Fellow Southpaws--

I have been playing my guitars "righty" for thirty years...and it takes me AGES to learn anything with my right hand. I mean, I've been working on finger pick patterns from Carcassi for 17 years that I still don't have right. And the ones I DO manage still sound/feel "mechanical." I can't strum rhythm for beans. I can play rhythm things like eggs and tambourines with my left hand just fine, but my right hand seems to be rhythmically challenged.

My friend John has been telling me "whaddya expect? yer tryin' to play with the wrong hand!"

So I'm just about at the point where I'm ready to acquire a lefty guitar, and start ALL OVER AGAIN from scratch. (or would that be "pick?") Have any of you southpaws tried this. Is it worth it?

TIA

V