Well, my attempt to switch to being a lefty guitar player isn’t going to work. I just can’t get my fingers to work the right way on the fretboard without them getting in the way of each other. And forget about strumming or picking, that’s a total disaster. So I’m just going to have to keep taking the anti inflammatories and limbering my fingers up as best I can before playing. #guitar#gearsquad
@GuitarSith I just keep thinking you might have better luck with the Jimi hendrix strat, since it has little nice adjustments here and there for ease of lefty playing. You have so many miles on right handed that your muscles aren’t used to it. When I was learning harp I was humbled by how confused each finger was, despite having so many years of music under my belt. I still think the lefty thing is worth picking away at so you don’t have to take meds every time you play. 🖤
@ambergrey
I tried using one of my regular guitars flipped for left hand playing, but the chords upside down are even worse. I even tried the Jeff Healey technique with a guitar on my lap. Easier for normal chords but impossible for barre chords. I’ll keep at playing “the right way” and see how I do. The advantage of recording is that there are lots of ways to work around the pain, even if it means working in shorter five minute bursts.
@GuitarSith@ambergrey I maintain that you can play left handed. You just have to practice it for probably 70% of the years you practiced playing right handed.
@RyanHyde@ambergrey
[Quickly does some math in his head] That would mean I’d finally have it down when I’m about 102. Maybe I could really challenge myself and try to have it down before I start my 100th trip around the Sun. 🤣😂🤣
@mxtthxw
Yeah, in my left index finger, probably from my hunt and peck typing technique for the final 30 years of my career. A couple months ago it was getting so painful I just couldn’t play. I’m finding that roll on IcyHot along with turmeric curcumin is really helping. Plus warming up my fingers and limbering them before playing. Since I’m mostly recording short bursts seems to be working out okay.
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