A primitive or home-made stringed instrument; also used to describe blues music that is raw and emotionally direct.
American slang from the early 20th century, possibly combining 'gut' (animal intestines used for strings) with 'bucket' (resonating chamber). Reflects the folk instruments made from everyday materials.
Gutbucket captures the soul of American folk ingenuity—people literally made music from what they had, turning a bucket and animal guts into an instrument that carried the raw emotion of blues and folk traditions.
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