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This is a discussion on ognoB within the Music Man Basses forums, part of the Gear Talk category; I am left handed playing right. I don't really feel handicapped by using either of my hands however. I am ...

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    I am left handed playing right. I don't really feel handicapped by using either of my hands however. I am old enough and been left handed long enough I conform to old left hand standards. Those being use your right hand when you do that!! LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mobay45
    That's three of us. Any other lefties playing righty out there?
    Me too. After struggling for years with the lousy selection of left-handed golf clubs, when I started playing bass I decided to play righty from the beginning. At that point, it was no more awkward than it would have been to play lefty. Now, five years later, I've tried and owned a lot of great basses I would not have been able to enjoy if I started out lefty. It's always struck me as odd, though, because playing righty it seems you need more dexterity in your fretting (left) hand than in your right. Maybe I'm just doing it wrong....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mobay45
    That's three of us. Any other lefties playing righty out there?
    + 1.

    Truthspeaking, I'm a bit both-sided : write with left hand, ma...b.te with the left one, taking my cup of coffee or ironing my shirts with right or left, but using scissors and plucking the Bong' with the left hand.

    Any other question ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mike not fat
    + 1.

    Truthspeaking, I'm a bit both-sided : write with left hand, ma...b.te with the left one, taking my cup of coffee or ironing my shirts with right or left, but using scissors and plucking the Bong' with the left hand.

    Any other question ?

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    WAYYYYYYYYYYY, too much information thanks.

    Yes, it is strange that the less dexterous hand is the one that has to fly around the neck, it's the same for righties too.

    Anyway, the handicap is that once you have chosen, either by nature or nuture, to be a lefty you spend much of your time asking the same shop keepers why they still stock so few left handed basses and envying the righties with their unlimited stock to choose from.

    But we have the solace that lefthanded people are way more intelligent due to the way their brains work!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeftyLB
    Anyway, the handicap is that once you have chosen, either by nature or nurture, to be a lefty you spend much of your time asking the same shop keepers why they still stock so few left handed basses and envying the righties with their unlimited stock to choose from.

    But we have the solace that lefthanded people are way more intelligent due to the way their brains work!!!!
    Of course, we lefties who play right-handed have already demonstrated our superior intelligence by gaining access to the limitless selection of right-handed basses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mobay45
    That's three of us. Any other lefties playing righty out there?
    I'm lefty playing right as well.
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    Hey Moderator,

    When are the lefties that play righties gonna be acknowledged by a forum of our own? We demand equality via extra special treatment!

    MD

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    Quote Originally Posted by maddog
    Hey Moderator,

    We demand equality via extra special treatment!

    Do you know my wife?

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    No. And as you could probably guess, I'm single.

    Now,where'd I put that beer?
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    I'm left handed and play right handed. I think that that is the right way to play as the left hand does most of the work. I do shake martinis left handed though


    We are making a left handed Bongo for the bass player on the Jay Leno show.We will offer it soon as a rfegular production item

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Poppa
    I'm left handed and play right handed. I think that that is the right way to play as the left hand does most of the work. I do shake martinis left handed though


    We are making a left handed Bongo for the bass player on the Jay Leno show.We will offer it soon as a rfegular production item

    Big Poppa
    CONGRATS' to all lefty bassplayers out there, and EB for making them!

    Bongo's for everyone then

    ..still saving da' cash for a right-hand bongo..

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    Being left handed doesn't make you special. In fact, what I learned from it was you shouldn't be. Of course left handed folks do rule the world. Probably because they are most capable of compromise. When needed.

    I still prefer the left hand when picking my nose.



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    Quote Originally Posted by jongitarz
    Do you know my wife?
    Is this one of those catch 22 questions?


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