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Hey, what's that sound: Guitar synth

If Darth Vader was in a band, then this would be his chosen instrumentWhat is it? In our previous column, we looked at synthesisers that pretend to be guitars. Now we take a look at the keytar's evil 1980s twin-synthesisers pretending to be guitars. Our favourite TV programme, Rock School, has neat explanations courtesy of Allan Holdsworth and Midge Ure.Who uses it? Probably the most proficient, groundbreaking and dedicated guitar synthists were King Crimson tagteam Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew...

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12:22 on February 16 2010

Hey, what's that sound: Guitar synth

Guardian Music — If Darth Vader was in a band, then this would be his chosen instrumentWhat is it? In our previous column, we looked at synthesisers that pretend to be guitars. Now we tak... more info
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