FAO PenPen, Heavium, Lamp + other Lefties

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:32 pm

So guys, we are all lefties, we all have our pet peeves about the situation, the common one probably being the lack/expense of our favourite guitars.

But the one littlest thing that gets me is effects pedals, and the right to left signal path. Just means I'm always a bit worried of tripping over a cable that is behind/infront of me as it runs from left to right .

It's a very little silly thing I know. But it bothers me.

What gets you?

James · Post by **James** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:05 pm

Why not just change the order of your effects (physical order, not plugged in order)?

If you have them like this on the floor...

E D C B A

so youre cable is stretching in front of you to go into A, change it to be...

A E D C B and then have the excess cable run along the back of the pedals from A to B

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:08 pm

A small thing that gets on my nerves is how on most fender headstocks we just get the "Fender" and not the model name - I mean how hard is it to stick "Jaguar" on there too? They managed it with the Jag-Stang why not all the others?

Post by **Doog** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:40 pm

bob wrote:Why not just change the order of your effects (physical order, not plugged in order)?

If you have them like this on the floor...

E D C B A

so youre cable is stretching in front of you to go into A, change it to be...

A E D C B and then have the excess cable run along the back of the pedals from A to B

Or more sanely, just run the guitar cable round the back of the pedalboard and into the first stomper.

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:43 pm

Needs to be secured down somehow though, otherwise it is going to come up onto your pedals and be a bit annoying.

As I say though it is a small thing really. And I agree with Lamp, no Mustang or Telecaster on my headstock does annoy me.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:43 pm

or stop being a pussy and plug into an amplifier.

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:47 pm

Which is still useless unless I have an old school Marshall or an Orange, cos the jack will still cause the cable to cross over my body some way.

Think about it. Anyway it's not a problem, it's an annoyance.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:06 pm

It's not only the lack of guitar availability, but also the lack of parts that is frustrating too - you can't generally just find a lefty control plate or pickguard off the shelf.

kim · Post by **kim** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:50 pm

or those classy vintage fender straps, they're curved, for righties dammit !!

the input/output thing on pedals is annoying yes, and those of amps too, heh, go wireless ?

(wireless sux btw, hehe)

i also agree with the model names on guitars, like people asking me 'yeah, but isn't it a xx copy because the label..well the decal, looks different..y'know'

other annoying things..pickguards, yes, of course, control plates etc etc, hardshell cases, kind of

i was talking to this guy about making me a blend box to let my dry bass signal run parallel with my fx right, and i was asking him how long it would take to build it blablah, so i say how i'm used to waiting and waiting and waiting again as a lefty and he says 'as a lefty ?' you want me to make the knobs turn left instead of right, so counterclockwise, hehe

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:45 am

heavium wrote:i was talking to this guy about making me a blend box to let my dry bass signal run parallel with my fx right, and i was asking him how long it would take to build it blablah, so i say how i'm used to waiting and waiting and waiting again as a lefty and he says 'as a lefty ?' you want me to make the knobs turn left instead of right, so counterclockwise, hehe

Cool

Though that would probably confuse the hell out of me!