It’s that time of year again when the NAMM trade show opens its doors and all of the latest and greatest gear is announced!

It can be difficult to unearth the new NAMM left handed guitar releases amongst the sea of exciting new gear, so I’ve tried my best to list what I’ve noticed so far.

This article will be continuously updated as NAMM progresses, so keep checking back for the latest news!

NAMM 2020 Left Handed Guitars

Gibson Slash Collection

I have just been informed by Southpaw Guitars that all of the newly announced Gibson Slash Collection models will be available left handed. This includes all four finishes of the Les Paul and both finishes on the J45.

Hopefully this bodes well for Gibson’s southpaw range this year! Check out the full Slash Collection at this link.

Epiphone USA Collection

I have also just been made aware that the new Epiphone USA Collection will also be offered as lefties. This includes the USA-made Casino and the Texan acoustic.

Note: The image above is the previously available left handed Casino as images of the new models have not been released at the time of writing. Click here for information on Epiphone’s new USA made range.

Fender Left Handed Acoustasonic Telecaster

Fender has announced a left handed version of their new American Acoustasonic Telecaster in Natural. Thanks to Southpaw Guitars for the heads up! You can pre-order now for $1999.

From acoustic shape-shifting to electric rhythm tones, this powerful guitar uses a revolutionary Fender and Fishman®-designed Acoustic Engine to deliver new sonic expression from the studio to the stage.

Read more about the Acoustasonic Telecaster on the Fender Website.

New From Gretsch

G5230LH Electromatic Jet FT Singlecut in Airline Silver

Gretsch has unveiled a stunning ‘Airline Silver’ version of the G5230LH Electromatic, which is also currently available in ‘Black Walnut.’

This color hasn’t made it to the Gretsch website at the time of writing, but you can check out the specs of the Black Walnut version here.

G2622LH Streamliner Center Block Double-Cut in Gunmetal

They have also introduced a new ‘Gunmetal’ version of their G2622LH from their Streamliner range. This guitar is also currently available left handed in ‘Single Barrel’ and ‘Torino Green’ finishes.

You can read more about it on the Gretsch website here.

Ibanez 2020 Range

Ibanez always go big at winter NAMM, and they certainly didn’t disappoint this year! They announced their entire new 2020 range which includes some tasty new left handed guitars, including a Prestige AZ model (shown above), an eye-catching Prestige RG, and several new acoustics.

You can see them all in our recent article.

Gibson Custom Shop Tony Iommi SG ‘Monkey’

At the time of writing there isn’t a ton of information on this awesome new SG. This is a reverse-engineered ‘replica’ of Tony Iommi’s 1964 SG Special which he called ‘Monkey’. Iommi teamed up with Gibson to make sure his heavily modded axe was recreated in all of its original splendour.

There will only be 50 made in total (25 left handed and 25 right handed), so these are incredibly limited edition – and no doubt incredibly expensive! The guitars will all be signed by Iommi and include replicas of his silver cross necklace (including coffin case), his leather touring strap, and of course the original hard case.

Keep yours eyes peeled for more info!

Schecter 2020 Range

Schecter has posted their full 2020 range online, which includes this stunning left handed Miles Dimitri Baker SVSS model.

You can browse all of the guitars at this link. At the time of writing this page seems a little broken as it keeps loading the same guitars over and over when you click to load more models. Hopefully that’ll be fixed soon!

ESP Guitars

ESP hasn’t unveiled their 2020 lefty range yet, but there is an announcement on their NAMM FAQ page which says they’re coming soon. When asked if any of the new guitars will be available left handed they replied:

“Yes, of course. ESP offers one of the widest ranges of left-handed guitars of any instrument manufacturer. Not every guitar or bass can be made in lefty versions, but we will be announcing which ones will be available at some point in the near future.”

Stay Tuned For More!

New gear is being announced all the time, so make sure to keep checking back for updates!

If you’ve spotted any new left handed guitars from NAMM that I missed, send me an email!