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I'm right-handed, but play drums 'lefty'. I have a younger brother, totally left-handed; he plays guitar (very well...) right-handed. Whatever comes naturally, plus practise, is the thing, that's all. All sorts of tricks concerning jack sockets; one that might be useful is to use a knitting needle, slid into the jack hole to 'fish out' the socket. Once guided out, put a nut on it and tighten it up, with fingers at first, then with a spanner, socket or, at worst, a pair of pliers, end-on. Tip: slide the knitting needle through the retaining nut before anything else, so that it's already in place when the threaded part of the jack peeps out. The hardest part is often obtaining a suitable jack socket retaining nut in the first place, though; good luck with that.

Rusty screws are necessarily a bad thing, unless it prevents some sort of adjustment, reliced models come with rust as standard. The jack socket might be a bit of a nuisance to put back in place, not impossible, just fiddly.

Good evening, BLO... With a guitar like that to learn on, you may consider yourself to be a very lucky person. Tanglewood have a fine reputation, and that model of guitar, in general (335 copy...) is extremely versatile. Be aware, if you're not already, that the instrument in the photo is the left-handed model. This may or may not suit you, depending on whether or not you are, yourself, left-handed. You may like to consider, as a beginner, seeing if guitar lessons are available in your area. It's the best way of making rapid progress, and avoiding troublesome bad techniques which are difficult to erase afterwards. For practise, it's better to do a few minutes each day than a couple of hours each week. Good luck with it all.

First up, Secondly, I had a Tanglewood electro acoustic some years ago, great guitar for the money. Therefore, I reckon stick with that until you feel the need to grow the collection, certainly given that you’re a lefty and sinister options are thinner on ground than regular.

Hi BL.. Welcome aboard! That's a Lefty tanglewood Memphis 335 type... ideal for a beginner on the basis of: it 'll be easier to fret due to lighter strings than an acoustic, which will make barre chords much easier when you get to them. It will make a decent enough sound without an amp, and offer a variety of tones and styles when plugged in. made by a decent manufacturer and so should be setup reasonably well. Oh , and it looks great! If you are getting rid of it I would like first dibs,please!

Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze was what made me want to play electric guitar. Neil Young - because he not only enjoys playing it, it sounds like he enjoys playing it. My brother because he can teach more a few sentences than any YT video.