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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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Wunder played all of the guitar, bass, and drum parts in the studio while McSorley handled lead vocal duties.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2025
Naomi received an awesome live musical entrance fitting of a champion and featuring her father on the electric guitar.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Joni dressed the little one in a white dress, cowgirl boots and placed a guitar by her side.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The Middle wasn’t Paul Hipp's first time brandishing a guitar: His work with songwriter Carole King in the off-Broadway show A Minor Incident led to his first big splash as an actor, playing the title role in the musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 30 July 2025
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2025
Naomi received an awesome live musical entrance fitting of a champion and featuring her father on the electric guitar.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Joni dressed the little one in a white dress, cowgirl boots and placed a guitar by her side.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The Middle wasn’t Paul Hipp's first time brandishing a guitar: His work with songwriter Carole King in the off-Broadway show A Minor Incident led to his first big splash as an actor, playing the title role in the musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 30 July 2025
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“Guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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