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 ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR KALEX 61 Baitcast Reel LEFT HAND FREE USA SHIPPING $72.19 Time Remaining: 23d 15h 58m Buy It Now for only: $72.19 |
 AVET REELS LX6 3 FULL STRIKE BAIT FREE FISHING REEL LEFT HAND $150.00 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 3h 41m |
 Shimano Corvalus 401 Left Hand Baitcast Reel NEW $89.95 Time Remaining: 29d 23h 29m Buy It Now for only: $89.95 |
 Penn Level Wind Series Conventional Reel Left Handed 209M LH FREE SHIPPING $63.39 Time Remaining: 24d 9h 26m Buy It Now for only: $63.39 |
 Penn New Squall Lever Drag Reel Left Hand 5+1BB 511 30lb 360yds SQL40LDLH $134.89 Time Remaining: 9d 19h 8m Buy It Now for only: $134.89 |
 PENN 113H LEFT HAND RARE HARD TO FIND MADE IN THE USA MODEL NEW IN BOX $114.99 Time Remaining: 27d 3h 6m Buy It Now for only: $114.99 |
 Okuma Magda Line Counter Conventional Reel Left Handed MA 20DLX FREE SHIPPING $45.89 Time Remaining: 18d 9h 12m Buy It Now for only: $45.89 |
 Abu Garcia Ambassadeur Left Hand Chrome Handle Nut Set D 2 part number 24104 $6.85 Time Remaining: 28d 19h 28m Buy It Now for only: $6.85 |
 SHIMANO R 2000 QUICK FIRE SPINNING REEL RIGHT OR LEFT HANDED RETRIEVE $2.05 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 1h 59m |
 ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 4601 C3 Baitcast Reel LEFT HAND MADE IN SWEDEN $84.54 Time Remaining: 9d 16h 15m Buy It Now for only: $84.54 |
 Penn GTO 321LH Left Hand 321 Conventional Reel GT2 NEW $89.50 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 48m Buy It Now for only: $89.50 |
 Brand New Left Hand 3 ball bearings high speed Baitcasting Reel 521 CL40L Red $34.99 Time Remaining: 22d 20h 44m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 New Left Hand 3 ball bearings high speed Baitcasting Reel 421 CL60L Silver $36.99 Time Remaining: 22d 6h 59m Buy It Now for only: $36.99 |
 Okuma Nitryx X 400LX left hand baitcast reel new $55.95 Time Remaining: 24d 21h 50m Buy It Now for only: $55.95 |
 Daiwa 253 Luna TD 253L Left Handed Reel Baitcaster NIB $259.95 Time Remaining: 5h 49m Buy It Now for only: $259.95 |
 Okuma Magda Pro with line counter left hand $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 7h |
 Penn Squall 60LDLH Conventional reel Brand new SQL60LDLH Left Hand NEW $165.99 Time Remaining: 9d 14h 11m Buy It Now for only: $165.99 |
 Brand New Left Hand 3 ball bearings high speed Baitcasting Reel 521 CL40L Blue $34.99 Time Remaining: 22d 20h 53m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 NEW OKUMA MAGDA PRO FISHING TROLLING REEL MA20DLX LH LEFT HANDED $39.99 Time Remaining: 5d 22h 36m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 Okuma Solterra Levelwind Conventional Reel Left Handed SLR 10LX FREE SHIPPING $108.79 Time Remaining: 18d 9h 12m Buy It Now for only: $108.79 |
 ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR REVO WINCH Baitcast Reel LEFT HAND FREE SHIP WNCH L $167.19 Time Remaining: 2d 23h 33m Buy It Now for only: $167.19 |
 NEW 3BB Baitcast CL40L Fishing Casting Lefthanded Reel $24.99 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 24m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 Vintage Penn No9 Peerless Left Handed Saltwater Baitcasting Trolling Reel $48.00 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 6h 3m |
 BANAX ZEST LOW PROFILE BAITCASTER LEFT HAND WIND NEW $47.41 Time Remaining: 29d 20h 12m Buy It Now for only: $47.41 |
