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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:50 pm
by mortivan
John Wetton is left-handed, but plays right-handed.
And he has played a Rickenbacker ...
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:45 pm
by route66guitars
David, thanks for that link. I hadn't gotten to Ollie yet, as I was still listing the lefties I have on my client list that haven't already been mentioned. I have no memory of selling any instrumentst to him.
There are many others, but I'm in L.A. at the moment on business without my database. I'm posting as I remember...
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:46 am
by leftyguitars
You left handed players who play right handed instruments are so lucky to be able to do this. I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous!!!!!!
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:30 pm
by roadrunners
Yea, Glen Burtnick showed up at a beatlemania show to watch in new hope PA the other night. Note: When he plays paul, he has his strings strung in reverse left handed
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:26 am
by iamthebassman
I "met" Glen on the web several years ago. He mailed me a cassette of tunes he had just recorded. They were great. Very Beatlesque. Those tunes became the album "Palookaville", it's amazing.
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:54 am
by dougp
Ollie Halsall was a great one! I love his work with Patto and Kevin Ayers.
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:55 pm
by roadrunners
yes! To all of you beatle fans.......Glen Burtnik's Album Palookaville......is probably one of the greatest little known album ever.....I highly reccomend it.........also Fran smith Jr's new CD man meets machine
www.fransmithjr.com .....But i dont like to ruthlessly promote family
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 4:30 pm
by markmez
Cocoa Montoya - John Mayall Bluesbreakers
John MacInroe - That was CLEARLY OUT!!
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 4:38 pm
by route66guitars
Coco plays lefty/right hand strung, like Albert King or Dick Dale. Great player.
http://www.cocomontoya.com/
I think I mentioned McEnroe, but that might have been in another topic. He has a nice collection of vintage left handed guitars. He really wants to be a rock star in the worst way (pun intended.)
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 6:11 pm
by eatswodo
Doyle Bramhall is another "lefty/right hand strung" player. First time I watched him, I couldn't figure out how he was doing it; second time, I gave up trying to figure it out, and just wallowed in the sound of a great player.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 6:44 pm
by route66guitars
Doyle Bramhall, II. I did list him earlier. His dad is the Doyle Bramhall that worked with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Here's a link to a page as an example of how lefty instrumentsd get around...
http://www.route66guitars.com/silver_jet.html
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 7:09 pm
by greg_feo
Not to be a "fart in church" Peter.
Glenn Frey of the Eagles a lefty? Or is just the Glenn Frey Signature model? If thats the case throw Joe Walsh in there too.He did a kick *** rendition of Rocky Mountain Way at the Crossroads Festival.
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 12:22 am
by route66guitars
Several people on his list are known lefties, but don't play instruments left handed.
Most muppets and cartoon characters are left handed.
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 2:56 am
by admin
Greg: Your point is well taken, however, as Scott has mentioned there is perhaps a distinction to be made between one who is left-handed and one who plays the guitar left-handed. They are, of course, not always one in the same. I have read that Glenn Frey is left-handed but do not know this from personal communication with him. More research is needed in this area.
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 6:39 am
by roadrunners
Im left handed and play right handed