electric guitar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of electric guitar
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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To her right stood Brandon Ross, whose searing yet disarmingly tender electric guitar tones built like waves, exploded like starbursts or sketched lines of staggering intricacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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
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
He could get down with his electric guitar in Washington Square Park and make the crowd holler for more.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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