electric guitar

noun

1. a guitar equipped with electric or magnetic pickups that permit its sound to be amplified and fed to a loudspeaker.

electric guitar

noun

1. an electronically amplified guitar, used mainly in pop music Compare acoustic guitar

Word History and Origins

Origin of electric guitar¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Mr. Lloyd’s buttery tone is set within soaring lines, circular loops and halos of sound from Mr. Sewell’s custom-made electric guitar, and answered by delicate figures from Mr. Moran’s piano.

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An eight-piece band plays brass, electric guitar, bongos and timbales, filling the room with music as dancers twirl in a dizzying array.

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His electric guitar playing featured much more heavily on the album, giving it a more rocky sound - and earning comparisons to Funkadelic’s influential 1971 album, Maggot Brain.

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“ICE is gonna come bust down your door,” he sings, accompanied only by a somber electric guitar.

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The company compared the difference between its conventional sports cars and the EV to the difference between an acoustic and an electric guitar.

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