by Gaskell Guitars
in Art (submitted 2010-12-22)
These days, with more and more major guitar manufacturers ceasing to make their products in left hand as well, one might well ask the question "where do I go for lefthanded guitars and basses these days?"
In actual fact, there are definite guitar models that are popular with guitarists that you cannot get in left hand at all. Some have never been available in LH option.
Fortunately there is one guitar brand in the world that makes left-handed guitars and bass guitars only: Gaskell Guitars, from Australia. Gaskell Guitars was started by New Zealand-born lefty guitarist Kevin Gaskell and since 2006 has become international renowned.
Gaskell makes left handed guitars and basses that are otherwise not available in lefty option by original manufacturers. Here are some examples:
If you are a left-handed guitarist and you want to play, for example, an Explorer style guitar you will be confronted with the following list of facts to contend with:
a) Gibson, the original maker of Explorer guitars does not make left-handed Explorer guitars.
b) Gibson no longer makes left-hand guitars at all and you will not even get one through their Custom Shop.
c) Hamer who also make Explorer guitars do not make lefties.
d) Dean Guitars make an Explorer as well, with their unique V-shaped Headstock. From time to time they do a few lefties. Limited colours though. Still, kudos to Dean for doing that!
e) Peavey make an Explore-esque guitar not the same as an Explorer but similar, but they do not make left-handed ones.
f) ESP no longer make Explorer guitars based on the original Gibson style ones, but make a more pointy version. It is possible they make their variant in left hand through their Custom Shop. Expect to be paying over $3500 for something like that, if they will do it!
g) At the beginners, entry level of the market, we have Rondo Music in the USA who brings in a Chinese-made Explorer style guitar which they do in LH and in 3 colours. It's not the same shape as Gibson Explorer but is very definitely Explorer-derived. People in online forums, generally rave about how "good" they are but what they mean by "good" really means "cheap price." And cheap price equals "good." Any guitarist who says one of Rondo Music's Agile, SX, or Douglas guitars are "good" does not know what a "good" guitar is. For the price you pay (US $300-700) you could say the guitar was "good" only if you meant the price. Still, people seem to buy these and then replace all the cheap hardware and electronics for good stuff. But by the time you have done that you could have just bought a better quality guitar! Getting back on the subject, you can buy a cheap Explorer style guitar from Rondo Music. Their customer service appears to be excellent, and good on them anyway for offering a lot of cheap lefty guitars as well as right handed guitars. Hat's off to you guys!
h) If you live in the UK, there is Gordon Smith Guitars, the UK's equivalent of USA's Gibson. You can get a lefthanded Explorer guitar from them. It looks exactly like a Gisbon. However the wait time can be up to 12 months, per reports. They are about double the price of a Gaskell.
Gaskell Guitars makes left handed Explorer style guitars. Their production models, the Classic and Classic II are similar to the original Gibson Explorers but with slight smaller, more rounded bodies and with a Gaskell original headstock, different from Gibson. No legal violations there!
For the left-handed guitarist wanting a more pro level guitar there are two choices: the Gaskell Classic PRO or the Gaskell Huntsman.
The Classic PRO is customizable and available by pre order. The Huntsman is a matt black gothic style Explorer with all the work to make it done in Australia, and fitted with EMGs.
Left-handed guitarists wanting a quality, gig ready, Explorer style guitar, there is really one place to get one from: Gaskell Guitars.
No matter where you live in the world you can get a Gaskell guitar or bass without too much hassle.
Left-handed guitars and left-handed basses only. Designed by a lefty, for lefties. How much more better than that can you get it?
About the Author
Gaskelll Guitars is the only exclusvie manufacturer of left handed guitars and left-handed bass guitars in the world. Available world wide. Website: http://www.gaskellguitars.com
Senin, 25 Juli 2011
Where to go for left handed guitars and left handed bass guitars? Part Two � left handed Firebirds
by Gaskell Guitars
in Art (submitted 2010-12-22)
These days, with more and more major guitar manufacturers ceasing to make their products in left hand as well, one might well ask the question "where do I go for left handed guitars and bass guitars these days?"
In actual fact, there are definite guitar models that are popular with guitarists that you cannot get in left hand at all. Some have never been available!
Fortunately there is one guitar brand in the world that makes left-handed guitars and basses exclusively: Gaskell Guitars.
Gaskell Guitars is from Australia, and was started by New Zealand-born left-handed guitarist Kevin Gaskell.
Gaskell Guitars has been going strong formally since 2006 and has become international renowned for lefthanded guitars, designed by a lefty, for lefties only.
