electric guitar
Americannoun
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electric guitars
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of electric guitar
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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His shredding effect on electric guitar and multi-tracking to thicken his instrument’s sound dominate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
In one corner stood his electric guitar, plugged into an amplifier.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The dynamic singer delivered every lyric with his whole body as he frenetically tapped the buttons of his brightly colored accordion, doing his best to make the squeezebox sound like an electric guitar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 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
Although it grew out of swing and the pioneering electric guitar figures of Charlie Christian, early rock and roll announced its intention to go light on improvisation and heavy on rhythm guitar.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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