Connecting guitar to Garageband finally

Greetings,
I have played acoustic guitar for many years. I wouldn't classify myself as an expert nor a novice, just somewhere in between. I recently decided that I want to mess around with Garageband a little bit and I have looked at the Apogee Duet as a perfect medium to get hooked up.
I currently own 4 guitars (Guild, Taylor, Gibson & a cheap Takamine Jasmine) The only one that is acoustic/electric is the Takamine Jasmine and it sounds "just OK" compared to the rest.
Even though I have played several years, I have never used or messed around with many amps or effects, and especially different ways to connect the guitar to the amp or in this case the computer. What would be the preferred way to get this done? Shold I get a microphone and place close to my better guitars or should I get a separate "hook-on" pickup to get this done? What if I want to try some of the built-in heavy amps/effects to mimc an electric for my acoustics without the pickup. Can they still produce effects with a mic only?
Any guidance or recommendation would be appreciated?
Thanks

a lot of that is really opinion.
Mine is that Mics are the way to go without question. If you're going to choose a Duet as your interface (a very good choice) and have 2 mics, you should be able to record some very good sound:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/TricksHacks.html
and yes, you can use effects no matter how you record

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