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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Rarely has Boland recorded or toured without a steel guitar and fiddle.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
By his teenage years, Ayers had managed to perform the piano, flute, steel guitar, trumpet, and drums before honing in on the vibraphone.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Meloy and Baker are joined by Zach Holliday on steel guitar, Hunter Baskett on bass, and Devon Carothers on drums.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
Niemann played a steel guitar solo, and Glover gave that its own sonic treatment.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
By his teenage years, Ayers had managed to perform the piano, flute, steel guitar, trumpet, and drums before honing in on the vibraphone.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Meloy and Baker are joined by Zach Holliday on steel guitar, Hunter Baskett on bass, and Devon Carothers on drums.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
Niemann played a steel guitar solo, and Glover gave that its own sonic treatment.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Steel guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steel%20guitar. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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