Ibanez Left Handed Guitars – Acoustic or electric/Acoustic?

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Left handed players the world over yearn for a quality instrument that looks right and ha a stage presence. Too many times, a southpaw player has to play a flipped around, inverted right handed guitar, but guitar makers have changed all that. Ibanez Left Handed Guitars is no different and offers many of their most popular models in a left handed version.

What does Ibanez offer to the left handed player?

Keep in mind that a guitar maker is just that; a guitar maker. They don't care if you play righty, lefty or upside down in the bathtub. They want to sell you a guitar that makes you happy and successful. Enter the line of left handed Ibanez guitars.

Designed with the southpaw player in mind, Ibanez lefthanded guitars bring more to the table than simple orientation. With left handed Ibanez guitars – acoustic, all the same materials, workmanship and quality that go into a standard guitar are there for you. If you prefer an electric instrument, you get all the same features I mentioned above plus all the same electronics, hardware and electrical quality as a right handed guitar. If you want quality, playability and great tonal magnificence, go with  left handed Ibanez guitars.

Isn't a left handed guitar expensive?

Until the recent past, that may have been true, but manufacturers like Ibanez have begun to realize that there are a lot of left handed players out there. An Ibanez left handed guitar carries a cost like any other guitar, BUT it doe not have to be cost inhibitive.

Ibanez lefthanded guitars are available from entry level (for the beginner or student) all the way to the top of the line models. If you are stuck on a certain style of Ibanez guitar, you may be able to order a left handed version of it. The cost of left handed Ibanez guitars is dependent on factors like hardware, body style, materials, neck design, fret ratio, electronics and or wiring desired.

Why should I consider Ibanez?

Ibanez is among the top manufacturers of guitars in the world. Right up there with Gibson, Yamaha, Fender and Jackson. For instance, at the starter level, we have the V72ECE left handed guitar offering a spruce top, mahogany neck, the patented Ivorex II nut/saddle combo and advantage bridge pins. All these features are offered on upscale instruments, so the quality is definitely there. For the electric/acoustic enthusiast, we add Ibanez's AEQ-200T pre-amp and patented under saddle pick up. All this is available for around $200 US depending on the market you shop in.

In short, Ibanez makes a quality left handed guitar that is sought after by some of the biggest players you may know like Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit), Dino Cazares (Fear Factory) and John Petrucci (Dream Theater). Not all these guys are left handed players, but they make their living with Ibanez guitars. If Ibanez puts bread on their table, what more can I say?

So for the quality you desire as a player and the proper orientation you desire as a lefty, Ibanez left handed guitars are the way to go.