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herb unregistered	posted 14 February 2003 08:50 PM I read a while back about someone offering to mod a Dekley S10 for lefties. Does anyone know of another brand or make that would allow this to be done easily? I'd love to keep it simple and affordable, as it would be my first pedal guitar. Besides, all my money's tied up in Stringmasters! Thanks, H
Jim Smith Member From: Plano, TX, USA	posted 15 February 2003 03:30 AM profile I'm pretty sure it was Tom Bradshaw that talked about converting Dekleys. I'm pretty sure he could tell you which other brands would be easy to convert. You can email him at bradshaw@california.com
Fred Einspruch Member From: Sparrowbush, New York, USA	posted 15 February 2003 07:13 AM profile Don't think about converting to lefty. Its a bad idea. JUst bite the bullet and learn regular right hand method, its not that hard, take it from me. I write left handed, but when I started 6 string, a long time ago, I learned regular right hand style. This is very handy, since if you are ever away from your guitar, and you pick up someone else's guitar, you can play it with no problem. Lots better than sayn DUHHH! This is even more true with PSG. First you will have to search high and low for a left handed instrument, or pay money to have one specially built for you (good luck selling this one if you ever want to). And if you ever want another guitar (lets say you want to trade up or get a nice vintage Emmons)you are still SOL! Currently I am taking PSG lessons. Luckily, my instructor has several PSG's at his place. This means that I do not have to haul my PSG over to his place for a lesson! If I learned to play a custom made left handed instument, once again SOL! Since you are just learning you will be much better off in the long run by learning the regular style. I don't say this often, but in this case, normal is better. Think about it and good luck,Fred
Jerry Erickson Member From: Atlanta,IL 61723	posted 15 February 2003 08:18 AM profile I converted a lefty Mullen and the only parts that were different were the end plates and the changer fingers. It's the only one I've done, so I don't know if other manufacturers do the same thing. You've also got to be pretty precise with the positioning of the changer,and other parts that are going to go on "backwards". LLoyd Green and Curly Chalker are/were lefty players that played conventional insturments. Jerry
Michael Johnstone Member From: Sylmar,Ca. USA	posted 15 February 2003 09:51 PM profile There's a red lefty Sho-Bud on the Carter website swapshop.

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