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Originally Posted by Doug Young

Have you considered just using a mic, not a pickup/amp, etc? Pickups never sound particularly good for recording. Running thru an amp first probably smooths out some of the quack and pickup sound, while going direct thru the Focusrite is just letting you hear what the raw pickup really sounds like. Put a mic on the guitar, no pickup, and you'll be in a whole different category of sound quality.

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