0 a musical instrument that lies flat on a frame, with strings that are played with the fingers and made tighter or looser using pedals (= controls pushed with the feet):
The band featured Paul Taylor on bass and Eric Lewis on pedal steel.
We could always add a pedal steel player, a horn section, or a bass player.
Her quintet included Grecco Buratto on guitar and Joshua Grange on pedal steel guitar.
