Yeah.... I agree with you on the Tele/Strat vs. the Les Paul. Single coils tend to sound brighter through this amp. The Les Paul sounds a bit too dark & rounded fully over driven and too plain at the cleaner volume.... but for $200, I can't complain. It's a reason not to crank my Boogie and drive everyone in the house out!

You certainly can record into Garageband. All you need is an audio interface with a mic pre-amp & a microphone....although most audio interfaces come with good software now a days. Guitar Center has a deal going right now with a DigiDesign MBox Mini, a condenser mic, and Protools LE software for ~$400. You could go cheaper (like a Line6 interface & a SM57) for about $200, but I think this extra $200 is worth it for a condenser and genuine Protools "Professional" software. You could go even cheaper and just get the newer USB microphones (with the audio interface built-in) and record right into Garageband.

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