I have no clue what section this belongs in, so here goes.
Some of you might know that I developed some crazy tendinitis issues in my picking arm a couple years back. While the immediate tendinitis and pain has long since healed, my right hand/arm has never been the same. There's no chronic pain, but whenever I try to draw, pick, or write, my forearm muscles spasm and I don't have any fine motor control unless I tense the ever-living hell out of it, which, of course, is likely what fucked it up in the first place. I'm pretty sure it's focal dystonia. Google it if you'd like. I've tried everything under the sun short of getting surgery because there's simply no way I can afford it. I've spent countless hours trying to retrain my picking hand, and I might still do so yet. Strangely, I can play finger style bass just fine, but picking motions seem to be out of the question. I've been writing almost entirely left handed and have been practicing art the same way.....
I got tired and frustrated trying to play with my friends only to be missing notes and generally fucking up all over the place. . .so I flipped one of my junkier guitars over, nut, bridge and all, and have been learning left handed for the last month and a half or so. I can play simple chords, simple scales and have even done some very, very simple jamming with my roommate on drums. It's very tedious and arduous but also really rewarding, especially since there's no pain or discomfort in either hand. I can play pretty fast alternate picking on single strings even.
Soooooooo that's a kind of long explanation of why I'm going to ask if anyone knows of some cheap guitars, bodies/necks that have the jack on the side of the guitar body and not the face, like a tele, LP, or whatever... for like, really cheap. I've been checking out some of the cheapo sites for affordable lefties and might go that route, but I thought I'd ask around here before I get anything. The guitar I flipped is a jazzmaster clone, and when I plug it in the chord pokes me right in the wrist and makes playing even more awkward. I'm pooooooooor, but I need something that I can more comfortably play with. I have tons of pick ups, bridges, tuners, etc....but no bodies or necks....PM me if you have junk you'll part with, I'd be happy to trade stuff. I like building guitars too. I just don't want to drill a new jack hole, as I don't have the means to, and I'm not sure if I want to alter my other instruments just yet.
Thanks dudes, you're the best
