Friday 26 October 2012

For the left-handed player who has everything... leftie Gold Tone Banjitar

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I've just been trawling through all the left-handed guitars on eBay, trying to find something a little bit different for our southpaw friends - who, rather unfairly, do not get the same range of choices when it comes to guitars as right-handed players (northpaws?) - and the best that I can find is this Gold Tone Telecaster-styled left-handed banjitar - ideal for the left-handed guitarist who wants to let a little banjo into his or her life!

Currently listed on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $779.

G L Wilson

EDIT: Several of you have commented that the above photo is a stock photo of a right-handed guitar which has been flipped to make it look left-handed. It's good to know you guys out there are alert, which is more than I was when I wrote this blog post late on Friday night. But the point is that the left-handed version of this guitar/banjo does exist and is what the successful bidder on the auction will be getting.

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9 comments:

  1. Not real. Picture is flipped. Check the headstock and the tag.

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  2. That's not left handed, the picture's just been flipped. If you look closely you can see that the writing is all back to front.

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  3. Although I just looked at the eBay listing and it does say "NOTE: Stock photos." I only noticed that after I'd already published the first comment. Sorry, it's late and I'm just going to bed.

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  4. Lefty? Seems they reversed the photo.. (Ah! checked the listing and saw it says, "NOTE: Stock Photos") Perhaps they do reverse the legend/logo for the musician who likes to practice in front of the mirror!

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  5. WELL SPOTTED everyone!

    It's nice to see that you're all awake and alert.

    Which is more than I was when I wrote the blog post.

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  6. Does anyone know if it sounds like a banjo when played through the pick-up? I can't see how it will. I've just tried youtube and kind find any video demo's.

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    1. It should do. The bridge is sitting right in the middle of a banjo head - that's going to have a major effect on the tone.

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  7. The product description claims there's a humbucker on that instrument.

    Where?

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    1. If there is one it's perfectly conceivable it could be under the skin of the banjo head.

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