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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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One design features the Parthenon and a bench with a guitar nearby.
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
What the video shows Lark Street Music in Teaneck has been selling and servicing vintage guitars and other instruments since the 1990s.
—Nick Caloway, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Vincent played lead guitar on several tracks on Kiss’ 1982 album, Creatures of the Night, but was not credited.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
But Eric wanted to keep playing his guitar, looking to jam.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
What the video shows Lark Street Music in Teaneck has been selling and servicing vintage guitars and other instruments since the 1990s.
—Nick Caloway, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Vincent played lead guitar on several tracks on Kiss’ 1982 album, Creatures of the Night, but was not credited.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
But Eric wanted to keep playing his guitar, looking to jam.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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