 Abu Garcia Ambassadeur Left Hand Star Wheel P N 21562 $7.56 Time Remaining: 27d 1h 55m Buy It Now for only: $7.56 |
 Okuma S 259LX Left Hand Casting Reel $78.00 Time Remaining: 28d 12h 41m Buy It Now for only: $78.00 |
 Avet MXL 581 MC MXL58MC Silver Rare LEFT Hand Model Fishing Reel USA Made $219.99 Time Remaining: 25d 5h 37m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
 NEW 3BB Baitcast CL40L Fishing Casting Lefthanded Reel Gunsmoke Ming Yang $24.99 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 24m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 Avet MXJ 581 MC MXJ58MC Rare LEFT Hand Model Silver Fishing Reel USA Made $209.99 Time Remaining: 25d 5h 51m Buy It Now for only: $209.99 |
 PENN 8500SS SPINNING REEL SALT or FRESH WATER LEFT or RIGHT HANDED $33.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 6d 4h |
 Daiwa D4000 Large spinning reel Right or left handed + Spare spool $39.00 Time Remaining: 8d 9h 4m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 AVET SX 53 Lever Drag Reel silver single speed USA Left Handed Retrieve LH NIB $179.99 Time Remaining: 11d 22h 49m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 Avet MXJ581 Single Speed Reel Silver Left Handed $169.99 Time Remaining: 8d 2h 39m Buy It Now for only: $169.99 |
 Penn 113H2LH Special Senator Left Hand Reel $111.00 Time Remaining: 2d 20h 43m Buy It Now for only: $111.00 |
 Lews Speed Spool Bait Caster Left Hand Retrieve SS1HL $67.99 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 14m Buy It Now for only: $67.99 |
 Abu Garcia Ambassadeur Left Hand Chrome Handle Nut Set D 4 part number 24104 etc $6.85 Time Remaining: 28d 19h 29m Buy It Now for only: $6.85 |
 Penn Peer No 209LH Left Handed Fishing Reel $26.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 22h 52m |
 Avet SX 531 MC SX53MC Rare LEFT Hand Model Silver Fishing Reel USA Made $199.99 Time Remaining: 25d 5h 30m Buy It Now for only: $199.99 |
 NEW OKUMA CITRIX LOW PROFILE BAITCASTING REEL Ci 273VLX LEFT HANDED LH $104.99 Time Remaining: 15d 2h 54m Buy It Now for only: $104.99 |
 Avet MXL 581 58 MXL58 Silver Rare LEFT Hand Model Fishing Reel USA Made $179.99 Time Remaining: 21d 16h 47m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 Avet MC JX 60 Silver Left Hand MC Cast NEW FREE REEL SKIN $289.99 Time Remaining: 10d 5h 46m Buy It Now for only: $289.99 |
 Shimano Corvalus 301 Left Handed Fishing Reel and Scimitar 86 Salmon Rod $99.99 Time Remaining: 4h 48m Buy It Now for only: $99.99 |
 Penn 113H2LH Left Hand Special Senator 4 0 331 New In Stock $109.99 Time Remaining: 17d 22h 54m Buy It Now for only: $109.99 |
 Penn jigmaster 500L fishing reel LEFT HAND version $14.15 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 7h 58m |
 Avet SX 531 Single Speed Reel Silver Left Handed $159.99 Time Remaining: 13d 2h 28m Buy It Now for only: $159.99 |
 ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 6501 C3 Baitcast Reel LEFT HAND MADE IN SWEDEN $98.79 Time Remaining: 23d 18h 41m Buy It Now for only: $98.79 |
 BRAND NEW AVET HX5 2 Silver Left hand Rapala Tuna Jig Lures $350.00 Time Remaining: 29d 7h 54m Buy It Now for only: $350.00 |
 Daiwa Z Z200HL Heavy Action Left Hand Low Profile Baitcasting $649.95 Time Remaining: 14d 1h 31m Buy It Now for only: $649.95 |
 OKUMA cedros cj273lx left hand retrieve reel $177.77 Time Remaining: 4d 16h 38m Buy It Now for only: $177.77 |
