Gibson plans to introduce an electric guitar with an ethernet port. It\’s part of Magic, Gibson\’s new network technology for speakers, amps and other gear. All the equipment would be connected with ethernet cables, rather than traditional analog cables. Then, for example, in a stage setup each instrument could automatically identify itself to the mixer, which then loads custom settings. Each guitar string could also have a digital effect applied to it. Sounds pretty badass.

No word on whether the amps will go to 802.11 though.