acoustic guitar

American

noun

a traditional, unamplified guitar.

acoustic guitar British

noun

an ordinary guitar, which produces its normal sound through the sounding board and is not amplified in any way Compare electric guitar

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acoustic guitars

plural

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Hertfordshire-based Propstore said it was the "highest price achieved at auction for an Oasis acoustic guitar".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

From there it opens up, like a flower bud warming to summer, with acoustic guitar strumming, a gentle rhythm section and a gospel choir echoing with otherworldly lightness.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Parton later quietly organized for Bandit to be surpised with a custom acoustic guitar, bedazzled with rhinestones and the words "To Brigitte, Love Dolly" scribbled across it.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Earlier Wild Pink LPs had folkier arrangements that leaned more on acoustic guitar, and Mr. Ross often sang in a whisper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

What should he play, solo, with an acoustic guitar?

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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