Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger
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Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger is the country music legend’s iconic, heavily worn Martin N-20 classical guitar, famous for its distinctive sound, visible wear, and central role in his signature style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10911058 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger Context triple: [Martin N-20, hasFamousExample, Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger]
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A.
Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar)
Lucille is the iconic black Gibson guitar famously played by blues legend B.B. King throughout his career.
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B.
Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie is a 1973 country album by Willie Nelson that marked a creative turning point in his career and helped launch the outlaw country movement.
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C.
Billy Hicks
Billy Hicks is a charismatic but troubled saxophonist and party-loving young man from the 1985 coming-of-age film "St. Elmo's Fire."
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D.
Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore was an influential American guitarist best known for his pioneering work with Elvis Presley that helped shape the sound of early rock and roll.
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E.
Lowden
Lowden is a Scottish surname most notably associated with actor Jack Lowden.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger Target entity description: Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger is the country music legend’s iconic, heavily worn Martin N-20 classical guitar, famous for its distinctive sound, visible wear, and central role in his signature style.
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A.
Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar)
Lucille is the iconic black Gibson guitar famously played by blues legend B.B. King throughout his career.
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B.
Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie is a 1973 country album by Willie Nelson that marked a creative turning point in his career and helped launch the outlaw country movement.
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C.
Billy Hicks
Billy Hicks is a charismatic but troubled saxophonist and party-loving young man from the 1985 coming-of-age film "St. Elmo's Fire."
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D.
Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore was an influential American guitarist best known for his pioneering work with Elvis Presley that helped shape the sound of early rock and roll.
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E.
Lowden
Lowden is a Scottish surname most notably associated with actor Jack Lowden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Martin N-20
ⓘ
guitar ⓘ musical instrument ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Willie Nelson and Family
ⓘ
linked to:
The Family (Willie Nelson’s band)
|
| associatedWith | Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| bodyType | nylon-string acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| centralToStyleOf | Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| construction |
Brazilian rosewood back and sides
ⓘ
spruce top ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Willie Nelson's signature sound ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalStatus |
iconic country music instrument
ⓘ
symbol of Willie Nelson's career ⓘ |
| eraOfUse | late 1960s onward ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Willie Nelson concerts ⓘ |
| featuredOn | many Willie Nelson albums ⓘ |
| hasCondition | heavily worn but playable ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
attached pickup
ⓘ
autographs on the body ⓘ classical-style neck ⓘ distinctive tone ⓘ heavily worn top ⓘ large hole near the bridge ⓘ no pickguard ⓘ nylon strings ⓘ visible pick wear ⓘ |
| hasNotableOwner | Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Roy Rogers' horse Trigger
ⓘ
linked to:
Trigger (Roy Rogers' horse)
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| instrumentType | classical guitar ⓘ |
| manufacturer | C. F. Martin & Company ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Trigger (Roy Rogers' horse) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-term continuous use by a single artist
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role in outlaw country movement ⓘ visible wear from decades of playing ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| playedWith |
fingerstyle technique
ⓘ
flatpick ⓘ |
| primaryPerformanceInstrumentOf | Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| soundCharacter |
distinctive attack
ⓘ
warm tone ⓘ |
| stringType | nylon strings ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Willie Nelson in live performances
ⓘ
Willie Nelson in studio recordings ⓘ |
| usedForGenre |
Americana
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country music ⓘ folk music ⓘ outlaw country ⓘ |
| visualIcon | recognizable stage presence with Willie Nelson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger Description of subject: Willie Nelson's guitar Trigger is the country music legend’s iconic, heavily worn Martin N-20 classical guitar, famous for its distinctive sound, visible wear, and central role in his signature style.
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