How to Use steel guitar in a Sentence

steel guitar

noun
  • And there is something in the steel guitar where there's no edges.
    — Steve Marinucci, Billboard, 31 May 2018
  • But Strait is a throwback to the days of steel guitar and twang.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 28 May 2018
  • With a steel guitar, the string spacing is very, very narrow.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Aug. 2023
  • There's nothing like the sound of a steel guitar on a country ballad.
    — Alana Springsteen, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
  • But at the end of the day, what makes country music isn't a fiddle or a steel guitar.
    — Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Rex Wiseman, who plays steel guitar and fiddle for the band, walked up from the stage door.
    — Colin Warren-Hicks The Virginian-Pilot (tns), al, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The sound of steel guitar strings is replaced with the chatter of a cable news channel.
    — Timothy Ivy, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2021
  • When Frampton said yes, Drake pulled out a small box and set it on top of his steel guitar.
    — Pam Windsor, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • Rarely has Boland recorded or toured without a steel guitar and fiddle.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
  • On the other hand, there is a surprising amount of steel guitar floating through there.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • At age 13 Smith received a steel guitar from her mother.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Niemann played a steel guitar solo, and Glover gave that its own sonic treatment.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
  • His father was a longshoreman who liked to play Hawaiian steel guitar.
    — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2018
  • At first, most of his Hawaiian steel guitar students were adults, Akaka said.
    — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Singer Brenda Lee called him a genius on the steel guitar and a true gentlemen.
    — Pam Windsor, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • What Elm called the mechanics of steel guitars had fascinated him for a while.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Sticky melodies and lovelorn lyrics, however, are what really bind all the steel guitars and rave synths together.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023
  • For legends like steel guitar player Paul Franklin, who is both called out and featured on the album.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2026
  • Max Bernstein rocks out on the guitar, keyboards and pedal steel, which is a steel guitar with pedals and knee levers.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • For the first, Lee got down on their knees to play electric guitar flat on a stool, like a steel guitar without any of the delicateness.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Fiddle, steel guitar, piano, and acoustic guitars flow throughout the album.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Hawaiian guitar had already swapped a wooden body for a metal one, giving it the alternate name of a steel guitar.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The evening was capped with a mainline shot of Strait-up country, as steel guitar and fiddle took charge to honor King George.
    — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Accompanied with a steel guitar, Tongi’s talents were all on full display – control, tone, warmth.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 May 2023
  • But Michael Nesmith was onstage with the Byrds in 1968, playing steel guitar.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Like in the previous version, a cool and fading steel guitar compliments the rhythmic melody and calming percussion.
    — Fox News, 16 July 2018
  • Rucker, who has achieved solo fame as a country artist, turned the tune into a big country ballad with weeping steel guitar and a new orchestral arrangement.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • In the band, Schmidt handles a wide selection of instruments, from steel guitar to banjo, mandolin and mandocello.
    — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 Mar. 2018

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