The rock ’n’ roll arsenal has never been more formidable than it is today. The simple guitar and amplifier have given way to brigades of special effects devices, modular amplification systems and sophisticated electronic enhancements of the raw, biting sound of electric guitar.

This effort at “broadening the horizons” of guitar playing is most evident in the area of guitar synthesizers which, although they have been in production for only a few years, transform the simple guitarist into a horn section, a string section, and an electronic wizard in one mighty stroke.