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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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Yates led with Pat McCrory and Meg Mills on guitar, Franz Lyons on bass, Daniel Fang on drums, Tobias Moody on saxophone, Theljon Allen on trumpet, and Troy Long on piano.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Penic plays guitar, and is often content to let Rogelstad perform without his vocals.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Maybe have a drum solo here, a guitar solo there, and a remix.
—Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
His music has gotten me through a lot and taught me a lot, too, with guitar.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Penic plays guitar, and is often content to let Rogelstad perform without his vocals.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Maybe have a drum solo here, a guitar solo there, and a remix.
—Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
His music has gotten me through a lot and taught me a lot, too, with guitar.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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