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hydrargyrum
Intermediate Member Username: hydrargyrum
Post Number: 158 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 9:01 am: | |
Sweet looking bass, but I wonder why it was built left handed and strung right. Perplexing . . . |
keith_h
Advanced Member Username: keith_h
Post Number: 230 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 10:06 am: | |
I think it's the old lefty learning how to play on an upside down right handed instrument. I know a guitarist who learned to play this way. Makes for a devil of time trying to read the chording hand. :-) Keith |
bigideas
Member Username: bigideas
Post Number: 62 Registered: 1-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 10:07 am: | |
some lefty's learn to play upsidedown instead of restringing their (right handed) guitar or bass. oh look, keith beat me too it. (Message edited by bigideas on November 01, 2005) |
811952
Senior Member Username: 811952
Post Number: 547 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 10:50 am: | |
Jimmy Haslip plays basses strung this way. His popping technique is interesting... |
jacko
Advanced Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 394 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2005 - 4:19 am: | |
Jason Smith in Hayseed Dixie also plays like this. His slap technique is unbelievable to watch. Graeme |
stoney
Senior Member Username: stoney
Post Number: 424 Registered: 7-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2005 - 11:29 am: | |
Great looking bass. Congratulations !!! Say, does any one here (besides Mike) get a slight sense of "vertigo" when you look at a left handed instrument....??? stoney |
davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 2498 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2005 - 2:50 pm: | |
Stoney; I'm always wanting to copy them to my desktop, open a graphics program and "turn them around" to where they "look right". <g> |
jlpicard
Advanced Member Username: jlpicard
Post Number: 239 Registered: 7-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2005 - 9:39 pm: | |
As far as I'm concerned, All the righties somehow look much better to me when turned around! ;) Bet you never knew he was a closet lefty! LOL P.S. Sorry Yaya for mutilating the Big Bass. I was trying to envison what my custom might look like (only in cocobolo of course) Mike |
stoney
Senior Member Username: stoney
Post Number: 425 Registered: 7-2002
| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 7:34 am: | |
That's too funny!!! Those Spyders look like they could really hurt you.... |
kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364
Post Number: 1202 Registered: 9-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 11:13 am: | |
I can't play the d*mn thing right-side up, nevermind strung upside-down, LOL! |
ed_r
Member Username: ed_r
Post Number: 59 Registered: 10-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 3:58 pm: | |
SPyders are very comfortable to play upside down. THey balance well no matter what side is up;) |