The guitar is a stringed musical instrument originating from Earth.
20th century musician L.Q. Clemonds played the guitar. Data replicated him one when he was awaken from cryogenic freeze in 2364. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
When Geordi La Forge wanted to impress Doctor Leah Brahms who was about to visit him in his quarters, he decided to play a piece of music played by a classical guitar. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")
In order to pass the time while en route to Risa in the type 15 shuttlepod Onizuka, La Forge listened to a piece of music played by a Spanish guitar. (TNG: "The Mind's Eye")
Data sometimes played the guitar in his quarters. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar")
One member of the mariachi band that Q conjured up in order to thank the crew of the USS Enterprise-D for taking care of him while his omnipotence was taken away, played a large bass guitar, also called a guitarron. (TNG: "Deja Q")
In 2375 a biomimetic organism, copying a crewmember of the USS Voyager played a guitar (left-handed) on the wedding of the biomimetic Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres. (VOY: "Course: Oblivion")
Background
The script of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Melora" described the Klingon chef's musical instrument as being "a Klingon guitar" with "a strange steel guitar-type sound" emanating from it.
String instruments |
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Cello • Double bass • Esraj • Sarangi • Viola • Violin |
Appalachian dulcimer • Balalaika • Banjo • Classical guitar • Double guitar • Guitar • Harp • Kithara • Klingon guitar • Lute • Lyre • Mandolin • Spanish guitar • Vulcan lute |
Harpsichord • Piano |