Line 6 GuitarPort?

[Scrappersa]

Hey, I'm totally new to recording music. I've used my microphone but it sounds like we're playing live. I'm looking to buy something and yesterday while browsing The Offspring forums, I found this.

http://www.guitarport.com/overview.html

First off, it seems too cheap. Something like that has to cost atleast $500 right? Or, the quality must be horrible. If anybody has some good recommendations to buy one for under $200, that would be great; unless this one is good, that would be sweet. Thanks a lot!

[Blackmetal]

I've been playing guitar for 7 years and I personally believe that guitar port, which I have owned since christmas 04, is one of the best things I have ever used. If you have a chance to get it then go for it. The sounds that come out of this thing are unbelievable. I use it to record directly to my computer through a usb port.If this thing were 600.00 dollars I would have still bought it.

[SuperJunior]

Slightly off topic but,

Can you record with the guitarport to another sequencer or do you have to use some of Line 6's own software? I've looked at these a bit and know they use the same amp models as the Pod XT but thats about it.

Cheers
Joe

[Blackmetal]

The guitar port doesn't come with software to record, but its used as like a plug in, I have cool edit pro(now called adobe audition) and I just select to record from that instead of a mic and it records it directly. Also Line 6 offers something called the rifftracker or something but i've never used it.

[Scrappersa]

Well, I think I'm going to go with it. Can I use a bass with it as well? That would be a major plus.

[Blackmetal]

Hmmm, I don't have a bass and I haven't used one with it, but with one of the free updates from guitarport that I downloaded theres a bass setting with about 10 or so presets.

[SuperJunior]

Thanks a lot, might have to try one of these then!

Joe