Left Handed Instruments
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Cordoba C5 Cedar Classical, Left Handed Cordoba C5 Cedar Classical, Left Handed
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Cordoba C5-CE Cedar Electro Classical, Natural, Left Handed Cordoba C5-CE Cedar Electro Classical, Natural, Left Handed
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Epiphone Casino, Vintage Sunburst, Left Handed Epiphone Casino, Vintage Sunburst, Left Handed
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was £629.00£549.00In stock
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Epiphone J-200 EC Studio, Vintage Sunburst, Left Handed (EJ-200SCE) Epiphone J-200 EC Studio, Vintage Sunburst, Left Handed (EJ-200SCE)
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£529.00Available to order
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Faith FVBLM Blue Moon Venus Concert Electro Acoustic, Left Handed Faith FVBLM Blue Moon Venus Concert Electro Acoustic, Left Handed
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Fender American Acoustasonic Telecaster Acoustic/Electric, Natural, Left Handed Fender American Acoustasonic Telecaster Acoustic/Electric, Natural, Left Handed
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was £1,899.00£1,699.00Out of stock
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Fender American Professional II Jazz Bass, Maple Fingerboard, Miami Blue, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Jazz Bass, Maple Fingerboard, Miami Blue, Left Handed
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Fender American Professional II Jazz Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Jazz Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed
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Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster, Maple Fingerboard, Miami Blue, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster, Maple Fingerboard, Miami Blue, Left Handed
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was £1,999.00£1,899.00 -
Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed
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was £1,999.00£1,599.00 -
Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Dark Night, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Dark Night, Left Handed
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Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Mercury, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Mercury, Left Handed
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was £1,999.00£1,599.00 -
Fender American Professional II Precision Bass, Maple Fingerboard, Black, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Precision Bass, Maple Fingerboard, Black, Left Handed
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Fender American Professional II Precision Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Precision Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed
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Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Maple Fingerboard, Mercury, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Maple Fingerboard, Mercury, Left Handed
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Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Maple Fingerboard, Mystic Surf Green, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Maple Fingerboard, Mystic Surf Green, Left Handed
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Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Maple Fingerboard, Mystic Surf Green, Left Handed, B-Stock Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Maple Fingerboard, Mystic Surf Green, Left Handed, B-Stock
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was £1,599.00£1,259.00 -
Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Maple Fingerboard, Olympic White, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Maple Fingerboard, Olympic White, Left Handed
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was £1,879.00£1,499.00 -
Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed
Out of stock
£1,879.00Out of stock
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Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Dark Night, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Dark Night, Left Handed
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Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Miami Blue, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Miami Blue, Left Handed
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Fender American Professional II Telecaster, Maple Fingerboard, Butterscotch Blonde, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Telecaster, Maple Fingerboard, Butterscotch Blonde, Left Handed
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was £1,959.00£1,599.00 -
Fender American Professional II Telecaster, Maple Fingerboard, Mystic Surf Green, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Telecaster, Maple Fingerboard, Mystic Surf Green, Left Handed
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£1,879.00Out of stock
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Fender American Professional II Telecaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Telecaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed
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was £1,879.00£1,599.00 -
Fender American Professional II Telecaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Miami Blue, Left Handed Fender American Professional II Telecaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Miami Blue, Left Handed
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Fender CC-60SCE Concert Acoustic, Natural, Left Handed Fender CC-60SCE Concert Acoustic, Natural, Left Handed
Out of stock
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Fender CD-60S Dreadnought Acoustic, Natural, Left Handed Fender CD-60S Dreadnought Acoustic, Natural, Left Handed
Available to order
was £199.99£179.00Available to order
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Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar NOS, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar NOS, 3 Tone Sunburst, Left Handed
Available to order
was £1,519.00£1,499.00Available to order
£1,499.00was £1,519.00
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Left Handed Instruments
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Why should right-handed guitar players have all the fun? The world can be hard enough on lefties, whether that’s trying to write over an uncomfortable ring-bound pad, using a can-opener or using a tape measure with upside-down numbers. We’ve made it easier for you to find all the instruments a left-handed guitarist could ever need.
