Guitar hookied directly to Line Input is not a good thing either, due to the low impedance of the Line Input, which will load down the output of any electric guitar that does not include its own built in battery powered preamp.

You'll record sound that way, but it won't sound right, typically a loss of highs will be the result.

Good aftermarket device made for the purpose of Direct Recording the output of the guitar is the best way to go.

Presonus makes a nice setup that gets good reports as to working well with PG Music softwares. There are others.



--Mac