Question about left handed les pauls

I know you all hate me on this board,but i gotta ask a question.
Iam a left handed player and iam saving up for a les paul.
Id like some advice.
Left handed les pauls are very,very hard to come buy,where i live.
So would getting a right handed and switching the strings the other way round make a huge difference,good or bad?
I mean,i can find online left handed les pauls,but eould there be any benifits in turning the string sht eleft handed way on a right hand les paul,or should i just get a lefty?
Thanks,in advace

Dude, people don’t hate you at all, every one is entitled to an opinion!

Have you thought about a Les Paul double cut? I imagine turning a Right handed LP the other way up will limit your access to the frets at the top of the fret board and getting a double cut will solve this problem to a certain extent. I have never played on however on of the guitar tricks crew (Incidents Happen) has been playing one for the last year and seams to like it (you'll have to ask him!).

Still, if you can I’d go for a lefty LP as I’ve heard that the double cuts don’t sustain as well as the regular LPs however I imagine that this statement is also dependent on the model / age/ individual character of the LP !

Also have you tried looking on line, I’m presuming you are in the UK (Hee Hee)? If so Id go to the yahoo UK and Ireland home page and type in Les Paul lefty (limiting the search to the UK) and see what comes up! I know there are plenty of stores that will mail stuff to you and if the axe is horrible you can probably return it with in a certain time.

Best of luck, I’m about to get a Les Paul Studio so If you wana compare notes stay in touch !
Later
S

Hey,Thanks very much.
Yeam iam in the uk(yorkshire)Unfortunatly!
The Lefty guitar choice in the citys close to me are very small indeed.
Ive seen a few websites that make custom and sell Lefty les pauls,though i dont really want to buy from online,for the obviouse reason.
I want to play it first,make sure everything is in order.
Looks like i may not have much choice though.
I never thought about the limited fret option on an upside down right,stupid me,thats ruled that out then.
Incidents happen,if your reading feel free to join in!!
Anyway,thanks again

I haven’t done “buying on line in” the UK however I’ve done tones of it here in the US, some times it works like clockwork and some times, and well it doesn’t! I have never been burned yet and I’m trying getting a guitar this time (some thing I said Id never do as I like to ply 'em first !). However I couldn’t find the axe I wanted I Iowa so, I’m gonna give my favorite on line store a go! And if the axe is pants, I'll send it back ! I think Axel_rose has bought Les Paul on line in the UK, he will probably have some advice for you if you ask him !

I bought a Yamaha RBX350 bass and a Yamaha SBG1000 six-string online through eBay. Both transactions went smoothly, and the instruments were exactly as described. Mind you, if that hadn't been the case, I would have had some trouble sorting it out.

BTW, the Yamaha SG and SBG series guitars are all like double-cutaway Les Pauls (only better, IMO). Click Here
The seller is wrong about the SBG series. Yamaha changed the name because Gibson was threatening leagal action over the SG designation.

One word of warning, Id be skeptical about using http://www.musiciansfriend.com. They are fine until they cock something up and then .... it all goes horribly wrong! They have screwed up the last 2 orders I have sent them and during the last one demonstrated incompliance of such an incredible level it makes one gasp and blink ones eyes !

[Edited by Dr_simon on 07-06-2003 at 12:44 PM]

Ok, hold on to your hat...

Last but one order:
Was "lost" prior to leaving the where house and after contacting customer service, they point blank refused to do any thing about it until after 14 working days. At this point it was considered lost and could be reissued. This included not contacting the where house and finding out what the problem was!

Last order.
I ordered a Bass Pod Pro, a Focusrite Platinum Voice master pro and a digital converter / patch bay by a company called ST Audio (1600 dam bucks, not a small order !).
Anyway the stuff got here in record time...cool

I get it home and the bass pod and the Focusrite are tip top. However the STAudio digital patch bay is defective. SO I get on to customer service and say, “hey guys you have sent me a lemon” and they give me a return authorization number and tell me to return it. Upon receipt they will send me out an exchange, no problem.

