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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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Bobby took after his mother, an amateur actress, in playing a guitar and performing.
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Bob Thomas The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
To Kaufman’s surprise, Weir spent several very focused days in the studio, singing, adding new guitar parts, and rebooting the song.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Latin-rock pioneer Carlos Santana, who cut his teeth on guitar as a teenager playing in Tijuana nightclubs, will rock on down the highway this summer on a joint tour with his band and fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Doobie Brothers.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The band has never sounded this melodic before; Wroth in particular brings a constant dynamism to his guitar solos, often layering two and reaching climaxes that refuse to collapse into just a flurry of notes, building off Phantom Slaughter’s keyboard melodies with a real sense of drama.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
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Bob Thomas The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
To Kaufman’s surprise, Weir spent several very focused days in the studio, singing, adding new guitar parts, and rebooting the song.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Latin-rock pioneer Carlos Santana, who cut his teeth on guitar as a teenager playing in Tijuana nightclubs, will rock on down the highway this summer on a joint tour with his band and fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Doobie Brothers.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The band has never sounded this melodic before; Wroth in particular brings a constant dynamism to his guitar solos, often layering two and reaching climaxes that refuse to collapse into just a flurry of notes, building off Phantom Slaughter’s keyboard melodies with a real sense of drama.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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