Whether you’re looking for Left-Handed Electric Guitars, Left Handed Electro-Acoustic Guitars, Left-Handed Acoustic Guitars, Left Handed Basses or Left Handed Folk Instruments, we have plenty in stock and available for next-day despatch. We proudly cater to left-handed guitarists with our huge range of left-handed guitars, with offerings from all the most popular brands including Fender, Squier, Gibson, Epiphone, PRS, Ibanez, Taylor, Martin and Cordoba.
Having trouble deciding which lefthand guitar is right for you? Head over to our iconic Brighton store, where our resident guitar experts are ready to help you find your perfect guitar. You can also contact us online, over the phone or via email for friendly and knowledgeable advice.
As well as guitars, effects and pickups, we also offer essential guitar companions and accessories such as guitar amps, guitar strings, pedal boards, guitar straps and guitar stands so you can complete your guitar rig.
How do I tell if a guitar is left-handed?
When browsing our store, you’ll find that we indicate if a guitar or bass is left-handed in the title and description. Visually, a left-handed guitar looks like a mirror image of a right-handed version.
If you’re out in the wild, there’s an easy way to check if a guitar is left-handed. Hold the guitar up vertically then check how the text on the headstock is orientated and which way the strings are strung. If the thinnest string is on the left and the thickest is on the right, then it’s a left-handed guitar.
Which brands offer the most choice for left-handed players?
I’m left-handed: do I have to play a left-handed guitar?
Whilst you can learn to play a right-handed guitar upside-down like Eric Gales or MonoNeon or restring a right-handed guitar like Jimi Hendrix, you’ll have a much easier time learning on a guitar designed for left-handed playing.
This is because each string on a guitar has a different thickness. When a left-handed person picks up a “normal” guitar, it feels natural to have the neck in their right hand and the body on their left. Typically, your leading hand, the one you write with, is the hand used for playing rhythms, strumming and picking whilst your “weak” hand is used for “fretting” the notes on the fretboard of the guitar.
When playing a righthand guitar as a leftie, the strings will be in the wrong order, the controls on an electric guitar will be in the wrong place and the body’s cutaways that provide access to the higher frets will be on the wrong side. The last point is especially an issue on single-cutaway guitars like the Telecaster and the Les Paul.
Can I string a right-handed guitar left-handed?
Yes you can, though this is far from ideal if a left-handed option is available. You’ll likely run into some issues such as the controls or cutaways being on the wrong side, which can stop you from using the guitar to its fullest. You may also have to specially set up the guitar, which can be a lot more hassle than simply buying a left-handed guitar. For example, you may have to file the nut so the thicker E string can fit where the thinner E string usually goes. You may also have to swap the tuners around in case the low E string can’t fit through the hole designed for the high E.
Do left-handed guitars cost more?
Generally, left-handed guitars are at a higher price than their right-handed equivalent. This is because the lower demand for left-handed instruments results in them being made in reduced quantities, which increases their production cost. Whilst this is far from ideal for left-handed guitarists, the amount of options available to lefties today is significantly better since the days of Jimi Hendrix.
Who are the most famous left-handed guitarists?
One of the most famous left-handed guitarists is Jimi Hendrix, who famously played a right-handed guitar that was strung left-handed. This is because left-handed instruments were hard to come by and had to be custom-made. In addition to his incendiary approach to playing the guitar, using a right-handed electric guitar in this gave Jimi a unique tone on the Stratocaster. Because the bridge pickup was upside down, the bass strings were brighter and the treble strings were warmer. To reflect this, the right-handed version of the Hendrix signature Strat has a flipped bridge pickup and a reverse headstock.
Other famous left-handed guitarists include Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Paul McCartney (The Beatles), Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (The Mars Volta), surf maestro Dick Dale and blues legend Albert King.