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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of electric guitar1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Their sonic range can go anywhere from mellow, feel-good acoustics to strained vocals over hard-hitting electric guitar riffs.

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As an electric guitar riffs in the background and Carlile belts the evolved bridge, the Highwomen join forces, bringing each of their perspectives and experiences to create an inclusive kind of country music.

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Powered by a steady electric guitar riff, the singer recounts a sexual encounter over a buzzing dance beat.

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Frida Esparza, who roused the crowd by playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” on her electric guitar before the meet began, drew its cheers again with her performance on uneven bars.

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“It’s still the high-water mark for a heavy electric guitar over a dance-pop beat,” Ronson says of Jackson and producer Quincy Jones’ crack at creating a rock song for the world-conquering “Thriller” LP.

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