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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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His eclectic style often blends heavy guitar sounds with soft pianos.
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Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Hurley expanded his skills beyond singing and playing guitar to also include fiddle and banjo, and was an active illustrator as well, painting and drawing many of the artworks that comprised his album covers.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2025
The current lineup of Little Feat includes founding member Bill Payne on keys, alongside Fred Tackett on guitars/vocals, Kenny Gradney on bass and Sam Clayton on percussion/vocals.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
While distortion-heavy guitar still features on the album, it’s paired with instruments like the cello, violin, pedal steel and synth, as well as vocal modulation in the forms of Autotune and Vocoder.
—James Factora, Them., 2 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Hurley expanded his skills beyond singing and playing guitar to also include fiddle and banjo, and was an active illustrator as well, painting and drawing many of the artworks that comprised his album covers.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2025
The current lineup of Little Feat includes founding member Bill Payne on keys, alongside Fred Tackett on guitars/vocals, Kenny Gradney on bass and Sam Clayton on percussion/vocals.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
While distortion-heavy guitar still features on the album, it’s paired with instruments like the cello, violin, pedal steel and synth, as well as vocal modulation in the forms of Autotune and Vocoder.
—James Factora, Them., 2 Apr. 2025
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“Guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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