the music straightaway. There are indeed two  selections, one is to watch out for one of those left handed guitars or else, order a left  handed version of a right-handed guitar. The second is more practical of course, but it has its share of pitfalls. Even  two right handed guitars of the same model can differ slimly. Thus, a tailor made left handed guitar may not  have the same quality of the tone as you may expect.

An especially made left handed guitar can cost up to $4000, and hence, the risk  connected to it is big. You sure can t cancel an order after a manufacturer  makes a special guitar for you.

The next question that pops up in your mind is where to get left handed guitars. The list of organizations designated below are well-renowned  producers and vendors of great left handed guitars.
-    Instrument Pro International
-    Woodwind and Brasswind International
-    Musician s Friend USA
-    ZZounds International

Finding a instructor to help you with left handed guitar playing is nearly as difficult as it  is to find an instrument. Once you have the guitar with you, you can start the  fundamentals by your own through a well-written book or via the internet. After all, Paul  McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Tony Lommi went through all that difficulty and managed to outshine even right handed guitar players.