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- 1 electric
- 2 acoustic
: 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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Back in February, Setzer revealed he had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and could no longer play the guitar.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
As Coley explains, institutions have reached out to Albini’s wife, Heather Whinna, requesting to display select items from Albini’s collection, like an Electrical Audio jumpsuit or his personal Shellac guitars.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
From there, Olympian water polo player Ashleigh Johnson assumes the roles of beloved figures such as Prince, Tommie Smith, Serena Williams, and Amanda Gorman as Public Enemy’s members trade bars over a rambunctious guitar loop.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Goetting plays bass and Zepponi lead guitar in the band Silverado Pickup, who primarily play for charity auctions.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
As Coley explains, institutions have reached out to Albini’s wife, Heather Whinna, requesting to display select items from Albini’s collection, like an Electrical Audio jumpsuit or his personal Shellac guitars.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
From there, Olympian water polo player Ashleigh Johnson assumes the roles of beloved figures such as Prince, Tommie Smith, Serena Williams, and Amanda Gorman as Public Enemy’s members trade bars over a rambunctious guitar loop.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Goetting plays bass and Zepponi lead guitar in the band Silverado Pickup, who primarily play for charity auctions.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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