Electric Guitar Recording Error

     I have GarageBand 11, MB Pro I bought in late 11. I once was able to record my guitar using an Stereo headphone adaptor plug and an audio cable, connecting it to the audio input/output, after changing the settings in System Preferences to "Input". Now this set up fails to work.
     I plugged everything in, turned up the volume on everything, and changed the settings but it worked only partially. I recieved a message when I first set it up saying that the audio was not tracking properly, and I heard it lag a lot.
     So I switched the cable around, heard interference, and then plugged it back in. After trying another cord, it still would not work.
      Could this be a failed driver or something wrong with the software?
Everything is updated to my knowledge.   

truebest wrote:
it seems that I can either plug it directly into my computer, or run the guitar through my amp and then into the computer. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each
simple; one will work well
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#amplineout
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)
the other will not:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#pluginguitar
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)
use the amp

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