I'm a lefty player, and loved this test. I bought a right handed Squier to convert to a Hendrix style lefty, but my right handed kid fell in love with that guitar before I ever got to do it!
I’ve also solved the volume and tone knob issue as well. My forearm was constantly changing the volume and tone. I ended up installing the thumb wheel pots and knobs you would find on a Fender Jazzmaster. Works perfectly!
Jimi turned the slot around - easy peasy lemon squuezy ... remember Roger Meyers hot rodded Jimi's pick ups , pedals , amps ... all modified . Excellent playing and very good videos . ☮️🇺🇸🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🏆
As a lefty who for most of my life has played flipped over strats, my advice is to use the tone knobs and amp equalization to adjust your tone, and use a regular strat, if you are a rightly. If you buy a lefty strat and flip it, it's a lot harder to sell it in the future, and the tone difference is pretty minor, once you allow for equalization. I do hope that manufacturers start to make more models available in left-handed, though.
Right-handed cable? Actually you're referring to the right angle plug that would make more sense than a straight plug. One album cover that comes to mind that really made me want a left-handed Stratocaster to restring righty was the Steve Miller Band's 'Fly Like an Eagle' so 5yrs ago I found a '00 Squier Affinity Strat I call my Hendrix homage and the 'experience' is totally different from normal.
I'm a little surprised you carved out the slots on the new nut. Most people use a set of small files to widen/deepen them. Love the comparison and all the video. I wanted a Hendrix Strat so I took a very nice Japanese built Fender ST-62 (Olympic white body, Alpine white pickguard, and the big headstock) and flipped it over, changed the nut, and restrung it. Takes some getting used to the controls being where your forearm typically rests, but I eventually got the hang of it and love the tone.
When the low strings have the longest "string length" to the Tuners, they have a higher overall tension necessary to bring them up to the same pitch, and the reverse is true for the high strings. Consequently, the Bass strings feel stiffer and the Treble strings feel looser, and this Physics is usually better for the same gauge strings. This is why Grand Pianos and Harps have long string lengths for the Bass strings and short ones for the Treble strings.
Hey Anthony I just wanted to say THANK YOU!! I've been a gigging musician for 10+ years now but before I ever played my first gig I used your blues boxes and your teaching format to learn so much. Of course there's Marty Schwartz and a million other RUclips/internet teachers, but the way you colored those boxes and showed the POV perspective was game changing for me all those years ago. Anyways I hardly watch lessons anymore but was happy to see your channel come across my feed after all these years. I'm subscribed to so many channels I hardly see the ones I want anymore unless I search them out. You will always have my respect and gratitude and if I ever see a video like this you'll get an automatic thumbs up & a comment. (Probably a shorter one next time, hopefully 🤘🤓) and if I ever run into you out in the wild I'm buying you a drink and/or a meal ❤️ Thanks again and again for the huge influence on my learning all those years ago
Thanks yellowstrat, I appreciate the feedback after these years. I'm planning a 2nd edition of that course by the end of this year, I figured 16 years was enough time for the original :-)
@@Texasbluesalley It's crazy that it's been that long! I remember learning the "5 essential blues boxes" like it was yesterday and I still use them every gig! Occasionally when I have a beginner that wants to learn lead guitar I point them in that same direction. Soon I'll just direct them to the 2nd edition! 🤘
Great video! I've always wanted to make a Hendrix Style Strat. I find it strange that even the Custom Shop models dont do the full "flipped over" and really just focus on the bridge pickup and headstock. I definitely noticed a difference, and I think I actually prefer the original way. I guess Hendrix did what sounded good on his gear, rather than the other way around. It would still be cool to make a partscaster or something like his.
I’ve been considering using a right handed Tele bridge and pickup on my lefty Tele for the tone difference especially at the bridge. The thought being, the same thing you’re hearing on the Strat will tame the overly bright bridge pickup known on Telecasters. Never seen it done though? I use a right angled cable for my flipped righty Strat. You will have to just settle on the best spot to rest your arm between/around tone knobs and is kinda the deal breaker.
