Hendrix, Iommi and Cobain Among Top 10 South Paw Guitarists
. Jimi Hendrix: Arguably the finest guitarist of all time, Jimi Hendrix dazzled on a number of levels � as a performer, a musician and an innovator. Engel explains that Hendrix had a unique approach even to working around his left-handedness: "Jimi Hendrix strung his guitars left-handed; however most people who aren't really closely familiar with his work think that he plays upside down because he uses right-handed guitars for the most part. But he took a right-handed instrument and had them restrung left-handed." Tony Iommi: Judas Priest's Rob Halford once introduced Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi as "the man who invented the heavy metal riff." With an SG perennially in hand, the English-born guitarist, now 63, overcame not only the hardship of being a left-handed guitarist in a right-handed world, but he also learned to operate a guitar having had the tips of two of his fingers sliced off in an factory accident. Kurt Cobain: The late Nirvana frontman learned to play guitar during high school, picking out covers of songs like "Louie Louie" and "My Best Friend's Girl." In 1985, he and guitarist/classmate Krist Novoselic formed Nirvana in Aberdeen, Washington, and together with drummer Dave Grohl would go on to sell more than 50 million records worldwide. Cobain played mostly left-handed guitars, though he sometimes used right-handed guitars that were restrung and played upside down. Check out the full list Gibson.com is an official news provider for the Day in Rock. Preview and Purchase Jimi Hendrix CDs |
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