 Team Daiwa 300 Luna TD 300L Left Handed L Reel NEW $269.95 Time Remaining: 6d 19h 57m Buy It Now for only: $269.95 |
 Avet JX46 L Rare LEFT Hand JX 46 Reel Silver Color Fishing Reel USA Made $249.99 Time Remaining: 12d 16h 23m Buy It Now for only: $249.99 |
 Daiwa Pluton 200HL Left hand reel surf bait lure fishing salt water fresh wate $350.00 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 52m Buy It Now for only: $391.00 |
 PENN REEL PARTS NEW LEFT HAND HOOK SCREW 099 115 $2.59 Time Remaining: 13d 5h 15m Buy It Now for only: $2.59 |
 ABU GARCIA REVO SX Spinning Reel REVO SX L LEFT HAND REEL $149.99 Time Remaining: 19d 21m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 PENN REEL PARTS NEW LEFT HAND HOOK SCREW 099 116 $2.99 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 51m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 VTG 60s PENN PEER USA 200 LH LEFT HAND LEVEL WIND DEEP SEA TROLLING FISHING REEL $74.99 Time Remaining: 10d 18h 6m Buy It Now for only: $74.99 |
 Dam Quick parts 270 left hand side plate cover $9.99 Time Remaining: 7d 22h 1m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 NEW LEWS SS1HL SPEED SPOOL BAITCAST REEL LEFT HAND $89.99 Time Remaining: 23d 2h 49m Buy It Now for only: $89.99 |
 Penn 500 Jigmaster Reel Left Handed $14.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 19h 50m |
 Avet SX 6 4 Rare LEFT Hand SX6 4 Silver Two Speed Fishing Reel 2 Speed $249.99 Time Remaining: 10d 1h 47m Buy It Now for only: $249.99 |
 Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 7001i Left Handed Reel New in Box $145.00 Time Remaining: 7d 7h 57m Buy It Now for only: $145.00 |
 Penn Squall 40LDLH Conventional reel Brand new SQL40LDLH Left Hand NEW $149.99 Time Remaining: 2d 5h 35m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 Penn SQL60LDLH Squall Lever Drag Left Hand Conventional Reel $179.95 Time Remaining: 16d 19h 59m Buy It Now for only: $179.95 |
 ABU GARCIA REVO SX Baitcast Reel REVOSX HS L LEFT HAND HIGH SPEED $149.99 Time Remaining: 9d 23h 17m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 PENN 321 GTI LEFT HAND Level Wind Reel Stainless Steel Ball Bearings Made In USA $84.99 Time Remaining: 7d 11h 33m Buy It Now for only: $84.99 |
 Quantum Energy PT Left Hand Saltwater Baitcasting Reel NEW $89.95 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 41m |
 Okuma Convector Line Counter Reel Left Handed CV 30DLX FREE SHIPPING $74.89 Time Remaining: 18d 7h 7m Buy It Now for only: $74.89 |
 Daiwa Zillion Coastal 73 Hyper Speed Left Hand Reel $287.00 Time Remaining: 4d 10h 7m Buy It Now for only: $287.00 |
 Team Daiwa 103L Luna TD 103 Left Handed Reel NEW NIB $249.95 Time Remaining: 28d 20h 53m Buy It Now for only: $249.95 |
 Akios LSI 651 Left hand level wind New in box $289.99 Time Remaining: 26d 1h 57m Buy It Now for only: $289.99 |
 NEW SHIMANO CURADO 301E LEFT HAND LOW PROFILE BAITCASTING REEL $219.99 Time Remaining: 28d 55m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
 NIB Avet Fishing Reel Factory Blem model JX 60 LEFT HAND c4 $210.00 Time Remaining: 18d 19h 43m Buy It Now for only: $210.00 |
 Quantum Catalyst PT Left Hand Saltwater Baitcast Fishing Reel NEW $71.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 18h 45m |
 Okuma Magda Line Counter Conventional Reel Left Handed MA 30DLX FREE SHIPPING $47.89 Time Remaining: 18d 9h 12m Buy It Now for only: $47.89 |
 Quantum Catalyst PT Left Hand Saltwater Baitcast Fishing Reel NEW $109.95 Time Remaining: 28d 18h 25m Buy It Now for only: $109.95 |
