Also a lefty playing bass righty. Josh has a video recommending this approach if you’re just starting out.
More equipment options, can jam on other people’s instruments, on-line video lessons are all people playing right handed, etc…
It does create a situation where plucking growth lags fretting growth, but both hands have to be coordinated anyway so either way one skillet is going to lag the other.
Ha, I was a left for forward (regular) rider. Everybody always wondered why I didn’t ride goofy since I was left handed. I just don’t think it works that way. At least starting out anyway.
My family did get really into wakesufing for a while. My wife and 2 of my kids were goofy riders. I ended up learning to ride goofy so I didn’t have to reset the boat every time I wanted to surf. Eventually, I got where I enjoyed riding both sides.
I’m right handed, I can’t even write my name with my left but I was a goofy foot on the board. I was also better on my left side when I played lacrosse as a kid. You need to be able to play on both sides, but I favored the left for some reason.
It seems to be mostly disconnected. Lots of right handed people ride goofy and lots of lefties ride regular.
I suspect you’re slightly more likely to be right/regular or left/goofy, but I suspect it’s like a 60/40 correlation thing.
I’m really weird though. I skate quad rollerskates and skateboard. I’m normally regular foot, but in sidestance on my rollerskates I’m goofy. I think that’s a hip-mobility thing though.
My take on this is that playing right handed requires more dexterity with the left hand but, at least initially, a greater sense of rhythm with the right hand and maybe that rhythm is easier to get with your dominant hand.
however as you go forward and start doing more muting with the left hand then rhythm becomes more critical for both hands.
Just my thoughts, not based on any particular knowledge!
Yeah, early on, dominant hand rhythm helps, but as you level up, both hands need groove. Muting, dynamics so it all evens out in the end