디지털 기타는 음악가들이 트랙 레이아웃 및 오디오 프로덕션을 좀더 손쉽게 할 수 있도록 PC와 상호작용이 가능하다.

깁슨 기타 CEO인 헨리 주스쯔키위츠(Henry Juszkiewicz)는 작년 Comdex에서 디지털 기타를 개발 중이라고 처음 소개했었다. (http://magic.gibson.com/digitalguitar.html)

The Gibson Digital Guitar System features:
A genuine Gibson guitar, 100% compatible with existing equipment

Gibson's patented HEX pickup, which senses up-and-down motion (like an acoustic guitar pickup) and side-to-side motion (like an electric guitar pickup) for each string

MaGIC-enabled digital transport, carrying multiple channels in both directions over standard Ethernet cable

Gibson's BreakOut Box, with 8 outputs (1/4 jacks) - one for each string, plus classic humbucking pickup output and pass-through for microphone; 2 inputs carry audio back to guitar for monitoring; split mode assigns strings to different amps