LEGENDARY guitar manufacturer Gibson have come up with a cracking idea that will see their instruments linked up to computers.

Gibson (www.gibson.com) have produced a guitar you can plug into a computer and record directly to the hard drive.

You can then apply digital effects to each string and cut out distortion, ensuring a high-quality digital signal.

The instrument has an Ethernet connection like those found in the back of computers, using a standard network cable connection.

But Gibson could face a hard time convincing guitar diehards to adopt the innovative product.

Many of today's guitar bands seem more interested in recreating the sounds of Led Zeppelin or The Ramones.