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: a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings played with a pick or with the fingers
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The group was encased in wrap-around screens projecting visuals of their performance and only barely visible as the slow-burn groove of the song unfurled over beautifully overlapping guitars.
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Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
Sanders tuned his guitar a full step down to meet the mood.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
In 2010, Niven also sued Australian band The Brewster Brothers, alleging copyright infringement and seeking publishing royalties as well as the return of two guitars.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Lenderman also contributed guitar and vocals to Waxahatchee’s most recent LP, Tigers Blood, which Cook produced along with its predecessor, Saint Cloud.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
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Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
Sanders tuned his guitar a full step down to meet the mood.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
In 2010, Niven also sued Australian band The Brewster Brothers, alleging copyright infringement and seeking publishing royalties as well as the return of two guitars.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Lenderman also contributed guitar and vocals to Waxahatchee’s most recent LP, Tigers Blood, which Cook produced along with its predecessor, Saint Cloud.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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