Ladder Logic 🇨🇦Well I’m slowly coming to the realization that my days of playing the #guitar are quite possibly coming to an end. The arthritis in my left index finger is so painful now I can barely function at all, and of course it’s the primary chording finger. I’m considering taking my cheaper Squire Strat and reversing the strings to attempt retraining myself to play left handed. It would mean reversing the nut and redoing the intonation. Any thoughts or tips #gearsquad ?
Steven Woolgar@GuitarSith I started using Turmeric which has helped with my knee and gotten rid of it in my hands (for now obviously). It might not help enough to play right handed, but it might help after you are a lefty.
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I tried some IcyHot today and that’s helped a bit. I’ll definitely look for it as a supplement tomorrow. Thanks for the advice. 👍🏻
I tried some IcyHot today and that’s helped a bit. I’ll definitely look for it as a supplement tomorrow. Thanks for the advice. 👍🏻
NigelTufnel@GuitarSith @woolie ack, sorry to hear about the pain and its consequences, Alan. I have to be careful about playing guitar due to tendonitis and two things have helped: stretching and warm up before playing, almost like getting ready to play a sport; and an infrared heat lamp for recovery afterwards. Hope you find a path that works for you.
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Had some good suggestions here that I’m going to try out. I’ll head into Long & McQuade in the next couple of days to see about reversing the string setup on the Squier. I don’t want to experiment with my more expensive guitars until I can make sure it’ll work.
Had some good suggestions here that I’m going to try out. I’ll head into Long & McQuade in the next couple of days to see about reversing the string setup on the Squier. I don’t want to experiment with my more expensive guitars until I can make sure it’ll work.
Geoff Duncan@GuitarSith @NigelTufnel @woolie
I’m sorry about the pain I have some idea what that’s like.
What about just getting a left-handed Squier or similar and see how it does? That way you get a reasonable control layout/jack placement/etc. and don’t have to worry about rebuilding anything.
I do know a mando player who switched to left-hand in his 40s due to an injury. Took a while, but he’s as good as he ever was.
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Actually that’s a great idea. I can rent a leftie Squier for $16 a month, so that’s probably a better option to see if I can handle it. Thanks! 🙏
Actually that’s a great idea. I can rent a leftie Squier for $16 a month, so that’s probably a better option to see if I can handle it. Thanks! 🙏