Need help recording electric guitar

[Zesn]

Hello guys,
new to this forum.

so i have a couple of cheap software just nice to record things, add effects like EQ, noise reduction , silence , and stuff.

i have been recording my electric guitar through a Line6 Floor Pod for a very long time and i'm getting sick of the sound .
i got a very good sound coming from my amp and i don't know how to record it with a mic.

so i tried recording with a crappy computer mic. When i recorded and did a playback after a few seconds of continuous strumming, the recorded sound had a phaser effect and my original guitar sound is altered. (i do not know why can somebody englighten me please)

so i'm thinking of recording using a Shure SM57, but i'm wondering what equipment i'll need.
-I'll need a mic stand
-Do i need a mixer to power the mic?
-How am i going to put all the recorded stuff into my PC? (i don't mind analog to digital conversions)


thanks in advance

 

[mjbphotos]

The Shure SM57 will work fine. It does not need phantom power, so a powered pre-amp or mixer is not needed. What you need is an interface. That's what your Pod has been doing. Take a look around these forums - there are multiple threads on how to position the mic for optimal sound.
Depending on what your future recording needs may be you could get a USB or Firewire device with anything from 2 channels up to as many channels as you can afford.

 

[Zesn]

thanks mjbphotos,
can you help me to name some examples of interface that i will need?
and a map too.

eg.
Amp sound ---> Mic ---> ??? ---> PC

edit: how about

Amp sound ---> Mic(xlr converted to 1/4inch) ----> pod(bypassed) ---> PC

 

[Seidy]

thanks mjbphotos,
can you help me to name some examples of interface that i will need?
and a map too.

eg.
Amp sound ---> Mic ---> ??? ---> PC

edit: how about

Amp sound ---> Mic(xlr converted to 1/4inch) ----> pod(bypassed) ---> PC

m-audio fast track pro/alesis IO2 should be a decent interface so the signal flow would be:
Amp sound ---> Mic(XLR to XLR cable) ---> M-Audio/Alesis ---> PC