also: エレキギター
noun
Standard term for an electric guitar, as opposed to an acoustic guitar (アコースティックギター).
彼は新しい電気ギターを買った。
He bought a new electric guitar.
電気ギターの音が好きだ。
I like the sound of electric guitars.
Standard kanji-katakana compound for 'electric guitar'.
Very common abbreviation; often used in everyday speech and product names.
Acoustic guitar, as opposed to electric.
Common abbreviation of 電気ギター; same meaning but more casual and widely used.
Compound of 電気 (electricity) and ギター (guitar), a direct calque of English 'electric guitar'.