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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Meloy and Baker are joined by Zach Holliday on steel guitar, Hunter Baskett on bass, and Devon Carothers on drums.
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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
Krauss’s ethereal voice is as haunting as ever on this mournful ballad, where doleful lyrics look back on a time marked by regret and deceit, and get elevated by the elegant interplay between Krauss’ voice and Jerry Douglas’s soul-piercing steel guitar.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
Visitors can sway to the sounds of the ukulele and steel guitar, savor poke, kalua pig and loco moco, and explore a Polynesian arts marketplace.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
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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
Krauss’s ethereal voice is as haunting as ever on this mournful ballad, where doleful lyrics look back on a time marked by regret and deceit, and get elevated by the elegant interplay between Krauss’ voice and Jerry Douglas’s soul-piercing steel guitar.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
Visitors can sway to the sounds of the ukulele and steel guitar, savor poke, kalua pig and loco moco, and explore a Polynesian arts marketplace.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for steel guitar
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“Steel guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steel%20guitar. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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