LEFTY from the beginning but when I started playing lefty basses were so expensive, I went the Jim Haslip/Jeff Schmidt route and played inverted and still have a huge collection of rightys which I play all the time.
It also hindered me in many ways forcing me to learn on my own ( another bad mistake for newbies with no teachers or tabs to help )
but now a days, I can play anything, but I always say start out "correctly" and you'll end up much better off.
p.s. any lefty I buy gets the nut and strings changed, which "could" be another pain in the ass and money out of pocket to have someone do that if you can't do it yourself.
whats my bottom line?
start out lefty if it feels normal, and enjoy years and years of jamming
I used a Dillion DFBB in black but since it had the gibsonhead it looked more normal, just like "the low end" did on theirs:
