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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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Broten remembers Pavelich plucking his guitar and singing Neil Young songs on bus rides.
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Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2026
Many musical instruments, particularly hollow wooden ones like acoustic guitars and fiddles, as well as pianos, are susceptible to damage from temperature and humidity fluctuations.
—Margaret Littman, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Other Avina Comics characters include a mariachi man who fights monsters using a silver string guitar and a luchador wrestler on a mission.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson shares videos of himself playing guitar and recording in the studio on social media.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
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Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2026
Many musical instruments, particularly hollow wooden ones like acoustic guitars and fiddles, as well as pianos, are susceptible to damage from temperature and humidity fluctuations.
—Margaret Littman, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Other Avina Comics characters include a mariachi man who fights monsters using a silver string guitar and a luchador wrestler on a mission.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson shares videos of himself playing guitar and recording in the studio on social media.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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