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acoustic

[uh-koo-stik] / əˈku stɪk /


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Diles reclines comfortably on the instrumental configuration that makes so many rock bands sing: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, and the cool, angular drumming of Raúl Ponce.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Parton later quietly organized for Bandit to be surpised with a custom acoustic guitar, bedazzled with rhinestones and the words "To Brigitte, Love Dolly" scribbled across it.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt performed an acoustic version of the famous track as phones lit up the arena.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The following track, “Death Wish,” is about the torment of a new love gone bad, and it unfolds over plucked acoustic guitars and a distant bass drum that sounds like a heartbeat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Someone found an acoustic guitar and brought it to Country Joe.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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