Well 15 buck shipping later (on Sat) I get the unit sent off to Kansas and I get an email (Tues) saying they got it and they are shipping me a new one (a blatant lie). I get the “new" one which is scratched and missing a power supply as well as defective the following Friday. So, I get on the horn and say "hey any chance of sending me a power supply" as at this stage I naively presumed the unit was fully functional. Anyway later on that evening I find a suitable (alternative) power supply (thanks Billy), power the beast up and guess what, it is shagged! I, at this point resort to reading the manual and after performing a few more diagnostics ascertain that sure as little apples the unit is shagged, dead as the proverbial Norwegian blue parrot!

So, another 15 bucks shipping (following sat) and another phone call to Musicians friend (Fri) and I have another return authorization number and I have told then not to ship me the power supply as per our last conversation. I now have my doubts about STAudio (AKA Hoontech) and I’m asking Musicians friend to, instead of doing a straight exchange, send me another type of patch bay made by M-audio. And this is where the fun begins.

Last time I shipped the return to Kansas on Sat and it was there Tues with an email confirming they had it. (I also had written in big clear letters on the return slip NOT to do a direct exchange for another STAudio digipatch but to send me a cheaper M-audio model as per the phone call the previous Friday).

Well, Tues, nothing, wed nothing, Thurs, I phone then ...no they have no record of receiving it. Fri, nothing. Mon yes they have got it at their where house but they cant do anything because it is missing a power supply ! I still haven’t lost my temper at this stage, so I carefully explain that the situation and they say they will look into it. The following fri I still haven’t heard a dickey bird so I phone then up to discover they are about to send me another STAudio digipatch which I carefully explain to them is WRONG ! The people at customer service also acknowledge this is wrong, which is good !

In the meantime I have discovered that I don’t need the sample rate conversion and a 39 buck video switching box from radioshck will do the job...hoorah! So, give me a refund please and also a refund for the shipping ! OK says an embarrassed voice a week ago Friday before last, it will be in your bank account on Monday or Tuesday. Fat bloody chance ! I phoned them last Friday to find out where the money was and... No one knew… but it should be deposited next Monday or Tuesday! I wait with bated breath!

So this is not the kind of shenanigans you want do be dealing with via international phone calls !

I have had bother with other on line music stores, (zzsounds.com, Music123). My currently my favorite is 8thstreetmusic.com in Philly. They are often out of stuff but at least they behave in a reasonably intelligent fashion. If only they carried Line 6 !

I eventually got the refund for the unit (400 USD) two months late. I did not however manage to get my shipping reimbursed. I'm never having anything to do with ST Audio, Musicians friend (there is an oxymoron if ever I have heard one) or Hoontech ever again. Be-where folks they are idiots !

[Edited by Dr_simon on 10-31-2003 at 04:44 PM]

I usually deal online with either a credit card or PayPal. I've bought a lot of parts and stuff from StewMac over the years without any problems at all. And I live in Canada, so everything I do is an 'international incident'! :)

I've also dealt with
Torres Engineering
1630 Palm Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone (650) 571 6887 Fax (650) 571 1507 Pacific Time 10:00AM-5:00PM.
online quite a few times, and had good experiences every time - including my purchase of a flood-damaged VT-40 during a scratch'n'dent sale they had a few years ago. That involved arranging to ship 95 pounds of combo amp from San Mateo California to Calgary Alberta! I have read a few BBS comments to the effect that Dan Torres can get a bit testy when things go off the rails, but I've never had a problem.

I love dealing with Stewmac.com they are just totally cool even if they are a little eager to sell you tools !

Also graphtech are great !

( I have already ordered Graphtech tune-o-matic saddles and a new set of Sperzel locking tuners for my LP !) Im dead excited, cant wait to plug that baby in !!!

Lets just hope I don’t explode with excitement !