What's should I need as hardware to record my guitar?

i have 21 inc Imac and I am planning to record my electric guitar and acoustics with Garageband, What do I need to buy-hardware- to hve good recordings?
Thanks
Amine

While you can plug in your electric guitar directly to the iMac line-in port, you won't get very good results.  What you need to buy an audio interface. This is a piece of external hardware that connects to your computer via USB or Firewire (in most cases), and connects to your electric guitar using a 1/4-inch TS or TRS cable (again in most cases).
A decent, very cheap interface is the MAudio Fast Track USB or Fast Track Pro.  If you want to get something nicer and you have a few hundred dollars to spend, try the Presonus Firebox, or the Apogee Duet.
You will need to get a 1/4 inch cable to plug your guiter into the interface.  I would suggest getting a TRS cable, since it is balanced and will usually produce a better sound, but honestly to start out you can just get a TS cable.

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