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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Losing grit and steel guitars At 10:25 p.m. March 9, 1989, gunfire disrupted a chilly Thursday night in what would become one of the most important months of Nashville history. —

Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024 The extended version of F-1 Trillion cements Post Malone as an artist with a full-fledged sense of his musical vision and contributions to the genre — while the fiddle, steel guitar and ’90s country twang that fill this album suits this Texas native with aplomb. —

Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024 Robert Randolph’s resounding steel guitar adds a touch of Southern gospel, while Bey brings some soulful riffing throughout. —

Alex Suskind, Vulture, 6 June 2024 There is no over-orchestrated wall of sound to upstage the lyrics, or the riffs from the steel guitar or a mandolin. —

David Holahan, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for steel guitar