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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Produced by Trent Willmon (Cody Johnson) and David Mescon (Dasha, Megan Moroney, the album’s latticework of fiddle, steel guitar and acoustic guitar nods to the influence of ‘90s and 2000s female country icons such as Shania Twain and Martina McBride.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
The evening also includes a live performance by singer-songwriter Justin Bank and the Bijou Boogie Boys — Dave Hoffpauir on drums, Jay Gentry on bass, Drew Pickens on guitar and Trevor Bates on steel guitar — and a music video by French folk artist Tourbillon Brume.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025
Country music isn’t for everyone, but sometimes a steel guitar and a voice like Lainey Wilson’s can convince you otherwise.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Pedal-steel guitar and multi-instrumental wiz David Lindley was lured away to join Jackson Browne’s band in Los Angeles, where Reid soon moved after being signed by Atlantic.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
The evening also includes a live performance by singer-songwriter Justin Bank and the Bijou Boogie Boys — Dave Hoffpauir on drums, Jay Gentry on bass, Drew Pickens on guitar and Trevor Bates on steel guitar — and a music video by French folk artist Tourbillon Brume.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025
Country music isn’t for everyone, but sometimes a steel guitar and a voice like Lainey Wilson’s can convince you otherwise.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Pedal-steel guitar and multi-instrumental wiz David Lindley was lured away to join Jackson Browne’s band in Los Angeles, where Reid soon moved after being signed by Atlantic.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Steel guitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steel%20guitar. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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