electric guitar

noun

a guitar equipped with electric or magnetic pickups that permit its sound to be amplified and fed to a loudspeaker.

electric guitar

an electronically amplified guitar, used mainly in pop music Compare acoustic guitar

First recorded in 1935–40

It all culminated in a live auction of an electric guitar Springsteen picked up and played at the end.

So what is it about the guitar—the electric guitar in particular?

As a young man, he played in a country band where he used an electric guitar.

Accompanied by her electric guitar, she lends the tune a raw, rock vibe.

Les Paul, who died Thursday at 94, invented the electric guitar—and changed popular music forever.

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