The knobs being under your arm is annoying and I had the same problem. I looked at Hendrix pics and realized he held the guitar with the body raised and neck lowered a bit so that his forearm crossed the body below the knobs and almost in line with the neck. Takes some adapting and getting used to, but soon becomes normal and easy.
Definitely a difference in the low and high strings because of the bridge pickup angle. I’ve built my own upside down strat a few years ago, so I’ve had a chance to hear the difference personally. I’ve actually reversed the angle on my Tele bridge pickup for the same tonal reasons.
Do you have any plan for SALE as like July4th to celebrate the launching of Litte Wing course for those newbie for joinning the Semi-Annual or Annual programs of TXBA Locals?.... I'm awaiting for Mid August launching.
Interesting. I have thought about buying a lefty guitar to see how it would affect string bending. I think that pulling down on the strings is part of what created AK's unique sound, but I realized that the knobs would be an issue so I haven't done it. Now I'm thinking that maybe it would be better to just reverse the strings on a right handed guitar, but I didn't take the pickups into consideration until this video. I don't think it would be that much to also flip them around, assuming there's enough space in the cavities and enough wire to get it done. I've also thought about buying a left hand neck and mounting it to a right hand body. Any ideas on how well that would work?
That G and B string sounds a bit ”grittier/louder” when the pickups are ”reversed”. I like that sound. Also on the knobs, those are pretty edgy from the factory, you could sand the top edge down to make it more smooth. That plus a right angled cable and standing w/ strap could work well. You fight need to have the guitarstrap higher than you’re used to have it. How does it feel when soloing in like E minor or A minor?
You obviously don't know enough. Not every string is made the same. For some people, there's a reason they don't clip the strings. The winds will come unwrapped and then the string is dead. Same reason people didn't clip them back in the day. 1 reason is round core strings. Another is flatwounds. And there are other reasons. 🤦🤦🤦 You all need to quit automatically assuming everybody needs to cut their strings short. Some of us actually don't.
The Strat is a perfectly ergonomic design. Flipping it takes all of that away. I'm a lefty and prefer my lefty Strats over the one flipped righty I have. I'd rather put a RH neck, trem and backwards slant the bridge pup on a LH body.
I thought that mabey the brighter sound on the low strings might be because the nut is perhaps a harder material, but that wouldn't explain why the fretted notes are brighter.
@@mr.yellowstrat3352 Lol! Thank you. I enjoy being second. Kinda like being the 3rd guitarist in a band. You never get fired unless you have an idea for a new song. 😉
Obviously you have not yet realized that you have no reach to the high frets any more... Boy that will be a surprise... And you sit and gripe about the knobs and the cable...
There's no physical reason for a single coil pickup to sound different flipped over 180 degrees if it isn't angled. There are no bass and treble pole pieces. They don't care what strings they're over. And it won't make a difference in sound if you switch from one way to the other. It's physically impossible.
I’ve also solved the volume and tone knob issue as well. My forearm was constantly changing the volume and tone. I ended up installing the thumb wheel pots and knobs you would find on a Fender Jazzmaster. Works perfectly!
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Hendrix could have made a cigar box guitar sound KILLER.
I'm a lefty player, and loved this test. I bought a right handed Squier to convert to a Hendrix style lefty, but my right handed kid fell in love with that guitar before I ever got to do it!
I’ve also solved the volume and tone knob issue as well. My forearm was constantly changing the volume and tone. I ended up installing the thumb wheel pots and knobs you would find on a Fender Jazzmaster. Works perfectly!
Huge props managing to pull this off - very very very subtle difference
Jimi turned the slot around - easy peasy lemon squuezy ... remember Roger Meyers hot rodded Jimi's pick ups , pedals , amps ... all modified . Excellent playing and very good videos . ☮️🇺🇸🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🏆
He didn't do anything to Jimi's pickups he just bypassed the tone controls.
I've been looking for a reversed pickguard for a while, thanks for clearing this up! 👌
As a lefty who for most of my life has played flipped over strats, my advice is to use the tone knobs and amp equalization to adjust your tone, and use a regular strat, if you are a rightly. If you buy a lefty strat and flip it, it's a lot harder to sell it in the future, and the tone difference is pretty minor, once you allow for equalization. I do hope that manufacturers start to make more models available in left-handed, though.
