gutbucket
noun
gut·buck·et
ˈgət-ˌbə-kət 
2
: a homemade bass fiddle consisting of a stick attached to an inverted washtub and having a single string
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Back for the third time, five-man rock and blues band the California Honeydrops has roots in the Sunny State and perform on stringed instruments, gutbucket bass, jug and washboard.
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Author: Lauren Ellenbecker, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
This gutbucket music brings out joy, which is something sorely lacking in our world.
—Joe Klopus, kansascity, 4 Mar. 2018
Richie convinces Elvis to join him in pursuit of real rock ’n’ roll, opening up a tantalizing vision of an alternate reality where the later Elvis catalog was full of gutbucket rock ’n’ roll.
—Gavin Edwards, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2016
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Author: Lauren Ellenbecker, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
This gutbucket music brings out joy, which is something sorely lacking in our world.
—Joe Klopus, kansascity, 4 Mar. 2018
Richie convinces Elvis to join him in pursuit of real rock ’n’ roll, opening up a tantalizing vision of an alternate reality where the later Elvis catalog was full of gutbucket rock ’n’ roll.
—Gavin Edwards, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2016
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“Gutbucket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gutbucket. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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