electric guitar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of electric guitar
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Every song that you know of Van Halen, I heard from an unplugged-in electric guitar from four inches away, going, “Too long.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
He joined Fleetwood Mac in the 1990s for their 16th studio album, Time, and toured with them, before later starting a sustainable electric guitar company with industrial designer Ravi Sawhney in 2004.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Thudding drums, an electric guitar that chugs like a tank’s engine turning over and blaring trumpet fanfare announce the onset of football on CBS, Fox and NBC.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
In 1951, Leo Fender, a California designer and manufacturer of musical instruments, built and sold the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar, the Telecaster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
He’s wearing his too-large electric guitar, playing as loud and fast as he can while the drums and bass jar the flimsy walls and low particle board ceiling of the tiny church.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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