 Avet SX 6 4 Rare LEFT Hand MC SX6 4MC S LH Silver Two Speed Fishing Reel $289.99 Time Remaining: 12d 3h 27m Buy It Now for only: $289.99 |
 NEW 3BB Baitcast CL60L Fishing Casting Lefthanded Reel $27.99 Time Remaining: 1d 3h 54m Buy It Now for only: $27.99 |
 Quantum Energy PT Left Hand Saltwater Baitcasting Reel NEW $139.95 Time Remaining: 28d 18h 25m Buy It Now for only: $139.95 |
 OKUMA isis is 400LX left hand baitcasting round reel $153.33 Time Remaining: 20d 10h 12m Buy It Now for only: $153.33 |
 Quantum Energy PT Left Hand Saltwater Baitcast Fishing Reel NEW $89.95 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 39m |
 Shimano Scorpion XT 1001 Left Hand Reel Brand New Special Limited Sale $246.99 Time Remaining: 10d 22h 23m Buy It Now for only: $246.99 |
 Quantum Energy PT Left Hand Saltwater Baitcast Fishing Reel NEW $139.95 Time Remaining: 28d 18h 25m Buy It Now for only: $139.95 |
 Akios 651CSM Left Hand Level Wind Reel new in box $149.99 Time Remaining: 26d 7h 17m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 Akios 651 Shuttle SCM Left Hand Casting Reel $249.99 Time Remaining: 26d 7h 9m Buy It Now for only: $249.99 |
 Brand NEW Avet LX6 3 2 speed lever drag left handed reel GOLD $350.00 Time Remaining: 29d 8h 22m Buy It Now for only: $350.00 |
 NEW 2012 OMOTO VS 12 SENTINEL 2 Speeds Lever Drag LEFT HAND Reel $249.99 Time Remaining: 5d 7h Buy It Now for only: $249.99 |
 LEFT HANDED ABU AMBASSADEUR 7001 CHROME LEVEL WIND CAGE FRAME REEL $7.89 Time Remaining: 1d 44m |
 Atlas Reel Kona 200L Brand New ATLAS200L Left Hand Lever Drag Conventional Reel $179.99 Time Remaining: 16d 15h 26m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 ABU GARCIA REVO STX Baitcast Reel REVO STX HS L HIGH SPEED LEFT HAND REEL $170.99 Time Remaining: 23d 23h 47m Buy It Now for only: $170.99 |
 Team Daiwa 203 Luna TD 203L Left Hand L Reel NEW Lefty $249.95 Time Remaining: 16d 10h 25m Buy It Now for only: $249.95 |
 Daiwa Team Daiwa Zillion Type R TDZLN100HSHLR Left Hand Baitcasting Reel $439.95 Time Remaining: 13d 23h 7m Buy It Now for only: $439.95 |
 ABU GARCIA REVO SX Baitcast Reel REVOSX L FREE USA SHIP LEFT HAND $149.99 Time Remaining: 23d 23h 38m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 PENN SQUALL 50 CONVENTIONAL LEVER DRAG REEL LEFT HANDED 1238642 SQL60LDLH $152.99 Time Remaining: 23d 5h 30m Buy It Now for only: $152.99 |
 LEFT HAND ABU AMBASSADEUR 7001 C CT 5 3 1 HIGH SPEED MAIN GEAR SET REEL SPARES $7.89 Time Remaining: 1d 54m |
 Avet 2 Speed Reel MXJ 6 4 MXJ6 4 Silver RARE LEFT Hand Fishing Reel Two Speed $289.99 Time Remaining: 14d 22h 45m Buy It Now for only: $289.99 |
 PENN GT LEVEL WIND SERIES 321GT2 REEL LEFT HANDED CONVENTIONAL FISHING TACKLE $94.99 Time Remaining: 8d 23h 4m Buy It Now for only: $94.99 |
 OKUMA Convector cv 20dlx left hand retrieve LINE COUNTER TROLLING REEL $70.77 Time Remaining: 11d 5h 55m Buy It Now for only: $70.77 |
 BRAND NEW MAIN GEAR FOR A LEFT HANDED PENN 113 H 4 0 CONVENTIONAL REEL $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 7h 14m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Penn Special Senator Conventional Reel Left Handed 4 0 113H2LH FREE SHIPPING $109.49 Time Remaining: 24d 10h 30m Buy It Now for only: $109.49 |
 Avet LX 6 3 Silver Reel 2 Speed Left Hand w Free Avet Reel Cover $379.95 Time Remaining: 7d 59m Buy It Now for only: $379.95 |
Left Handed
Left-handed guitars and left-handed bass guitars. What's going on with this?
In the last few years, or at least since the 2000's several well known guitar manufacturers have stopped making left handed guitars.
This is at a time when the number of left handed people being born is on the increase and is now not 10, but 12 per cent of the world's population, so they say!
Also in comparison to how the guitar is played today, the original, and now ancient view of the guitar being thought of as being a "stringed instrument played by strumming" (actual dictionary definition!) is over in reality. To be really logical and sensible in assessing how best to learn to play a guitar today, it makes more sense that right handed people should be learning to play the guitar left-handed, with their "strong" hand is on the fingerboard, doing the "work" considering it is not all about "strumming" anymore and has not been since Rock n Roll came to be.
What meant "playing guitar" 100 years ago and what it means today are two completely different things.
Despite this, the truth of the matter has been suppressed and smothered by 40+ years of MARKETING and SOCIAL CONDITIONING motivated by money making purposes going totally against the truth, practicality, or recognition of the evolution of guitar playing.
Today, most people play guitar right handed. This means they use their right hand to strum the guitar. Chords and scales are done by the left hand.
If you were a right handed person, why would you expect to learn how to write with a pen, or use a tool left handed? If that was being pushed on you, wouldn't you question the motive behind it?
Here we have today, a world where 89% of the world play guitar right handed, and new kids wanting to learn to play guitar are pretty much forced into playing right-handed even if they don't want to, and told downright lies like "a guitar is like a piano – there is only one way to play it."
In and amongst these issues, we have several major guitar companies deciding to pull the plug on left-handed guitar manufacturing. Although this leaves the door wide open for the world's one and only solely left-handed guitar manufacturer Gaskell Guitars (http://www.gaskellguitars.com) to dominate the market, it is something worth looking into, considering smoke screens already exist on this subject, as described previously herein.
Gaskell guitars are designed BY a lefty guitarist, FOR lefty guitarists, so there is no comparison when it comes to getting down to the nitty gritty on the subject of left-handed guitars or left-handed bass guitars.
Guitar manufactures who make production models do not really care about left handed guitars and left-handed guitarists. Small, boutique builders who would build anything for anybody, no matter what are a different story. Hooray for them. Boo to the big corporate, money-motivated guitar manufacturers who have abandoned their left-handed clientele.
If you wanted to get a left handed Rickenbacker, Gibson, Paul Reed Smith, or BC Rich guitar right now at the time of this writing you will be stiff out of luck. That is not to say that it may change in the future, but for now this is the case.
The common denominator? Most of these companies have ceased left handed guitar production since 2008. What happened in 2008? The World Economic Downturn began. So, we may even tentatively accept this as an "excuse" but in reality it is not. When times are tough, you increase your marketing and you try and REACH MORE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS, not cut a percentage off from your business.
The latter is what these companies have done. Whatever the reasons are, they have ABANDONED LEFT HANDED GUITARISTS AND LEFT-HANDED BASS PLAYERS.
All you need to do, if you are a left handed guitarist or left handed bassists is to SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOU. Support Gaskell Guitars. Buy Gaskell guitars and basses. Turn your back on those who have turned their backs on you. Do not grovel to them as if being a left-handed guitarist is a "disability."
Support those who support you, and you can't go wrong. Buy Gaskell, and any other brand that looks after left handed guitarists. More information here: http://www.gaskellguitars.com and here too: http://www.gaskellguitars.com/models
About the Author
Kevin Gaskell is the business owner and designer of Gaskell Guitars which is a manufacturer of left handed guitars and basses, located in Sydney Australia. Gaskell guitars are available world wide.
What are the odds of a left handed baby born to right handed parents?
Both me and my husband are right handed, although my dad is left handed as is my DH's uncle.
Okay not as rare as I thought then, all 3 of my children are left handed. When I tell people they always ask if me or DH are left handed.
My parents are both right handed - me & my brother are left handed
Left-Handedness
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