Modern Guitar Rigs by Scott Kahn takes you through all of it from the basic of setups--a floor stomp pedal board--to the most complicated switching systems that combine modern, programmable recording studio gear, pedals, line mixers, vintage guitar amps and multiple speaker cabinets.

There are entire chapters devoted to the often-mysterious technologies of: series and parallel effect loops, multi-effect rack mounted processors, multiple amp and cabinet switching, MIDI switchers/controllers and much more.

Each chapter starts with a definition of terms and goes on to cover all the dirty details: the major considerations like cost and flexibility, the pros and cons for each processor or pedal added to an existing setup, or very specific and costly systems such as wet/dry rigs or very odd-collections of gear you've been dreaming about for your personal rig. And it is the exact personalization of your rig that makes it a better extension of your playing style, musical preferences, and sonic aesthetic.