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acoustic

[uh-koo-stik] / əˈku stɪk /


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Earlier Wild Pink LPs had folkier arrangements that leaned more on acoustic guitar, and Mr. Ross often sang in a whisper.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

In 2002, Hodgden and original guitarist Achim “Dange” St. Dangerfield started the band as an acoustic duo doing cover songs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

So birds adapted for tropical forests use different acoustic building blocks, or motifs, to those from temperate regions.

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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