Right-handed cable? Actually you're referring to the right angle plug that would make more sense than a straight plug.
One album cover that comes to mind that really made me want a left-handed Stratocaster to restring righty was the Steve Miller Band's 'Fly Like an Eagle' so 5yrs ago I found a '00 Squier Affinity Strat I call my Hendrix homage and the 'experience' is totally different from normal.
I'm a little surprised you carved out the slots on the new nut. Most people use a set of small files to widen/deepen them. Love the comparison and all the video. I wanted a Hendrix Strat so I took a very nice Japanese built Fender ST-62 (Olympic white body, Alpine white pickguard, and the big headstock) and flipped it over, changed the nut, and restrung it. Takes some getting used to the controls being where your forearm typically rests, but I eventually got the hang of it and love the tone.
Wouldn't you just flip the nut?
When the low strings have the longest "string length" to the Tuners, they have a higher overall tension necessary to bring them up to the same pitch, and the reverse is true for the high strings. Consequently, the Bass strings feel stiffer and the Treble strings feel looser, and this Physics is usually better for the same gauge strings. This is why Grand Pianos and Harps have long string lengths for the Bass strings and short ones for the Treble strings.
One of my strats, a 96 american standard was converted left handed. They not only added a strap peg, but dots on the “bottom “ of the neck
Anyway, Well done. Thanks for the test.
Hey Anthony I just wanted to say THANK YOU!! I've been a gigging musician for 10+ years now but before I ever played my first gig I used your blues boxes and your teaching format to learn so much.
Of course there's Marty Schwartz and a million other RUclips/internet teachers, but the way you colored those boxes and showed the POV perspective was game changing for me all those years ago.
Anyways I hardly watch lessons anymore but was happy to see your channel come across my feed after all these years. I'm subscribed to so many channels I hardly see the ones I want anymore unless I search them out. You will always have my respect and gratitude and if I ever see a video like this you'll get an automatic thumbs up & a comment. (Probably a shorter one next time, hopefully 🤘🤓) and if I ever run into you out in the wild I'm buying you a drink and/or a meal ❤️
Thanks again and again for the huge influence on my learning all those years ago
Thanks yellowstrat, I appreciate the feedback after these years. I'm planning a 2nd edition of that course by the end of this year, I figured 16 years was enough time for the original :-)
@@Texasbluesalley It's crazy that it's been that long! I remember learning the "5 essential blues boxes" like it was yesterday and I still use them every gig! Occasionally when I have a beginner that wants to learn lead guitar I point them in that same direction. Soon I'll just direct them to the 2nd edition! 🤘
Nice of you to start the video by telling the strat to "stay tuned"
Great video! I've always wanted to make a Hendrix Style Strat. I find it strange that even the Custom Shop models dont do the full "flipped over" and really just focus on the bridge pickup and headstock. I definitely noticed a difference, and I think I actually prefer the original way. I guess Hendrix did what sounded good on his gear, rather than the other way around. It would still be cool to make a partscaster or something like his.
I’ve been considering using a right handed Tele bridge and pickup on my lefty Tele for the tone difference especially at the bridge. The thought being, the same thing you’re hearing on the Strat will tame the overly bright bridge pickup known on Telecasters. Never seen it done though? I use a right angled cable for my flipped righty Strat. You will have to just settle on the best spot to rest your arm between/around tone knobs and is kinda the deal breaker.
Hey Tony - you should know none of us listeners can distinguish anything on youtube. Good experiment though and nice to hear your opinion :)
私は1Vol、1Toneにして、Volノブは動きを重くして、Toneノブはマスキングテープで固定しています。腕にあたるToneノブはもちろん外しました。
The knobs being under your arm is annoying and I had the same problem. I looked at Hendrix pics and realized he held the guitar with the body raised and neck lowered a bit so that his forearm crossed the body below the knobs and almost in line with the neck. Takes some adapting and getting used to, but soon becomes normal and easy.
Definitely a difference in the low and high strings because of the bridge pickup angle. I’ve built my own upside down strat a few years ago, so I’ve had a chance to hear the difference personally. I’ve actually reversed the angle on my Tele bridge pickup for the same tonal reasons.
