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Title: November Custom
Post by: hydrargyrum on November 01, 2005, 09:01:42 AM

Sweet looking bass, but I wonder why it was built left handed and strung right.  Perplexing . . .

Title: November Custom
Post by: keith_h on November 01, 2005, 10:06:20 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

Title: November Custom
Post by: bigideas on November 01, 2005, 10:07:24 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)

Title: November Custom
Post by: 811952 on November 01, 2005, 10:50:33 AM

Jimmy Haslip plays basses strung this way.  His popping technique is interesting...

Title: November Custom
Post by: jacko on November 02, 2005, 04:19:15 AM

Jason Smith in Hayseed Dixie also plays like this. His slap technique is unbelievable to watch.
 
Graeme

Title: November Custom
Post by: stoney on November 02, 2005, 11:29:48 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

Title: November Custom
Post by: David Houck on November 02, 2005, 02:50:48 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.

Title: November Custom
Post by: jlpicard on November 02, 2005, 09:39:33 PM

As far as I'm concerned, All the righties somehow look much better to me when turned around! ;)
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/22036.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/22037.jpg)
 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

Title: November Custom
Post by: stoney on November 04, 2005, 07:34:51 AM

That's too funny!!! Those Spyders look like they could really hurt you....

Title: November Custom
Post by: kmh364 on November 08, 2005, 11:13:33 AM

I can't play the d*mn thing right-side up, nevermind strung upside-down, LOL!

Title: November Custom
Post by: ed_r on November 08, 2005, 03:58:01 PM

SPyders are very comfortable to play upside down.  
THey balance well no matter what side is up;)