Tanglewood TW5CENALH Winterleaf Left Handed Dreadnought Cutaway Electro Acoustic Guitar

A full-size cedar dreadnought for left-handed players

Here is the cedar-topped Tanglewood TW5 made for left-handers, with the same big dreadnought body as the right-handed model. The TW5CENALH is a left handed acoustic guitar with a pickup, a cutaway, a solid cedar top and mahogany back and sides, in Natural Gloss for £469.

Left-handed from the ground up

You do not need to turn a right-handed guitar upside down or swap the strings round. The cutaway is on your treble side, so the higher frets on the Techwood fingerboard are easy to reach. That matters if you play lead lines, capo high up or like chord voicings past the twelfth fret.

• Proper left-handed build with the cutaway in the right place
• Dreadnought size for a loud, full sound
• Built-in tuner in the Premium Plus system
• Natural Gloss that shows the cedar grain

How it sounds

A solid cedar top is warm and quick to speak, even when you play quietly. Fingerstyle parts sound detailed and expressive. The mahogany back and sides add depth and a full midrange, and the dreadnought shape supplies bass and projection when you strum hard. The tone is balanced, with sweet highs that never turn brittle, so it suits folk, pop, country and acoustic rock alike.

Plugging in

Tanglewood Premium Plus electronics give you a clean amplified sound with straightforward controls. The built-in tuner saves carrying a clip-on to gigs, and you can set your EQ from the guitar before you go through a PA or into a recording interface.

Natural Gloss lets the pale cedar top and the darker mahogany speak for themselves, with a shine that lifts the grain.

The right-handed TW5CENA is £449. If you prefer a smaller body and an all-mahogany sound, compare this with the left-handed TW4CEAVBLH super folk in the Tanglewood Winterleaf range. We include free UK delivery.