Original sentence: While lead guitar styles are often characterised by the individual sound of the guitarist, the majority of lead guitarists have a regular set of effects which help them to define their sound, making it similar in some ways to the variation in individual voices
Edited sentence: A majority of the famous guitarists have a regular set of effects which define their sound, making it similar in some ways to the variation in individual voices.Generally played through a series of modulating, echoing, and distorting effects, the lead guitar styles are often characterised by the individual sound of the artist.In still other cases, the lead guitarist may be required to fill in for a missing horn section or piano.In that scenario, it is best to use a MIDI guitar.It is not required or even necessarily suggested to use effects, however.Many guitarists even feel that an excessive use of effects is just a way to hide a gross lack of skill on the part of the musician behind the effects.On the other hand, many jazzers will simply apply some reverb, and never have use for any other effects.The band NOFX, for example, was so named for their obvious lack of effects, save a nearly constant distortion