The best method for playing live or recording guitar with your computer for cheap with excellent results are below:
A usb or firewire soundcard
Any practice amp with stereo headphones out will match the impedance to your sound card then output to a set of good studio monitor speakers or your existing 5.1,7.1 or 8.1 surround setup with sub. Just make sure you adjust the volumes on the amp with the levels on the computer
You'll connect your guitar to the amp like normal , then connect the headphones out to your computer soundcard on LINE IN not MIC in. Use shortest cable you can find.
There are many DI boxes you can buy also.
These devices are quite affordable. Most provide multiple inputs, many can power dedicated speakers for monitoring, and they frequently include numerous sound effects and/or sound-processing software.
Products range from all-in-one cable devices to powerful systems that produce crisp, clean sound when recording guitar. You can see samples of popular interfaces here
Advantages:
- Digital Input
A digitized copy of your guitar can be stored, copied, modified in numerous ways, and easily shared with others.
- Reduced Latency
Latency is the amount of time required to convert your guitar's analog signal to a digital signal. When recording guitar to a computer, you want as little latency as possible. Because the external device is designed to convert your guitar's analog signal to digital very quickly, the signal is available to your computer almost instantly.
- Powered speaker outputs
Many of the devices for digitizing your guitar signal have outputs for monitoring sound with external speakers.
- Headphone Output
Another common feature is a headphone output, for when you wish to work without disturbing others.
- Multiple Input Channels
You can connect many inputs, including MIDI instruments, with some of these devices.
- Other Specialty Features
These devices not only make it easier to record guitar on your computer, they offer a wide variety of special features, including: amplifier modeling; balanced output (for direct connection to PA systems); MIDI input; looping; built-in metronome and/or tuner; modeled pedals, special knobs and controls for working with sound-processing software; and, most are compact for travel.
- Digital Sound Parameter Control
It's true that you'll need to play with the various digital sound parameters (such as bit-rate and sampling rate) to determine the best sound for you, but with an external box you control these parameters, not your PC's sound card.
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