Guides

G&L Guitars was founded in California, USA in 1979 by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Dale Hyat.  The company name is formed from the initials of George and Leo.  G&L instruments are similar to the classic Fenders, but with a few modern innovations which makes them highly regarded by many musicians and collectors.

As a left handed guitar player it may be difficult getting your hands on a G&L as there are only 3 lefty models on offer from this USA brand.  Also take into account that G&L are not very widely distributed so owning one of these could be a rare privilege indeed.

Let’s take a look…

G&L Legacy Left Handed Guitar

• PICKUPS 3 Fullerton-made G&L vintage style Alnico V single coil pickups
• BODY WOOD Swamp Ash
• NECK WOOD Hard Rock Maple with Rosewood fingerboard
• NECK RADIUS 9″ (228.6mm)
• NECK WIDTH AT  NUT 1 5/8″ (41.3mm)
• TUNING KEYS 18:1 ratio, sealed-back
• BRIDGE G&L Dual Fulcrum vibrato with nickel plated die-cast saddles
• CONTROLS 5 position pickup selector, volume, PTB system
• FINISH 3-Tone Sunburst with Tortoise Shell pickguard
• OTHER G&L Deluxe Gig Bag included in USA

G&L ASAT Classic Lefty Guitar

Mensinger are a custom guitar and bass company based in Poland who produce some absolutely stunning handcrafted instruments.  Every guitar they produce is available left handed and each one is fully customizable within reason at a price that will blow you away…

If you already missed it, go and check out the Left Handed Mensinger Guitars Part 1 article to see some of the more traditional models.  This article will take a look at some of the more crazy designs to emerge from the Mensinger workshop.  Ever fancied a guitar which is also a bass?  Or perhaps a model which satisfies both your 6 and 7-string needs?  Mensinger probably have you covered… ;)

Again, the Mensinger website is only available in Polish so I have tried my best to translate a few basic details about each guitar.  To learn more I would recommend contacting Adrian at Public Peace (link below) for a speedy reply.

Mensinger Beast Left Handed Guitar

The Beast is one of the latest models from Mensinger which offers the combination of both guitar and bass to unlock a variety of different sonic possibilities.  The instrument is constructed in such a way that the guitar and bass have independent electronic circuits and input jacks which gives the possibility of separating the signals into two different amps.

Mensinger Columbia Lefty Guitar