electric guitar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of electric guitar
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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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
She sang traditional gospel songs with contemporary jazz tempos that she played on her electric guitar.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 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
In its rules, the academy states that traditional country recordings, among other things, employ “traditional country instrumentation such as acoustic guitar, steel guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, piano, electric guitar and live drums.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
I found an electric guitar shaped like Apollo’s lyre that was so sweet I had to pick it up.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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