Moot Point (Score 1)

I dont believe it says anywhere, that we guitar players would have to rid ourselves of our beloved analog equipment. Go ahead use the Les Paul and the Marshal, use a couple of stomp boxes too! There is nothing that say's "You must use this directly out of your guitar".

{Snakes?! Damn dude, ever have to carry that snake box yourself?}

Next time you're out playing live or in the studio, plug whatever you're sending ( your 'analog generated' sound just the way you like it) into a RJ45 port. Now your signal ( mics, out(s) from yer rig ), gets anywhere you need it to go, sound reinforcement, recording mediums, what-ever. This includes Video and other media too.
This is where maGIC comes in...

Watch this, http://www.gibsonmagic.com/video/magiclo.wmv
Then I'm sure, you will see there is a huge potential in many aspects of sound and it's (re)production.
It's not, 'what this will do to hurt the guitar', but, 'how this helps the music get heard', Is not that, the point after all?
My mind is already racing with a thousand things I want to try.

Originally, I only wanted to post a link to further fuel this debate.

Music and tech-geek stuff, way cool.