Hey & welcome back!

Originally Posted by: willemguitar

I want to do some recording so i can listen back and keep track of progress.

Before i was also using Cubase and a couple of other DAW's

But i was spending more time learning to work with DAW's (and fiddeling with effects etc.) then actual guitar learning and gave up several times already.

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DAWs have a pretty steep learning curve. And there's quite a bit about music production you need to know just to get up & running to make basic backing tracks.

With that in mind, you might want to look at some simpler options like Audacity makes a fairly basic DAW that you can use to just import MP3 backing tracks, then record your guitar on a second track. I'm guessing all you want is two digital audio tracks, the ability to import MP3s, & multitrack record your guitar on top.

Originally Posted by: willemguitar

I found Mixcraft 8 it's cheap and supposed to be really easy to work with

comes with a whole bunch of samples etc. for low price.

I think Mixcraft 8 is a full blown DAW like Cubase, so you might be getting way too much horsepower there. They might have a stipped down version of the product.

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Or should i get something like Guitar Rig 5 i believe it can run standalone and have backing tracks and is able to record.

[p]Guitar Rig does have an option to import & play backing tracks. It also claims to have a recording feature. But I'm not sure about the ability to multitrack record: the backing track & your recorded guitar together.

I know the Fender GT40 connects to PC with amp to PC. So, as long as you can find an easy way to multitrack you are good to go!

I found this video showing how to record you guitar using Fender gear & Audacity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjZFSZwxjAk

Hope that helps! Let us know how it goes. Best of success with your guitar playing!