POD2 + Washburn BT2 Maverick Series Question

[ax2x3m]

hi, i just recently started recording in my computer, at first i plugged my washburn guitar through a korgax100g directly to the mic of my soundcard, sounded horrible and i knew it could be WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better, so i bought a POD2, very cheap i may add and it improved the sound, its more fuller and less muddy (please define muddy by the way, im kinda confused, i think its kindof a dirty bassy thing) moving on, i still think it could be better so here are my options to make sound better:

1. buy new pickups for my guitar (coz i know my guitar is not all that)
2. buy a tascam 144 to further improve recording

i know i should probably do both but my question is what should i do first?

[Hard2Hear]

With a good guitar, a Pod2 right into a computer can sound quite good. But if your guitar is junky, it will sound junky no matter what you play it through. Also, it REALLY depends on how you're monitoring. If you're using headphones or computer speakers it will never sound right.

I'm not familiar with your guitar, but try it out on some amps at a store or something and see how it sounds. If you can't get a good sound there, then look at upgrading.

H2H

[ax2x3m]

i do have an amp, its sounds great through that, i guess its the speakers huh... do many people use actual monitors for their computers? i only use a stereo, hahahahahahaha

[scottboyher]

Originally Posted by Hard2Hear

But if your guitar is junky, it will sound junky no matter what you play it through.

LOL.. It never ends...

[Hard2Hear]

Originally Posted by ax2x3m

do many people use actual monitors for their computers? i only use a stereo, hahahahahahaha

Around here? Yes, I;d say oh about 95% of people here do.

H2H

[ax2x3m]

then i should probably one up my game! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA