ARP Instruments

ARP Instruments was an American synthesizer manufacturer founded by Alan R. Pearlman in Lexington, Massachusetts in 1969. Throughout the 1970s, ARP was Moog's primary competitor and eventually surpassed Moog to become the world's leading manufacturer of electronic musical instruments. Known for superior tuning stability and innovative designs, ARP produced iconic instruments including the 2600 semi-modular synthesizer, the Odyssey, and the best-selling Omni. The company declared bankruptcy in 1981 following the commercial failure of the Avatar guitar synthesizer. In 2015, Korg reissued the ARP Odyssey in collaboration with co-founder David Friend.