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Recipes For A Good Guitar Sound

I'm using an m-audio firewire solo, which i believe is something like 24/96khz quality. not the best but far from the worst. should be able to produce a decent sound with the right tweaking. I have an excellent fender that cost over 1000$. Sounds great through any amp.

I cannot, for the life of me, get a truly satisfying sound through logic express. I've tried mic-ing my amp, plugging my amp into the interface, and of course just plugging the guitar into the firewire. If I play with the EQ and other sound options in Logic, I can make it better, but still not satisfying. It still sounds - processsed I guess is the word. A very flat guitar sound without much life.

Anyone have any recipes with logic effect settings that sound very good? Or advice for getting a better sound?

Logic Pro Or Express Better?

Which would you prefer for the price (499$ pro vs about 200$ express on ebay) and the type of computer I have (an ibook g4 that has i think 756 ram): Logic Pro or Logic Express? I would like to record good-quality songs that I plan on doing quite a bit with, not merely just some half-ass songs ideas I want to jot down. I'm on a tight budget but would spend the money for the Apple Pro but only if it's significantly better than Express - is it?

Also, what's everything think of the drum sounds/machine that either of these include? Versatile with time signatures? Realistic? Time-consuming? I've recorded with a boss BR-864 recorder and the drums sounded completely fake and were quite a hassle (I'm a guitarist trying to do this entire recording project solo, the drum sounds are at utmost importance). Any input is appreciated.