steel guitar
noun
plural steel guitars
: any of various electric or acoustic stringed instruments (such as the Hawaiian guitar, the pedal steel, or the lap steel) that feature a metal resonator or that are played by moving a rigid object (such as a steel or glass bar) against plucked strings
steel guitarist
noun
plural steel guitarists
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Fox played guitars and bass, hired Jerry Roe to deliver a light drum part, got David Dorn to redo the piano and brought in Justin Schipper for atmospheric steel guitar and Dobro.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2025
Maybe a man in my arms would neutralize the sound of steel guitars in my ears.
—Craig Bartelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
In the 1980s, Nashville music was losing its grit and steel guitars.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Sikes built the bulk of a demo that day, converting that riff to a programmed steel guitar in some parts of the performance.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2025
Maybe a man in my arms would neutralize the sound of steel guitars in my ears.
—Craig Bartelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
In the 1980s, Nashville music was losing its grit and steel guitars.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Sikes built the bulk of a demo that day, converting that riff to a programmed steel guitar in some parts of the performance.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for steel guitar
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“Steel guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steel%20guitar. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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