Definitely a difference. Could it be the pickup height or angle, or magnet height? I've never heard that a pickup is voiced for high and low strings.
Do you have any plan for SALE as like July4th to celebrate the launching of Litte Wing course for those newbie for joinning the Semi-Annual or Annual programs of TXBA Locals?.... I'm awaiting for Mid August launching.
Interesting. I have thought about buying a lefty guitar to see how it would affect string bending. I think that pulling down on the strings is part of what created AK's unique sound, but I realized that the knobs would be an issue so I haven't done it. Now I'm thinking that maybe it would be better to just reverse the strings on a right handed guitar, but I didn't take the pickups into consideration until this video. I don't think it would be that much to also flip them around, assuming there's enough space in the cavities and enough wire to get it done. I've also thought about buying a left hand neck and mounting it to a right hand body. Any ideas on how well that would work?
If I had to do it all over again, I'd just go for a guitar with a reversed neck, and maybe routed for a reversed bridge pickup.
I've flipped a couple of strats.. definitely a difference in tone and playability.. for the better
I found your comment about the pickups interesting…. If there is a difference then could you just turn them around and get the same effect?
That G and B string sounds a bit ”grittier/louder” when the pickups are ”reversed”. I like that sound.
Also on the knobs, those are pretty edgy from the factory, you could sand the top edge down to make it more smooth. That plus a right angled cable and standing w/ strap could work well. You fight need to have the guitarstrap higher than you’re used to have it.
How does it feel when soloing in like E minor or A minor?
With the saddles adjusted right, it feels perfectly normal from a fretting perspective.
Anthony! Clip the leftovers off of those strings. You know better! Cool vid!
You obviously don't know enough. Not every string is made the same. For some people, there's a reason they don't clip the strings. The winds will come unwrapped and then the string is dead.
Same reason people didn't clip them back in the day. 1 reason is round core strings. Another is flatwounds. And there are other reasons. 🤦🤦🤦 You all need to quit automatically assuming everybody needs to cut their strings short. Some of us actually don't.
@@J.C... he will have them clipped when he’s got it set up like he likes it. Pipe down now killer
No.
The before low E certainly sounds different, more organic on the “before” …
How does this compare to a Hendrix Strat, soundwise?
def sounds way better after.
The Strat is a perfectly ergonomic design. Flipping it takes all of that away. I'm a lefty and prefer my lefty Strats over the one flipped righty I have. I'd rather put a RH neck, trem and backwards slant the bridge pup on a LH body.
Sounds slightly different, but not enough, to go through the whole modification process.
it is more treble-y.
I thought that mabey the brighter sound on the low strings might be because the nut is perhaps a harder material, but that wouldn't explain why the fretted notes are brighter.
Right off the bat… at about 5 minutes into the video, to my ears….. it sounded more powerful and more Stratty.
Yes you have greater bass tone
Not first.
You were definitely first 🥇
@@mr.yellowstrat3352 Lol! Thank you.
I enjoy being second. Kinda like being the 3rd guitarist in a band. You never get fired unless you have an idea for a new song. 😉
@@charlesjoynes9497 Bahahaha only if you try to sing it 🤘🤣
@@mr.yellowstrat3352Lol! You made my day my friend. I only sang on the demo! Also called an exit interview.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Enjoy them knobs!🤣🤣🤣🤣
after brighter all round
Obviously you have not yet realized that you have no reach to the high frets any more... Boy that will be a surprise... And you sit and gripe about the knobs and the cable...
I hear no difference
There's no physical reason for a single coil pickup to sound different flipped over 180 degrees if it isn't angled.
There are no bass and treble pole pieces. They don't care what strings they're over. And it won't make a difference in sound if you switch from one way to the other. It's physically impossible.
The height of the pole pieces is the part of it you're missing.
@@Texasbluesalleyas a Gibson player, I was always curious whether adjusting the pole pieces of f-guitars wouldn’t be a nice option.🤔
I’ve also solved the volume and tone knob issue as well. My forearm was constantly changing the volume and tone. I ended up installing the thumb wheel pots and knobs you would find on a Fender Jazzmaster. Works perfectly!
Thanks for the tip.