Recording guitar --> pc sound quality

[steve]

I think that all of the devices mentioned in this topic can do that.
What equipment are you currently using?
What operating system and which version of Audacity?

[kozikowski]

Most people could never hear the difference but I'm not sure how different it will be when I start recording.

The only difference would be the technology behind the electromagnetic pickups under the strings. Some buck hum better than others and some have tone controls and do volume control better. The only way to resolve this is to listen to both before you put down your credit card. Do the test on one amplifier and pick the guitar that sounds best and has the best control. If you can do the test into your computer, so much the better.

The only thing that goes down the cable is the vibrating string interacting with the pickup. Nothing else matters to the quality of sound. You may find that one instrument is easier to handle and play than the other. If they sound the same, pick the easier one.

A very large portion of the guitar sound is the cabinet and amplifier. I recently installed new tubes in a very old amplifier for one of the musicians at work. It was a whole new world. Same guitar. You won't have any of those problems.

Koz