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wyseguise
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I am a guitarist without real fingers on my fretting hand
I'm not much of a sharer. But I've seen some pretty cool stuff from disabled musicians, so here's my take.
I was born with a disfigurement in my left hand, I do not have any bones in my fingers, leaving me with the 'nubbins' many people with my congenial condition also have and limited dexterity in my wrist. Of course, I adapted despite my missing digits and carried on learning and doing things the way I wanted, albeit a little differently.
Im from the UK and I love The Cramps, Link Wray and 1950s guitarists such as Grady Martin and Carl Perkins.
Edit:
Firstly, thankyou so much for all of your kind messages.
To answer some FAQs:
Tunings: basic open tunings. Either E, Eb or D
Have I tried playing left handed?: Yes! I can play left handed. Albeit with the strings upside down. When I record, I sometimes record general chord patters left handed and riffs right handed.
And to correct a few, I know I have a pink guitar and long hair. But I am a fella ๐