Left Hand Gipsy Guitar - Help please!

NunoThyrs · June 2016

Hello there, this is my first post, so I hope I am not doing anything wrong.

I am from Portugal, I play guitar for some years and want to start playing Gypsy Jazz style.
For that I need to buy a Guitar. The problem is that I play left handed.

Can you suggest me two or three models that you know have left hand instruments?

My budget is around 500€.

Thanks in advance to all

Nuno Thyrs

Buco · June 2016

Hi Nuno, welcome to the forum.

There was a thread about players in Portugal just days ago, maybe you can connect with some of these guys:
http://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/14750/any-gipsy-jazz-manouche-players-from-portugal/p1

I know there are lefty models out there, I just don't know what you can get in your budget.
There's this, but I don't know how playable it would be. Guitars in this price range could be made as flat tops with a shape of a Selmer:
http://www.rondomusic.com/JAN1LH.html

I don't know if you can this, it could be decent though and still cheap:
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/China-Aiersi-High-Grade-Left-Hand_1669828858.html

There's a Gitano lefty which is a safe bet but at twice your budget:
http://www.djangobooks.com/Item/saga-gitane-d-500-lefty

This would probably be perfect but it's out of stock:
http://www.djangobooks.com/Item/cordoba-gitano-o-5-lefty
Maybe look for something like that on the internet...

There's this, again outside of your budget:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FROM-FRANCE-LEFT-HAND-CAFE-AMERICAIN-GYPSY-JAZZ-GUITAR-SABINE-MODEL-LH-/282048437371?hash=item41ab659c7b:g:KI8AAOSw0e9UyUXP

Lastly, this from UK Amazon, in the description it says left hand available:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GYPSY-MACCAFERRI-ACOUSTIC-GUITAR-RICHWOOD-y/dp/B0036EGT3E

Good luck, let us know how you did.

jonpowl · June 2016

Leboincoin in France always has a lot of different used guitars, even a couple of lefties. I have a Cigano GJ-10 as a second guitar, and it is quite nice. I would highly recommend a Cigano as a starter GJ guitar. Here is a German site that offers gypsy jazz guitars, nice price on the Altamiras. Boa sorte!