Gaskell makes left-handed guitars and basses that are otherwise not available in left hand option by original manufacturers. Here are some examples:
If you are a lefty guitarist and you want to play, for example, a Firebird style guitar you will be confronted with the following list of facts:
a) Gibson, the original maker of Firebird guitars has never made a production reverse body LH Firebird. The model is nearly 50 years old!
b) It appears that Gibson has made a few non reverse body Firebirds over the years and people with them hold on to them. It is possible that this was mainly during the 1960's and possibly the early 1970's. The non reverse body Firebirds are the unpopular ones. No one plays them. People play reverse body Firebirds.
c) If you were to buy one of these non reverse body Firebirds expect to pay anything up to US$ 27,500.00 for one. (True case. A guitar was going for that amount in 2010!)
d) ESP Guitars also make a Firebird style guitar. Theirs is called the Phoenix. It has never been available as a production lefty. It looks pretty similar but has some style differences.
e) Jackson Guitars USA used to make a reverse body Firebird guitar with their pointy Jackson headstock but the model has been discontinued for years and was never made left-handed any way.
f) Even the sub-$500 entry level brands don't do LH Firebirds. It might be because they are too expensive to make, even by the uber-cheap and nasty Chinese brands that mass produce junk guitars. Firebirds have 3 piece bodies and that cannot be done by computer (CNC machine.) A Firebird is probably THE most difficult guitar to make. It is not a slab body guitar which can be CNC'd without effort.
g) For those in the know, Tokai, from Japan, make a LH Firebird but theirs is a slab body guitar and bolt neck. That loses pretty much everything that makes a Firebird a Firebird! It may as well be a Stratocaster!
Gaskell Guitars makes a lefthanded Firebird style guitar.
It has a 3 piece body with set in neck. The earliest models were neck thru but were changed to set neck, due to the huge cost increase to make neck-thru and no resource in CNC technology to do it for that model of guitar.
The Gaskell Firestarter is a little smaller than the Gibson Firebird so is more manageable. Apart from the mahogany body, the neck is maple which makes the guitar a little lighter than a Gibson. Heavy guitars are not an option for the pro guitarist who has to stand on a stage for 1 - 3 hours holding a guitar. Heavy guitars are not needed and wanted by professional guitarists.
Left-handed guitarists wanting a quality, gig ready, Firebird style guitar, there is really one place to get one from: Gaskell Guitars.
No matter where you live in the world you can get a Gaskell guitar or bass without too much hassle.
This is the break that all lefty guitarists have needed and never been given until now!
About the Author
Gaskelll Guitars is the only exclusvie manufacturer of left handed guitars and left-handed bass guitars in the world. Available world wide. Website: http://www.gaskellguitars.com
in Art (submitted 2010-12-22)
These days, with more and more major guitar manufacturers ceasing to make their products in left hand as well, one might well ask the question "where do I go for left handed guitars and bass guitars these days?"
In actual fact, there are definite guitar models that are popular with guitarists that you cannot get in left hand at all. Some have never been available!
Fortunately there is one guitar brand in the world that makes left-handed guitars and basses exclusively: Gaskell Guitars.
Gaskell Guitars is from Australia, and was started by New Zealand-born left-handed guitarist Kevin Gaskell.
Gaskell Guitars has been going strong formally since 2006 and has become international renowned for lefthanded guitars, designed by a lefty, for lefties only.
Gaskell makes left-handed guitars and basses that are otherwise not available in left hand option by original manufacturers. Here are some examples:
If you are a lefty guitarist and you want to play, for example, a Firebird style guitar you will be confronted with the following list of facts:
a) Gibson, the original maker of Firebird guitars has never made a production reverse body LH Firebird. The model is nearly 50 years old!
b) It appears that Gibson has made a few non reverse body Firebirds over the years and people with them hold on to them. It is possible that this was mainly during the 1960's and possibly the early 1970's. The non reverse body Firebirds are the unpopular ones. No one plays them. People play reverse body Firebirds.
c) If you were to buy one of these non reverse body Firebirds expect to pay anything up to US$ 27,500.00 for one. (True case. A guitar was going for that amount in 2010!)
d) ESP Guitars also make a Firebird style guitar. Theirs is called the Phoenix. It has never been available as a production lefty. It looks pretty similar but has some style differences.
e) Jackson Guitars USA used to make a reverse body Firebird guitar with their pointy Jackson headstock but the model has been discontinued for years and was never made left-handed any way.
f) Even the sub-$500 entry level brands don't do LH Firebirds. It might be because they are too expensive to make, even by the uber-cheap and nasty Chinese brands that mass produce junk guitars. Firebirds have 3 piece bodies and that cannot be done by computer (CNC machine.) A Firebird is probably THE most difficult guitar to make. It is not a slab body guitar which can be CNC'd without effort.
g) For those in the know, Tokai, from Japan, make a LH Firebird but theirs is a slab body guitar and bolt neck. That loses pretty much everything that makes a Firebird a Firebird! It may as well be a Stratocaster!
Gaskell Guitars makes a lefthanded Firebird style guitar.
