bottleneck guitar

noun

A technique of playing guitar by sliding a metal tube, or (originally) a glass bottleneck, along the guitar strings to alter the pitch.

Meanings

nounbottleneck guitar (plural bottleneck guitars)

plural bottleneck guitars

  1. entertainmentA technique of playing guitar by sliding a metal tube, or (originally) a glass bottleneck, along the guitar strings to alter the pitch.

    Synonyms: slide guitar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA technique of playing guitar by sliding a metal tube, or (originally) a glass bottleneck, along the guitar strings to alter the pitch.

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