So I was helping one of my students set up his guitar for a heavier gauge of string - he's left handed.
On a right handed guitar with 6 in line tuners (like a strat), you turn the tuner so that it goes counter clockwise (to the left). Then in theory, a left handed guitar with 6 in line tuners should have them turning clockwise (to the right), if we're going for symmetry that is. Or is it always supposed to be lefty loosey, righty tighty regardless of orientation?
I just did it the way he was used to. I know that it doesn't really matter.
How does a left handed strat come from the factory?
A question for the lefties... Which direction do you turn your strat tuners?
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Re: A question for the lefties... Which direction do you turn your strat tuners?
For a left handed strat wouldn't they turn clockwise to tighten? If you wrapped the strings around the other way the string angle from the nut wouldn't be a straight line.
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Re: A question for the lefties... Which direction do you turn your strat tuners?
Should always be towards the nut to loosen eh?
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Re: A question for the lefties... Which direction do you turn your strat tuners?
Different Strokes in yor house bro?jeremyb wrote:Should always be towards the nut to loosen eh?
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Re: A question for the lefties... Which direction do you turn your strat tuners?
Watcho Talkin bout Willis!foal30 wrote:Different Strokes in yor house bro?jeremyb wrote:Should always be towards the nut to loosen eh?
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.