It has a 3 piece body with set in neck. The earliest models were neck thru but were changed to set neck, due to the huge cost increase to make neck-thru and no resource in CNC technology to do it for that model of guitar.
The Gaskell Firestarter is a little smaller than the Gibson Firebird so is more manageable. Apart from the mahogany body, the neck is maple which makes the guitar a little lighter than a Gibson. Heavy guitars are not an option for the pro guitarist who has to stand on a stage for 1 - 3 hours holding a guitar. Heavy guitars are not needed and wanted by professional guitarists.
Left-handed guitarists wanting a quality, gig ready, Firebird style guitar, there is really one place to get one from: Gaskell Guitars.
No matter where you live in the world you can get a Gaskell guitar or bass without too much hassle.
This is the break that all lefty guitarists have needed and never been given until now!
About the Author
Gaskelll Guitars is the only exclusvie manufacturer of left handed guitars and left-handed bass guitars in the world. Available world wide. Website: http://www.gaskellguitars.com
Rabu, 13 Juli 2011
How to Play the Guitar-Guitaring for Beginners: A couple of easy steps to getting started now by How to Play the Guitar-Guitaring for Beginners: A couple of easy steps to getting started now
By Rob Boykin
in (submitted 2010-12-09)
Learning how to play the guitar is not as challenging as one may possibly feel. The guitar is a pretty versatile instrument, but is not very different within the music world. The guitar is also an extremely fun instrument to play.
When trying to discover how to play the guitar you should put in a significant amount of practice time so that you can get the abilities that you simply are striving for. If you could practice every day you would not need to practice a whole lot of hours a day. It would not hurt you to dedicate a minimum of two hours a day depending on your time schedule.
Strengthening your fingers is a very critical factor to do when trying to understand how to play the guitar. Your fingers are basically the most significant factor when trying to discover how to play the guitar. You ought to work on speed and diverse fingerings.
Learning the notes isn't a requirement simply because some of your greatest players could not tell you what note they played, but they know where their fingers were. Playing by ear is really a good thing. It will aid you whenever you have to adlib throughout songs. To be thorough you should learn the notes too as play by ear.
Ensure that you don't get frustrated when just starting out; you will not be a professional overnight. As you practice, you'll begin to notice certain issues about your playing. You will begin to do issues you could not do the other day during practice. It will take time, but you'll get it.
Getting guitar chords music books is 1 thing that could assist you a wonderful deal. Seeing how others puts particular notes together will give you ideas that you can use whenever you are putting together your songs. Maintain yourself motivated by setting particular goals and whenever you make them set new ones.
You may also use the internet to assist you understand how to play guitar. You will discover online eBooks that are excellent and you will discover even internet sites that you simply can go to whenever you need assist such as forums or blogs. This need to be sufficient to get you began. So now, understand how to play the guitar and bear in mind to keep practicing. Practice will make perfection. You'll be able to do this.
About the Author
If you're serious about learning how to play the guitar I want to assist. I can show you the best way to play guitar chords speedily.
in (submitted 2010-12-09)
Learning how to play the guitar is not as challenging as one may possibly feel. The guitar is a pretty versatile instrument, but is not very different within the music world. The guitar is also an extremely fun instrument to play.
When trying to discover how to play the guitar you should put in a significant amount of practice time so that you can get the abilities that you simply are striving for. If you could practice every day you would not need to practice a whole lot of hours a day. It would not hurt you to dedicate a minimum of two hours a day depending on your time schedule.
Strengthening your fingers is a very critical factor to do when trying to understand how to play the guitar. Your fingers are basically the most significant factor when trying to discover how to play the guitar. You ought to work on speed and diverse fingerings.
Learning the notes isn't a requirement simply because some of your greatest players could not tell you what note they played, but they know where their fingers were. Playing by ear is really a good thing. It will aid you whenever you have to adlib throughout songs. To be thorough you should learn the notes too as play by ear.
Ensure that you don't get frustrated when just starting out; you will not be a professional overnight. As you practice, you'll begin to notice certain issues about your playing. You will begin to do issues you could not do the other day during practice. It will take time, but you'll get it.
Getting guitar chords music books is 1 thing that could assist you a wonderful deal. Seeing how others puts particular notes together will give you ideas that you can use whenever you are putting together your songs. Maintain yourself motivated by setting particular goals and whenever you make them set new ones.
You may also use the internet to assist you understand how to play guitar. You will discover online eBooks that are excellent and you will discover even internet sites that you simply can go to whenever you need assist such as forums or blogs. This need to be sufficient to get you began. So now, understand how to play the guitar and bear in mind to keep practicing. Practice will make perfection. You'll be able to do this.
About the Author
If you're serious about learning how to play the guitar I want to assist. I can show you the best way to play guitar chords speedily.
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