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Resources for Left Handed Guitars

Left handed people make up ten percent of the population, so it's a bit of a wonder that it's so hard to find left handed instruments in a store without special ordering them.  Beyond that, most guitar teachers don't know how to teach southpaw players how to play.  As such, as a left handed individual, you're likely to do a lot of work in the “self teaching” category, and you're going to have to hunt for other supplies as well.  Here is a brief list of valuable resources for you.

One thing to remember about the internet is that it fills in those peculiar niches far more fully.  The left handed guitar niche has a lot of sites to address it, including online music stores and sites that specialize fully in supplies for left handed players.  Locations like south paw guitars will help get you the items you need, whatever you budget, far more easily.  Be sure to do your own hunting to find the perfect left handed guitars to suit your needs.

As far as playing goes, the best bet is always to find someone in your area who either knows how to play left handed or is willing to learn.  However, failing this, online resources abound.  There are many articles that will teach you how to play left handed.  If you're not the sort who learns very well from reading articles, you can also look up videos at sites like ehow (which has long series of videos and articles to teach left handed players.