Help needed : Hooking up my guitar to my Macbook Pro

Hi guys, I'm still learning to use my MBP, but I can't for the life of me get any sound from my guitar to play through my MBP. I've hooked the output from my guitar amp (Peavey Blazer 158 15watts) to my line in port using a 3.5mm plug. I've checked the audio setting in preferences and audio midi setup in the audio midi setting in Utilities, all seems ok..like..when I strum my guitar I can actually see the blue bars going up on the input level monitor, but there's still no sound through my speakers.I've gone through the forums and I've read that the line input needs a pre-amped signal, but I think my guitar amp signal should be strong enough. I hope someone can explain what's the correct way to hook up my guitar to my MBP. Thanks.
MacBook Pro 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 80GB Ipod video   Mac OS X (10.4.10)  

Hey there Stedman, thanks for the quick reply. I thought that there was something wrong with my line in port. I tried your advice and used garageband, and I finally got to hear my guitar through my MBP. Too bad the sound banks that garageband has really *****. Might look around for an app to get for my guitar. Anyway... thanks again for your help.

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